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Agent skill

Handoff

by greenfield-inc in greenfield-inc/Pane

Prepare a verified resumption brief when moving work to another agent, device, or session, including local-to-cloud coding handoffs, and start the receiving agent with runpane handoff.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Handoff

skills CLI
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill handoff -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane handoff --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/handoff .claude/skills/handoff && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
handoff
GitHub stars
527
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,034 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Prepare a verified resumption brief when moving work to another agent, device, or session, including local-to-cloud coding handoffs, and start the receiving agent with runpane handoff.

  • Works in 6 steps: Find the machine's name: runpane… → Get the template outside the checkout,… → Make the work reachable. Commit the… → …
  • Continue on my Mac
  • SKILL.md covers Capture what matters, Make coding work portable, Write the note and Start the receiving agent, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Handoff is an agent skill from greenfield-inc/Pane. Prepare a verified resumption brief when moving work to another agent, device, or session, including local-to-cloud coding handoffs, and start the receiving agent with runpane handoff. Use for "hand this off," "continue on my Mac," "give this to Codex," or "save where we are."

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/note-template.md`).

It sits in Agent Workflows. The repository describes itself as: Terminal-first, open-source AI agent manager for any CLI agent (agent agnostic), any OS (mac, windows, linux). The Open-Source Agentic Development Environment for running…

When your agent uses it

  • Continue on my Mac
  • Give this to Codex
  • Save where we are

Example prompts

  • “hand this off,”
  • “continue on my Mac,”
  • “give this to Codex,”
  • “/handoff”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Find the machine's name: runpane workspace list lists the person's machines (a unique prefix such as macbook-pro works). Ask when more…
  2. Get the template outside the checkout, so it is never committed: runpane handoff --template > ~/handoff.md. Fill in every section; write…
  3. Make the work reachable. Commit the task's files yourself; leave unrelated edits uncommitted. If the branch is not pushed, ask before…
  4. Check the destination: runpane handoff "claude opus on " --note-file ~/handoff.md --dry-run. The destination is freeform: the agent…
  5. Send it: the same command without --dry-run. It finds the destination's saved repository with the same remote, writes the note to that…
  6. Tell the person where the receiver started (a new tab in your Pane, or a new Pane on which machine), and give them the agents status…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0c471a3. 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.

    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 1.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,034 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~72
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.6k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,034 words (~1,786 tokens).

“You are the outgoing collaborator. Give the next person or agent the verified context, decisions, and lessons needed to pick up where you left off.”

— opening of SKILL.md by greenfield-inc, Custom licence
name
handoff

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/handoff of greenfield-inc/Pane.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/note-template.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0c471a3

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Skill CreatorAzure/azqr79689 repos~8.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0

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Categories

Questions about Handoff

What does Handoff do?

Prepare a verified resumption brief when moving work to another agent, device, or session, including local-to-cloud coding handoffs, and start the receiving agent with runpane handoff. Handoff is an agent skill from greenfield-inc/Pane. Prepare a verified resumption brief when moving work to another agent, device, or session, including local-to-cloud coding handoffs, and start the receiving agent with runpane handoff.

When should I use Handoff?

Handoff fits situations like: continue on my Mac; give this to Codex; save where we are.

How do I install Handoff in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/handoff in greenfield-inc/Pane) 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 greenfield-inc/Pane --skill handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/handoff in greenfield-inc/Pane) 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 greenfield-inc/Pane --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 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 Handoff use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 863 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Handoff?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Handoff: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 297k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Handoff?

greenfield-inc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in greenfield-inc/Pane, which has 527 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: greenfield-inc/Pane on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.