# Efficient Handoff

> Save a compact continuation brief when switching agents or approaching a session reset. Use for deliberate handoffs, not after every small task.

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

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# Efficient Handoff

Write a brief to the user's chosen repository path or a new file in `.agent/handoffs/`. Preserve conflicting existing content by choosing a new filename. Include:

- Goal, acceptance criteria and user constraints.
- Decisions with source paths; current branch/commit when Git is available.
- Completed changes and relevant uncommitted paths.
- Exact verification commands and results, including failures, skipped checks and stale evidence.
- Remaining uncertainty and the concrete next action.

Keep the brief self-contained, with references instead of transcripts or raw logs. Exclude credentials. Saving a handoff does not reset the session or authorize another agent to run. The receiving agent must recheck current files and constraints before acting. If the project has a context bundle, verify its freshness before reusing its excerpts.