handoff
Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. References existing artifacts (PRDs, plans, ADRs, issues, commits, diffs) by path or URL instead of duplicating them. Use when user wants to hand off the conversation to a fresh agent or starts a new session that picks up prior work.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill handoffIs this agent skill safe to install?
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The 'handoff' skill is a productivity tool designed to help AI agents summarize a conversation for subsequent sessions. It emphasizes a no-duplication discipline by referencing existing artifacts (PRDs, ADRs, issues, and code) instead of copying their content. The skill includes a set of Python scripts that use the standard library to analyze text, generate structured templates, and recommend relevant follow-up skills. No malicious patterns, data exfiltration attempts, or unsafe execution methods were detected.
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What does this agent skill do?
Handoff
Derived from Matt Pocock's handoff (MIT). Matt's no-duplication discipline preserved verbatim. Additions: tools + references + cs-* wrapper (see references/companion_tooling.md).
Write a handoff document summarising the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Save it to a path produced by mktemp -t handoff-XXXXXX.md (read the file before you write to it).
Suggest the skills to be used, if any, by the next session.
Do not duplicate content already captured in other artifacts (PRDs, plans, ADRs, issues, commits, diffs). Reference them by path or URL instead.
If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the doc accordingly.
Sections
- Goal of next session (from user argument or inferred)
- State of play (what's done, what's blocking)
- Open decisions (what the next agent must decide)
- Skills to use (concrete list)
- Artifacts (paths/URLs to PRDs, plans, ADRs, issues, branches, PRs — do not duplicate)
Tooling
See references/companion_tooling.md. Tools: template + dedup + recommender. Agent: cs-handoff-author. Command: /cs:handoff.
Version: 1.0.0 Derived: Matt Pocock (MIT) + this repo's wrapper
How can the creator link this skill?
Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.
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