About handoff
handoff is a skill that creates a conversation summary so a fresh agent can continue the work. It saves the document in the operating system's temporary directory, identifies suggested skills, references existing artifacts, and redacts sensitive information.
Key features
- 01Summarize progress and pending work
- 02Save in the system temporary directory
- 03List skills suggested for the next agent
- 04Reference existing artifacts without duplication
- 05Redact keys and other sensitive data
Use cases
- 01Hand work over to a fresh agent
- 02Prepare the next session around a stated focus
- 03Avoid duplicating existing project records
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/handoffin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEWrite a handoff document summarising the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Save to the temporary directory of the user's OS - not the current workspace.
Include a "suggested skills" section in the document, naming which skills the next agent should call the Skill tool for.
Do not duplicate content already captured in other artifacts (specs, plans, ADRs, issues, commits, diffs). Reference them by path or URL instead.
Redact any sensitive information, such as API keys, passwords, or personally identifiable information.
If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the doc accordingly.