Session Handoff
sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills
A skill your agent uses when context approaches capacity, before /clear or /compact, when switching tasks, or when ending a coding session: produces a structured handoff artifact for the next session.
A skill your agent uses when work spans sessions and does not belong to any specific phase, or when the user wants to create, list or resume a context thread.
Custom licenceAuto-check: notes
Install Gsd Thread
$ npx skills add coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install coco-research/coco gsd-thread --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/coco-research/coco.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread .claude/skills/gsd-thread && 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 "gsd-thread" agent skill from https://github.com/coco-research/coco/tree/main/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread into .claude/skills/gsd-thread/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gsd-thread", 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/coco-research/coco/tree/main/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-threadType 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 coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install coco-research/coco gsd-thread --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coco-research/coco.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread .agents/skills/gsd-thread && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "gsd-thread" agent skill from https://github.com/coco-research/coco/tree/main/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread into .agents/skills/gsd-thread/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gsd-thread", 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 coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install coco-research/coco gsd-thread --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coco-research/coco.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread .cursor/skills/gsd-thread && 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 "gsd-thread" agent skill from https://github.com/coco-research/coco/tree/main/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread into .cursor/skills/gsd-thread/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gsd-thread", 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/coco-research/coco.git --path systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread--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 coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install coco-research/coco gsd-thread --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coco-research/coco.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread .gemini/skills/gsd-thread && 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 "gsd-thread" agent skill from https://github.com/coco-research/coco/tree/main/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread into .gemini/skills/gsd-thread/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gsd-thread", 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 coco-research/coco gsd-threadInstalls 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 coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coco-research/coco.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread .github/skills/gsd-thread && 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 "gsd-thread" agent skill from https://github.com/coco-research/coco/tree/main/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread into .github/skills/gsd-thread/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gsd-thread", 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 coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install coco-research/coco gsd-thread --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/coco-research/coco.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread .opencode/skills/gsd-thread && 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 "gsd-thread" agent skill from https://github.com/coco-research/coco/tree/main/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread into .opencode/skills/gsd-thread/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gsd-thread", 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
gsd-thread- GitHub stars
- 473
- Token cost
- ~796 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 241 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 60
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when work spans sessions and does not belong to any specific phase, or when the user wants to create, list or resume a context thread.
- Works in 6 steps: Generate slug from description → Create the threads directory if needed → Write the thread file → …
- Work spans sessions and does not belong to any specific phase
- Calls node
- The user wants to create
What it does
Gsd Thread is an agent skill from coco-research/coco. Use when work spans sessions and does not belong to any specific phase, or when the user wants to create, list or resume a context thread. Keeps lightweight threads under .planning/threads/.
Its SKILL.md is about 800 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: CoCo Super Intelligence is the orchestration layer that turns Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex into an engineering department: a routed advisory board, 226 skills, 386 commands…
When your agent uses it
- Work spans sessions and does not belong to any specific phase
- The user wants to create
- Resume a context thread
Example prompts
- “/gsd-thread”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Bash
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Generate slug from description
- Create the threads directory if needed
- Write the thread file
- If there's relevant context in the current conversation (code snippets,
- Commit
- Report
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6036e9c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
ReadWriteBash
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
node
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
Gsd Thread loads about 796 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 241 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash
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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 241 words (~796 tokens).
“Create, list, or resume persistent context threads. Threads are lightweight cross-session knowledge stores for work that spans multiple sessions but doesn't belong to any specific phase.”
- name
- gsd-thread
- allowed-tools
- Read, Write, Bash
- argument-hint
- [name | description]
Files
Just SKILL.md in systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread of coco-research/coco.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6036e9c
Compare with similar skills
Gsd Thread 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gsd Thread this skillcoco-research/coco | 473 | — | ~796 | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Session Handoffsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Sessionanthropics/claude-for-legal | 9.6k | 3 repos | ~478 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Session History Searchslopus/happy | 24k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Session Handoffdavila7/claude-code-templates | 32k | 2 repos | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Read Sessionasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks | 69k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC0-1.0 |
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Questions about Gsd Thread
What does Gsd Thread do?
A skill your agent uses when work spans sessions and does not belong to any specific phase, or when the user wants to create, list or resume a context thread. Gsd Thread is an agent skill from coco-research/coco. Use when work spans sessions and does not belong to any specific phase, or when the user wants to create, list or resume a context thread.
When should I use Gsd Thread?
Gsd Thread fits situations like: work spans sessions and does not belong to any specific phase; the user wants to create; resume a context thread.
How do I install Gsd Thread in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread in coco-research/coco) into .claude/skills/gsd-thread in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Gsd Thread in Codex?
Run `npx skills add coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (systems/gsd/skills/gsd-thread in coco-research/coco) into .agents/skills/gsd-thread in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Gsd Thread 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 coco-research/coco --skill gsd-thread -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gsd-thread, .gemini/skills/gsd-thread, .github/skills/gsd-thread and .opencode/skills/gsd-thread in your project.
What does Gsd Thread need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Gsd Thread needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Bash.
Does Gsd Thread 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 Gsd Thread safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Gsd Thread use?
Gsd Thread has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Gsd Thread use?
About 796 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k 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 Gsd Thread?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gsd Thread: Session Handoff (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Session (anthropics/claude-for-legal, 9.6k stars), Session History Search (slopus/happy, 24k stars) and Session Handoff (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Gsd Thread?
coco-research (a GitHub user) maintains it in coco-research/coco, which has 473 GitHub stars. The repository holds 60 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: coco-research/coco on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.