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Write or update a handoff document so the next agent with fresh context can continue this work.

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$ npx -y skills add ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill handoff --agent claude-code

SKILL.md

handoff.SKILL.md
name: handoff
description: Write or update a handoff document so the next agent with fresh context can continue this work.

Write or update a handoff document so the next agent with fresh context can continue this work.

Steps: 1. Check if HANDOFF.md already exists in the project 2. If it exists, read it first to understand prior context before updating 3. Create or update the document with:

  • **Goal**: What we're trying to accomplish
  • **Current Progress**: What's been done so far
  • **What Worked**: Approaches that succeeded
  • **What Didn't Work**: Approaches that failed (so they're not repeated)
  • **Next Steps**: Clear action items for continuing

Save as HANDOFF.md in the project root and tell the user the file path so they can start a fresh conversation with just that path.

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Which coding agents can use handoff?
handoff installs in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode and Windsurf with the skills CLI, using each agent's flag shown on this page. Flowy's auto-invocation, which fires a skill when your prompt matches, runs in Claude Code only.