Session Handoff

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Save session progress, unfinished tasks, and next steps to specs/HANDOFF.md before context compression or session end. Works with PreCompact/SessionStart hooks.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
ProductivityBeginner
7/24/2026
Claude Code
#handoff#session-continuity#context-management#todo-tracking#claude-code-hooks

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Automated summary

This skill writes a structured specs/HANDOFF.md (progress, unfinished work, next steps, caveats) right before a session ends or the context is compacted.

Strengths

  • Fixed four-section output that the next session can read at a glance
  • Explicit extension point for project-specific fields such as deploy status, open ticket numbers, or rollback steps
  • Works with PreCompact and SessionStart hooks so it fires at the right moment
  • Very lightweight: a single Markdown file with no external dependencies

Limitations

  • Does not restore state itself — it only produces a note the next session must read and act on
  • Automatic triggering relies on Claude Code hooks; without them the skill must be invoked manually
  • No validation or versioning of the handoff content is described
When to use it

Use it when a long-running task may be cut off by a session end or context compaction and continuity must be preserved.

When not to use it

Unnecessary for short, self-contained tasks whose context does not need to carry over to a later session.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score78/100

The skill only instructs writing structured session progress to a local specs/HANDOFF.md file. It does not execute commands, exfiltrate data, or perform destructive actions. No meaningful execution risk is present.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

세션 종료 전 인계
세션 끝내기 전에 지금까지 진행 상황 정리해서 specs/HANDOFF.md에 인계해줘.
컨텍스트 압축 대비
곧 컨텍스트가 압축될 것 같아. 현재 브랜치, 미완료 TODO, 핵심 결정, 다음 단계를 HANDOFF.md로 남겨줘.
프로젝트 항목 추가
handoff 작성하면서 배포 상태와 미해결 티켓 번호, 롤백 절차도 같이 적어줘.

name: handoff description: 세션 종료·컨텍스트 압축 직전에 진행 상황을 specs/HANDOFF.md로 인계한다. 긴 작업의 연속성이 필요할 때 사용.

handoff (세션 인계)

현재 브랜치·미완료 TODO·핵심 결정·다음 단계를 specs/HANDOFF.md에 구조화해 저장한다. PreCompact/SessionStart 훅과 함께 동작한다.

출력 형식

  • 진행 상황 / 미완료 / 다음 단계 / 주의점

프로젝트별 인계 항목은 이 아래에 추가한다 (예: 배포 상태, 미해결 티켓 번호, 롤백 절차).

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/session-handoff-mryiqiip/download' --output '.skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/handoff' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip' '.claude/skills/handoff'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip'

openskills read 'session-handoff-mryiqiip'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/session-handoff-mryiqiip/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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