--- name: handoff description: Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. argument-hint: "What will the next session be used for?" disable-model-invocation: true category: "productivity" risk: "safe" source: "community" source_repo: "mattpocock/skills" source_type: "community" date_added: "2026-06-19" author: "Matt Pocock" license: "MIT" license_source: "https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/main/LICENSE" tags: - productivity - workflow - coding-agents tools: - claude-code - codex-cli - cursor --- ## When to Use Use when this workflow matches the user request: Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. _Source: [mattpocock/skills](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills) (MIT)._ Write a handoff document summarising the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Save in a fresh private temporary directory, with owner-only access where supported. Return its absolute path and note that temporary storage can be removed by the OS. Use an explicitly requested durable destination instead when the user supplies one. Include verified state, uncompleted tasks, exact branch/commit and artifact paths, checks actually performed, authorization boundaries, known blockers and the next concrete action. Distinguish observed results from assumptions. A handoff does not authorize messaging another agent. 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. ## Example **User request:** > Use @handoff for this task: Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up. ## Limitations - Requires the upstream tool, account, API key, or local setup when the workflow names one. - Does not authorize destructive, production, paid, or external-message actions without explicit user approval. - Validate generated artifacts or recommendations against the user's real sources before treating them as final. --- Source attribution: mattpocock/skills contributors, via Agentic Awesome Skills Original project: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills License: MIT + CC-BY-4.0 License information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Dave AI. ## Upstream license notice MIT License Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. # Dave AI resource metadata Creator / publisher: mattpocock/skills contributors, via Agentic Awesome Skills Original project: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills Attribution basis: Recorded upstream repository Fields of work: Development & Engineering Roles: Software Developer Specialties: Specialty not specified Tools: Tool not specified Country applicability: Country not specified Classification basis: Dave AI task classification from package title, description, and declared metadata Instruction SHA-256: efc962cbc42da32fb3ed0c8d940c858f7593036ca4447b08c9e9a727dac9cb32 Metadata reviewed: 2026-10-27 This metadata supersedes earlier Dave AI catalog attribution. Original instruction and supporting files are preserved.