handoff
Captures current session context into a snapshot file, allowing developers to pause and resume work without loss.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/handoff-adeonir && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/11750" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/handoff-adeonir && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/handoff-adeonir
Activation
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Save current conversation state to disk so a later session resumes with full context. Captures focus and next step, plus optional decisions, findings, open threads, blockers, and references; appends snapshots newest-at-top. Use when ending a session before context loss, checkpointing mid-session, saving, loading, or clearing a handoff, or starting a session that should continue prior work. Not for end-of-session persistence across memory systems or for repository-wide project context.Key capabilities
- →Save conversation state to disk
- →Resume work sessions with full context
- →Clear existing handoff state
- →Append dated snapshots to handoff files
How it works
The skill appends a dated snapshot of the current conversation state to the top of .artifacts/HANDOFF.md. It provides specific commands to save, load, or clear this file to maintain continuity between sessions.
Inputs & outputs
When to use handoff
- →Checkpoint work before switching tasks
- →Resume work in a fresh coding session
- →Save state to prevent context loss
- →Document blockers and findings for later
About this skill
Handoff
Capture conversation state to .artifacts/HANDOFF.md so a later session resumes with prior context. Three ops: save, load, clear.
Triggers
- Save ("save context", "dump conversation", "checkpoint this", "session handoff", "save handoff") → save.md
- Load ("resume session", "load handoff", "continue from last") → load.md
- Clear ("clear handoff", "reset handoff") → see Clear below
Workflow
save → prepend snapshot at top of .artifacts/HANDOFF.md
load → read topmost snapshot, index the older ones
clear → overwrite .artifacts/HANDOFF.md with empty content
Clear
Write empty content to .artifacts/HANDOFF.md. Do not delete the file — an empty file is treated as missing on next load, and writing avoids a Bash permission prompt. Silent no-op when the file is already absent.
When not to use it
- →Persistence across memory systems
- →Repository-wide project context
- →Duplicating content already in artifacts
Limitations
- →Does not merge across multiple saves
- →Requires manual reference to existing artifacts instead of duplication
How it compares
Unlike manual documentation, this workflow automatically captures ephemeral session context like open threads and next steps in a structured, append-only file.
Compared to similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| handoff (this skill) | 0 | 28d | No flags | Beginner |
| pptx | 393 | 6mo | Review | Advanced |
| nano-pdf | 63 | 2mo | Review | Beginner |
| video-downloader | 101 | 7mo | Review | Beginner |
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