Shift Handover PDF

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Builds the downloadable shift-handover pack PDF per §8.1 of the IT runbook.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
DocumentationIntermediate
7/30/2026
Claude Code
#pdf-generation#handover-report#it-service-desk#playwright#reporting

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Automated summary

Renders the IT service desk end-of-shift handover pack PDF following the runbook §8.1 section order, by assembling ticket, escalation, VIP and change data into an HTML template via Playwright.

Strengths

  • Enforces the exact §8.1 section order and prints "None" for empty sections, keeping the deliverable compliant and auditable
  • Enriches P1/P2 and VIP rows by chaining ServiceNow, Workday and M365 Graph lookups before rendering
  • Driven by a single command and a well-defined tickets-JSON contract, so output is reproducible
  • Reports the saved file path in chat so file-sharing can pick it up

Limitations

  • Depends on the render script, the inline HTML template and several upstream skills being available in this use case
  • Only produces a PDF; emailing or distributing it is deliberately a separate workflow
  • Ticket rows are intentionally terse (2-3 lines), with no deep per-incident detail
When to use it

When Aaron asks for "the handover pack", "the PDF" or an end-of-shift summary that must follow the §8.1 runbook format.

When not to use it

When you need a spot answer on a single ticket or a quick verbal queue summary rather than a formatted PDF deliverable.

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score90/100

The skill is a legitimate internal handover-PDF workflow with no destructive, exfiltrating, or obfuscated instructions. The main risk is the use of shell/code execution with ticket-derived and free-text input that is not safely escaped, plus handling internal VIP data. This warrants caution rather than risky.

Findings
  • •Uses code_interpreter/bash to run a local Python renderer and Playwright; execution is legitimate but powerful.
  • •Constructs a shell command with ticket JSON and free-text notes without robust escaping; apostrophes or shell metacharacters could break the command or cause unintended shell expansion.
  • •Handles internal VIP/ticket data and writes a PDF to /tmp, which may be picked up by file-sharing; intended but privacy-sensitive.
  • •No allowed-tools declared, so the skill's tool usage is not explicitly scoped.
How this analysis is made

Examples

Day-to-night handover PDF
Build the handover pack PDF for the day shift (Aaron Cole, AGT-301) to the night shift (Chen Wu, AGT-303) for 2026-06-08.
Full §8.1 end-of-shift summary
Produce the end-of-shift summary PDF following §8.1 — include open P1/P2, awaiting user, pending escalations, VIP watchlist and in-flight network changes.
Handover with confirmation counts
Generate the handover PDF and tell me the file path, page count, and how many open P1/P2, awaiting-user and pending escalations are in it.

name: handover-pack-pdf description: Build the downloadable shift-handover pack PDF — per §8.1 of the IT runbook. Cover with outgoing/incoming shifts, then sections for open P1/P2, awaiting-user, pending escalations, VIP watchlist, network/change in flight, notes for incoming. Renders via the inline HTML template + Playwright. enabled: true

Instructions

Use this skill when Aaron asks for "the handover pack", "the PDF", "end-of-shift summary", or any variation. This is the deliverable the persona exists to produce.

Workflow

  1. Gather the data by chaining other skills first:
    • Open ticket list via servicenow_list_tickets (omit state filter; render handles the bucketing).
    • For each P1/P2, fetch recent work notes: servicenow_list_work_notes(ticket_id, limit: 3).
    • For VIP callers: cross-join via workday + m365-graph for status / OOO.
  2. Read the policy via it-policy-reference — the section order in §8.1 is what the PDF must follow.
  3. Render by invoking scripts/render_handover.py via code_interpreter:
python /app/use-cases/it-service-desk/skills/handover-pack-pdf/scripts/render_handover.py \
  --outgoing-shift "Day (Aaron Cole, AGT-301)" \
  --incoming-shift "Night (Chen Wu, AGT-303)" \
  --shift-date 2026-06-08 \
  --tickets-json '<JSON object — see below>' \
  --notes-for-incoming "Free text from Aaron…" \
  --out /tmp/handover-2026-06-08-day-to-night.pdf
  1. Confirm in chat: "Handover saved to /tmp/handover-…pdf — N pages, X open P1/P2, Y awaiting user, Z pending escalations." Reference the path so file-sharing picks it up.

Tickets-JSON shape

The render script expects a single object with these keys:

{
  "p1_p2_open": [{ "id": "INC-7002", "priority": "P1", "state": "In Progress", "caller": "Diana Whitfield", "caller_vip": true, "assigned_to": "Bea Lindgren (AGT-302)", "short_description": "...", "last_note": "..." }, ...],
  "awaiting_user": [{ "id": "INC-7001", "caller": "Jamal Carter", "assigned_to": "Aaron Cole (AGT-301)", "short_description": "...", "what_we_asked": "..." }, ...],
  "pending_escalations": [{ "id": "INC-7004", "escalated_to": "Network L2", "escalated_when": "2 hours ago", "why": "..." }, ...],
  "vip_watchlist": [{ "id": "INC-7002", "caller": "Diana Whitfield", "vip_rationale": "Executive (CEO)", "status": "..." }, ...],
  "network_change_in_flight": [{ "id": "CHG-9001", "type": "Change", "state": "Scheduled", "summary": "..." }, ...]
}

Assets

  • assets/handover-pack.html — Jinja-style template (string substitution, no Jinja). Cool-grey + ServiceNow-blue theme. Cover + one section per §8.1 bullet.

Constraints

  • Always include the §8.1 sections in order. Print empty sections with "None" rather than skipping.
  • The handover is not a triage doc — keep each ticket row to 2-3 lines.
  • VIP names appear (this is internal); do not include any §7.2-prohibited content (the PDF is internal-only, but stay consistent with the tone rules).
  • Do not auto-email. §8.2 explicitly says PDF only; email is a separate workflow.

When NOT to use

  • Spot question on a single ticket — use ticket-triage.
  • Verbal queue summary — use queue-overview, answer inline.
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Available Files

This skill directory contains the following files you can read with read_file using their absolute paths (prefix /app/use-cases/it-service-desk/skills/handover-pack-pdf/):

  • assets/handover-pack.html
  • scripts/render_handover.py

From the file to a first result

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View the source and supporting files

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1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

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mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7/download' --output '.skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7/SKILL.md'

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Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/handover-pack-pdf' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7' '.claude/skills/handover-pack-pdf'

OpenSkills

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Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7'

openskills read 'shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7'

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

openskills sync

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Read .skill-downloads/shift-handover-pdf-ms71b3n7/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.

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