Handoff

Handoff

Create structured session handoff documents for continuity across Claude sessions.

The Problem

Claude sessions don't persist. When you end a session and start a new one, you lose:

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Starting fresh means re-explaining everything, often losing important context in the translation.

The Solution

The `/handoff` skill creates structured documents that capture everything a future session needs to pick up where you left off:

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When to Use

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How It Works

**Step 1:** Claude assesses the current session state

**Step 2:** Asks what you want to capture:

"I'll create a handoff document. Is there anything specific you want to make sure I capture?"

**Step 3:** Generates a structured handoff document

**Step 4:** Saves to `.claude/handoffs/[date]-[description].md`

Handoff Document Structure

# Session Handoff: [Brief Description]

**Date:** 2025-01-15 **Project:** /path/to/project **Session Duration:** ~2
hours

## Current State

Task, phase, and progress

## What We Did

2-3 sentence summary

## Decisions Made

- Decision — Rationale
- Decision — Rationale

## Code Changes

Files modified with what and why

## Open Questions

Unresolved items needing attention

## Context to Remember

Important background, constraints, preferences

## Next Steps

Clear, actionable items to resume with

## Files to Review on Resume


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