claude-handoff
Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.
Install / Use
npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill claude-handoffInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
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Our assessment of claude-handoff
claude-handoff scores 87/100 on our quality scale, 366th of 1,751 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 21%).
Its SKILL.md is 1.3 KB long, written without headings and no code examples: moderately detailed.
With 268,790 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so claude-handoff is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
claude-handoff compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| claude-handoff (this skill)by mattpocock | 87 | 268.8k | 1d ago | SKILL.md |
| ai-job-searchby MadsLorentzen | 100 | 43.9k | 4d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| claude-howtoby luongnv89 | 100 | 41.7k | 5d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 2d ago | SKILL.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install claude-handoff?
- Run
npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill claude-handoff. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does claude-handoff work with?
- It is written for Claude Code, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is claude-handoff safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is claude-handoff still maintained?
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so claude-handoff is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: claude-handoff description: Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately. argument-hint: "What will the next session be used for?" disable-model-invocation: true
Write a handoff summary of the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Instead of saving it, launch a background agent seeded with the summary as its prompt: claude --bg --name "<descriptive name>" "<handoff summary>". It starts in the current working directory and returns immediately; the user manages it with claude agents.
Always pass -n/--name with a descriptive name (e.g. --name "Fix login bug"); it sets the display name shown in the job list, session picker, and terminal title.
Include a "suggested skills" section in the summary, 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, since the summary becomes the agent's prompt.
If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the summary accordingly.
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