About handoff
handoff is an agent skill that creates a continuation document for a fresh agent, saving it in the operating system's temporary directory. It captures next-session focus, references existing artifacts, and redacts sensitive information.
Key features
- 01Summarizes conversation for handoff
- 02Saves document in OS temporary directory
- 03Suggests skills for the next agent
- 04References existing artifacts instead of duplicating
- 05Redacts sensitive information
Use cases
- 01Passing ongoing work to a fresh agent
- 02Preparing a focused handoff for the next session
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/handoffin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled filesagents/openai.yaml
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, which suggests skills that the agent should invoke.
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.