# Handoff

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

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

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## Language

All agent-authored prose MUST follow **ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English**. Apply it to questions, explanations, recommendations, issue text, reports, handoffs, and procedures.

- Use short, complete sentences and active voice.
- Use one term for one meaning.
- Put conditions before commands.
- Use imperative sentences for procedures.
- Keep code, identifiers, commands, quoted text, product names, and exact domain terms unchanged.
- Use the `simple-english` skill for the full rule set.

## Local repository rules

Before reading or writing workflow or domain artifacts:

1. Follow [ALIGNMENT-ROOT.md](../../ALIGNMENT-ROOT.md).
2. Resolve alignment paths against `ALIGNMENT_ROOT`.
3. Keep source code and ordinary project files relative to `repository-root`.
4. Do not silently mix alignment roots.
5. All agent-authored prose MUST follow ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English.



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, naming which skills the next agent should call the Skill tool for.

Do not duplicate content already captured in other artifacts (specs, 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.