session-handoff
Captures current work status and next steps to ensure seamless context switching.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/session-handoff-onemoremichael && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/12127" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/session-handoff-onemoremichael && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/session-handoff-onemoremichael
Activation
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Generate or update the session handoff document to ensure continuity between work sessions. This skill captures the current state of work so the next session (human or agent) can pick up without lost context.Key capabilities
- →Read `references/handoff-template.md`
- →Read existing `docs/session/SESSION_HANDOFF.md`
- →Summarize work performed in the current session
- →Identify in-progress items, blockers, and decisions
- →List created or modified files
- →Write updated handoff document to `docs/session/SESSION_HANDOFF.md`
How it works
The skill reads a template and any existing handoff document, gathers current session context by summarizing work and identifying key items, then writes an updated handoff document.
Inputs & outputs
When to use session-handoff
- →Summarize session progress
- →Identify unfinished tasks for next time
- →Document recent decisions
- →Create continuity documentation
About this skill
Session Handoff
Generate or update the session handoff document to ensure continuity between work sessions. This skill captures the current state of work so the next session (human or agent) can pick up without lost context.
Usage
/session-handoff
No arguments required. The skill reads the current project state and conversation context to produce the handoff document.
Output
Updates docs/session/SESSION_HANDOFF.md with the latest session state. If the
file does not exist, it is created using the template in
references/handoff-template.md.
Instructions for Claude
- Read
references/handoff-template.mdto load the handoff document structure. - If
docs/session/SESSION_HANDOFF.mdalready exists, read it to understand prior session state. - Gather current session context:
- Summarize the work performed in this session.
- Identify items that are in progress but not yet complete.
- Note any blockers or unresolved questions.
- List key decisions that were made.
- Enumerate files that were created or modified.
- Determine prioritized next steps based on incomplete work and project goals.
- Write the updated handoff document to
docs/session/SESSION_HANDOFF.md:- Set
Last Updatedto today's date. - Fill every section from the template. Leave no section empty. Use "None" if a section genuinely has no items.
- Preserve any relevant context from previous handoff entries that is still applicable.
- Set
- Confirm the update to the user with a brief summary of what was captured.
Notes
- This skill is non-destructive in the sense that it preserves prior context, but it does overwrite the handoff file with the latest state.
- Run this skill at the end of every work session for best results.
- The handoff document is intentionally concise. Link to other docs rather than duplicating detailed content.
When not to use it
- →When `docs/session/SESSION_HANDOFF.md` should not be overwritten
- →For detailed content duplication from other documents
- →When a session summary is not required
Limitations
- →Overwrites the handoff file with the latest state
- →Handoff document is intentionally concise
- →Requires `references/handoff-template.md` to exist
How it compares
This skill automates the creation and updating of a structured session handoff document, ensuring continuity by capturing specific context points, unlike manual note-taking.
Compared to similar skills
session-handoff side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| session-handoff (this skill) | 0 | 6mo | No flags | Beginner |
| notion-meeting-intelligence | 6 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| resume-handoff | 3 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| meeting-briefing | 2 | 6mo | No flags | Intermediate |
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