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Resume work from previous handoff sessions stored in .planning/handoffs/

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$ npx -y skills add jellydn/my-ai-tools --skill pickup --agent claude-code

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/pickup

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Resume work from previous handoff sessions stored in .planning/handoffs/

SKILL.md

pickup.SKILL.md
name: pickup
description: "Resume work from previous handoff sessions stored in .planning/handoffs/"
license: MIT
compatibility: cline, claude, opencode, amp, codex, gemini, cursor, pi
hint: Use when resuming work from a previous handoff session
user-invocable: true
disable-model-invocation: true
metadata:
  audience: all
  workflow: workflow

Pickup Handoff

Resumes work from previous handoff sessions which are stored in `.planning/handoffs/`.

Usage

`/pickup [HANDOFF_FILE]`

If no handoff file is specified, will show available handoffs and prompt for selection.

Process

1. Find available handoffs in `.planning/handoffs/` 2. Read the selected handoff file 3. Present the handoff summary to the user 4. Ask the user to confirm they want to continue 5. If confirmed, proceed with the next step described in the handoff

Available Handoffs

To see available handoffs:

ls -la .planning/handoffs/

Handoffs are named in format: `[YYYY-MM-DD]-[slug].md`

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