Our review
This skill manages the handoff between research and discussion workflows by saving session state and constructing a structured handoff message.
Strengths
- Structured transitions between workflows
- Supports multiple source types (research, continue, fresh, bridge)
- Saves session state for later resumption
Limitations
- Requires specific file paths
- Only works with Claude CLI hooks
- Assumes a predefined workflow
When moving from a research session to a structured discussion session within a predefined workflow.
For ad-hoc conversations without a predefined workflow or when not using the Claude CLI infrastructure.
Security analysis
SafeThe skill instructs the AI to output a code block containing a shell command, not to execute it. The command writes session state, which is a benign local operation. There is no instruction to run destructive actions, exfiltrate data, or disable safety mechanisms. The only potential risk would be if the user later manually runs the command with unsanitized topic input, but that is outside the skill's execution context.
No concerns found
Examples
Start a discussion about the new authentication system based on the research we just did.Continue the discussion we had yesterday about the database migration plan.Begin a fresh discussion on optimizing the CI pipeline. Work type: implementation.Invoke the Skill
Reference for start-discussion
Before invoking the processing skill, save a session bookmark.
Output the next fenced block as a code block:
Saving session state so Claude can pick up where it left off if the conversation is compacted.
.claude/hooks/workflows/write-session-state.sh \
"{topic}" \
"skills/technical-discussion/SKILL.md" \
".workflows/discussion/{topic}.md"
This skill's purpose is now fulfilled.
Invoke the technical-discussion skill for your next instructions. Do not act on the gathered information until the skill is loaded - it contains the instructions for how to proceed.
Handoff
Construct the handoff based on how this discussion was initiated.
If source is "research"
If work_type is available (from Step 2), add the Work type line:
Discussion session for: {topic}
Work type: {work_type}
Output: .workflows/discussion/{topic}.md
Research reference:
Source: .workflows/research/{filename}.md (lines {start}-{end})
Summary: {the 1-2 sentence summary from the research analysis}
Invoke the technical-discussion skill.
If source is "research-bridge"
Discussion session for: {topic}
Work type: {work_type}
Research source: .workflows/research/{topic}.md
Output: .workflows/discussion/{topic}.md
Research reference:
Source: .workflows/research/{topic}.md
Summary: {the discussion-ready summary from the research file}
Invoke the technical-discussion skill.
If source is "continue"
Read work_type from the existing discussion frontmatter.
Discussion session for: {topic}
Work type: {work_type}
Source: existing discussion
Output: .workflows/discussion/{topic}.md
Invoke the technical-discussion skill.
If source is "fresh"
If work_type is available (from Step 2), add the Work type line:
Discussion session for: {topic}
Work type: {work_type}
Source: fresh
Output: .workflows/discussion/{topic}.md
Invoke the technical-discussion skill.
If source is "bridge"
Discussion session for: {topic}
Work type: {work_type}
Source: fresh
Output: .workflows/discussion/{topic}.md
Invoke the technical-discussion skill.
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