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Write a short handoff note for the next chat or a teammate, with what is done, what is open, what comes next and what was rejected and why.
Install Handoff
$ npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Avijit07x/claude-db handoff --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .claude/skills/handoff && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db/tree/main/skills/handoff into .claude/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "handoff", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db/tree/main/skills/handoffType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Avijit07x/claude-db handoff --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .agents/skills/handoff && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db/tree/main/skills/handoff into .agents/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "handoff", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Avijit07x/claude-db handoff --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .cursor/skills/handoff && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db/tree/main/skills/handoff into .cursor/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "handoff", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db.git --path skills/handoff--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Avijit07x/claude-db handoff --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .gemini/skills/handoff && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db/tree/main/skills/handoff into .gemini/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "handoff", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Avijit07x/claude-db handoffInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .github/skills/handoff && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db/tree/main/skills/handoff into .github/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "handoff", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Avijit07x/claude-db handoff --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .opencode/skills/handoff && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/Avijit07x/claude-db/tree/main/skills/handoff into .opencode/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "handoff", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
handoff- GitHub stars
- 232
- Token cost
- ~898 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 497 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 3
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Write a short handoff note for the next chat or a teammate, with what is done, what is open, what comes next and what was rejected and why.
- Works in 4 steps: Gather the facts → Write the note → Save it → …
- The user ends a piece of work
- SKILL.md covers 1. Gather the facts, 2. Write the note, 3. Save it and 4. Print it, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Handoff is an agent skill from Avijit07x/claude-db. Write a short handoff note for the next chat or a teammate, with what is done, what is open, what comes next and what was rejected and why. Saves it to project memory so the next chat sees it at the start, and prints it so it can be pasted into a message or a pull request. Use when the user ends a piece of work, switches tasks, or hands the project to someone.
Its SKILL.md is about 900 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development, covering Agent memory and Pull requests. It works with Anthropic API. The repository describes itself as: Free, open-source memory for Claude Code. Your own database, no cloud, no subscription. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- The user ends a piece of work
- Hands the project to someone
Example prompts
- “/handoff”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f0e86be. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Handoff loads about 898 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 497 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from Avijit07x/claude-db at commit f0e86be, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Avijit07x). 497 words, ~898 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/handoff/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- handoff
- description
- Write a short handoff note for the next chat or a teammate, with what is done, what is open, what comes next and what was rejected and why. Saves it to project memory so the next chat sees it at the start, and prints it so it can be pasted into a message or a pull request. Use when the user ends a piece of work, switches tasks, or hands the project to someone.
Write a handoff note
1. Gather the facts
Run this from the project root to see what memory and git already know:
claude-db catchupCombine that with what happened in this chat. The chat is the best source for what was done and what is
still open. The output fills gaps and checks dates. If it shows a Last handoff, that is the note you
will carry forward in step 2.
2. Write the note
The first line is the title and has today's date. Get it with date '+%b %-d'. Then write at most 8 lines,
each under about 200 characters. The next chat reads this note at its start, so every line costs context.
Handoff, Oct 7:
- Done: timers, queue, mail family.
- Open: PR #18 not merged.
- Next: ask which retries to change on the worker queue.
- Decided: retries stay at 3, because the queue already backs off.
- Rejected: a second worker pool, because it doubled the mail cost.
- Watch out: tests read dist/, so run the build first.
- State: branch v0.12, 4 files uncommitted, last commit 1db3638.Lines:
Done,OpenandNextare always there. One line each.Decided,Rejected,Watch outandStateonly when there is something real to say. Never pad.RejectedandDecidedgive the reason after "because". A rejected idea with no reason is not worth a line.Statecomes from thecatchupoutput, not from memory: theBranchline and the newest of theRecent commits. Add a pull request number only if this chat mentioned one.DecidedandRejectedstart fromDecisions and dead endsin the output, plus this chat.- Name real things: a file, a pull request number, a command, a decision. Do not write
various changes. - Use only what this chat or the output showed. Mark anything you are unsure of with
(guess). - If there is no clear next step, write
- Next: no clear next step yet.Do not invent one. - Leave out secrets, tokens, passwords and personal data.
Carry forward. Keep a line from the previous handoff when it is still true and still matters, and add the
date to it, for example (Oct 5). Drop what is finished or wrong. If the note is over 8 lines, shorten lines
or drop the oldest finished ones. Never drop a Rejected line that is still true.
Show full SKILL.md (174 more words)Show less
3. Save it
Call the remember memory tool once, with these exact values:
text: the notekey:handoffkind:contexttags:["handoff"]
The key makes a new handoff replace the old one for this project, so there is one current note. The next
chat sees it at the start under Last handoff. It is shown for 14 days. Only the first 8 lines are shown,
each cut at about 220 characters.
4. Print it
Show the note in a code block so the user can paste it into a message or a pull request. Then say in one line that it was saved, and that it replaces any earlier handoff for this project.
If the memory tool is not available, still print the note and say it was not saved.
Sharing
A teammate sees the saved note when both of you use the same Postgres or MongoDB database. With the default SQLite file on one machine, the printed note is the way to share it.
Shipped with claude-db. It is replaced when claude-db updates.
© Avijit07x, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/handoff of Avijit07x/claude-db.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f0e86be
Compare with similar skills
Handoff next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handoff this skillAvijit07x/claude-db | 232 | — | ~898 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Perfupraullenchai/Rapid-MLX | 3.9k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Compact Memory Implementationsimbajigege/book2skills | 183 | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| GitHub Review Iterationprisma/orm | 48k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Cherry Studio PR ReviewCherryHQ/cherry-studio | 52k | — | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Commit Context Lookuprohitg00/agentmemory | 29k | — | ~522 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Handoff
What does Handoff do?
Write a short handoff note for the next chat or a teammate, with what is done, what is open, what comes next and what was rejected and why. Handoff is an agent skill from Avijit07x/claude-db. Write a short handoff note for the next chat or a teammate, with what is done, what is open, what comes next and what was rejected and why.
When should I use Handoff?
Handoff fits situations like: the user ends a piece of work; hands the project to someone.
How do I install Handoff in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/handoff in Avijit07x/claude-db) into .claude/skills/handoff in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Handoff in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/handoff in Avijit07x/claude-db) into .agents/skills/handoff in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Handoff in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Avijit07x/claude-db --skill handoff -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/handoff, .gemini/skills/handoff, .github/skills/handoff and .opencode/skills/handoff in your project.
What does Handoff need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Handoff is instructions for the agent only.
Does Handoff access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Handoff safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Handoff use?
Handoff is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Handoff use?
About 898 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Handoff?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Handoff: Perfup (raullenchai/Rapid-MLX, 3.9k stars), Compact Memory Implementation (simbajigege/book2skills, 183 stars), GitHub Review Iteration (prisma/orm, 48k stars) and Cherry Studio PR Review (CherryHQ/cherry-studio, 52k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Handoff?
Avijit07x (a GitHub user) maintains it in Avijit07x/claude-db, which has 232 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: Avijit07x/claude-db on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.