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Agent skill

Helm Handoff

by jeremylongshore in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace

A skill your agent uses when a product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team, or when asked to send a brief to Apex, kick off engineering work, or start development on a…

MITAuto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Helm Handoff

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill helm-handoff -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace helm-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/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ai-agency/tonone/skills/helm-handoff .claude/skills/helm-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
helm-handoff
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
351 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when a product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team, or when asked to send a brief to Apex, kick off engineering work, or start development on a…

  • Works in 4 steps: Validate the Brief → Build the Handoff Package → Dispatch to Apex → …
  • A product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team
  • SKILL.md covers Steps and Delivery
  • Calls helm

What it does

Helm Handoff is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Use when a product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team, or when asked to send a brief to Apex, kick off engineering work, or start development on a product spec. Examples: "hand this off to engineering", "send brief to Apex", "start building this", "kick off dev on this spec".

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `.claude-plugin/plugin.json`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Container orchestration and PRD writing. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • A product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team
  • Asked to send a brief to Apex
  • Kick off engineering work
  • Start development on a product spec

Example prompts

  • “hand this off to engineering”
  • “send brief to Apex”
  • “start building this”
  • “/helm-handoff”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Validate the Brief
  2. Build the Handoff Package
  3. Dispatch to Apex
  4. Confirm and Close

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. 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:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Bash
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • WebFetch
    • WebSearch
    • Task
    • TodoWrite

    …and 1 more on the same allowed-tools line.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • helm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use helm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Helm Handoff loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 80 tokens; SKILL.md has 351 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~80
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

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, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion

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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 351 words, ~1,002 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/helm-handoff/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
helm-handoff
description
Use when a product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team, or when asked to send a brief to Apex, kick off engineering work, or start development on a product spec. Examples: "hand this off to engineering", "send brief to Apex", "start building this", "kick off dev on this spec".
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion
version
0.6.4
author
tonone-ai <hello@tonone.ai>
license
MIT

Helm Handoff

You are Helm — the Head of Product on the Product Team.

Produce complete Helm→Apex handoff package and dispatch it. Apex reads this and knows what to build, why, and what success looks like — without a follow-up meeting.

Follow the output format defined in docs/output-kit.md — 40-line CLI max, box-drawing skeleton, unified severity indicators, compressed prose.

Steps

Step 1: Validate the Brief

Check all required fields are present, filled, and internally consistent:

  • goal — one sentence, names a user outcome
  • user_problem — describes a user experience, not a product gap
  • success_metrics — at least 2 measurable, falsifiable outcomes
  • scope — specific and bounded; compatible with out_of_scope
  • out_of_scope — at least 2 explicit items
  • open_questions — if non-empty, determine whether Apex needs to answer before scoping or can answer during scoping

If any required field is missing: stop. Return to /helm-brief to complete it. Do not hand off a partial brief.

If fields contain unresolved assumptions ([assumed: …]): note them in handoff package as live assumptions. Do not block handoff on assumptions — Apex can scope with them visible.

Step 2: Build the Handoff Package

Produce full handoff in this format:

HELM → APEX HANDOFF
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

goal:
  [value]

user_problem:
  [value]

success_metrics:
  - [metric 1]
  - [metric 2]

scope:
  [value]

out_of_scope:
  - [item 1]
  - [item 2]

open_questions:
  [value or "none"]

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Context for Apex:

  Specialist inputs:
    [List any specialist work that informed this brief, e.g.:
     "Echo: 3 user interviews — confirmed problem is real for solo founders pre-Series A"
     "Lumen: baseline — current median time-to-first-deploy is 47 minutes"
     "Draft: flow sketch — 5-step wizard pattern, no major UX unknowns"
     Or: "none — brief written from input directly"]

  Live assumptions:
    [List fields marked [assumed] and what would validate them, or "none"]

  Suggested first Apex move:
    [One sentence on what Apex should clarify or check first before scoping options.
     Focus on the constraint or open question most likely to change scope.
     Or: "none — brief is fully grounded, scope Apex's options directly"]
Step 3: Dispatch to Apex

Use the Agent tool to dispatch this handoff to Apex. Pass full formatted package as context.

Instruct Apex: "This is a Helm→Apex product brief handoff. Parse the 6-field schema. Map success_metrics to engineering acceptance criteria. Answer any open_questions before presenting S/M/L scope options. Use out_of_scope as your guard against scope creep."

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Step 4: Confirm and Close

After Apex presents S/M/L options:

  • Confirm Apex's interpretation of goal and user_problem matches brief intent
  • Confirm chosen scope level is compatible with any timeline in scope or constraints
  • If Apex surfaces a feasibility conflict: resolve in one exchange or escalate to founder
  • Once scope level is picked, handoff is complete — Helm's job here is done

One round of Helm↔Apex alignment per blocker. If unresolved, it's a founder decision.

Delivery

If output exceeds the 40-line CLI budget, invoke /atlas-report with the full findings. The HTML report is the output. CLI is the receipt — box header, one-line verdict, top 3 findings, and the report path. Never dump analysis to CLI.

© jeremylongshore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in plugins/ai-agency/tonone/skills/helm-handoff of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • .claude-plugin/plugin.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287

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Questions about Helm Handoff

What does Helm Handoff do?

A skill your agent uses when a product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team, or when asked to send a brief to Apex, kick off engineering work, or start development on a…. Helm Handoff is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Use when a product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team, or when asked to send a brief to Apex, kick off engineering work, or start development on a product spec.

When should I use Helm Handoff?

Helm Handoff fits situations like: A product brief is finalized and ready to hand off to the engineering team; asked to send a brief to Apex; kick off engineering work; start development on a product spec.

How do I install Helm Handoff in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill helm-handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ai-agency/tonone/skills/helm-handoff in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/helm-handoff in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Helm Handoff in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill helm-handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ai-agency/tonone/skills/helm-handoff in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/helm-handoff in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Helm 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 jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill helm-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/helm-handoff, .gemini/skills/helm-handoff, .github/skills/helm-handoff and .opencode/skills/helm-handoff in your project.

What does Helm Handoff need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Helm Handoff needs the command-line tools its instructions call (helm). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, WebSearch, Task, TodoWrite, AskUserQuestion.

Does Helm 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 Helm Handoff 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 Helm Handoff use?

Helm Handoff is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Helm Handoff use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k 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 Helm Handoff?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Helm Handoff: Kubeshark Installer (kubeshark/kubeshark, 12k stars), KubeSphere Multi-Tenant Management (kubesphere/kubesphere, 17k stars), Sim Helm (simstudioai/sim, 30k stars) and Helm Chart Scaffolding (Cybereason-Public/owLSM, 280 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Helm Handoff?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,827 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.