# Handoff

> Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up.

- Skill: `gerardbalaoro/handoff` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add gerardbalaoro/handoff`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/gerardbalaoro/handoff/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: gerardbalaoro (https://skillmd.com/u/gerardbalaoro)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/gerardbalaoro/handoff

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Write a handoff document summarising the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Save to the temporary directory of the user's OS - not the current workspace.

Include a "suggested skills" section in the document, which suggests skills that the agent should invoke.

Do not duplicate content already captured in other artifacts (PRDs, plans, ADRs, issues, commits, diffs). Reference them by path or URL instead.

Redact any sensitive information, such as API keys, passwords, or personally identifiable information.

If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the doc accordingly.

Your response should only contain a prompt for the next agent containing the full path to the handoff document and instructions to read it and continue. Do not include summaries or instructions to the user and repeat information already in the document.