claude-handoff
Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/timschoch/mattpocock-skills --skill claude-handoffIs this agent skill safe to install?
- Gen Agent Trust Hubpass
This skill allows the agent to hand off tasks to a background process by summarizing the current conversation and launching a fresh agent session. It includes safety instructions to redact sensitive information like API keys and passwords to prevent data exposure during the handoff.
- Socketpass
No alerts
- Snykpass
Risk: LOW · No issues
What does this agent skill do?
Write a handoff summary of the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Instead of saving it, launch a background agent seeded with the summary as its prompt: claude --bg --name "<descriptive name>" "<handoff summary>". It starts in the current working directory and returns immediately; the user manages it with claude agents.
Always pass -n/--name with a descriptive name (e.g. --name "Fix login bug") — it sets the display name shown in the job list, session picker, and terminal title.
Include a "suggested skills" section in the summary, 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 — the summary becomes the agent's prompt.
If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the summary accordingly.
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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