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Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. Use when ending a session, switching agents, or preserving context before compaction.

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dotclaude
577 skills1 agent1 command
Install
$ npx -y skills add KhaledSaeed18/dotclaude --skill handoff --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/handoff

Context preview

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

Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. Use when ending a session, switching agents, or preserving context before compaction.

SKILL.md

handoff.SKILL.md
name: handoff
description: Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. Use when ending a session, switching agents, or preserving context before compaction.
argument-hint: "What will the next session be used for?"

Write 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 (PRDs, 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.

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