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Agent skill

Handoff

by MaplePrivacyLabs in MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple

Hand a self-contained piece of work to an external coding agent (Codex or Claude Code) that runs in this project with its own context.

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Install Handoff

skills CLI
$ npx skills add MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple --skill handoff -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple 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/MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/maple-agent/crates/maple-agent/resources/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
100
Token cost
~503 tokens
SKILL.md length
264 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
14
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Hand a self-contained piece of work to an external coding agent (Codex or Claude Code) that runs in this project with its own context.

  • Works in 5 steps: Call list_agent_providers first. If no… → Write a self-contained briefing. The… → Call agent_start with provider, the… → …
  • The user asks to delegate
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Claude Code implement something

What it does

Handoff is an agent skill from MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple. Hand a self-contained piece of work to an external coding agent (Codex or Claude Code) that runs in this project with its own context. Use when the user asks to delegate, hand off, or have Codex or Claude Code implement something.

Its SKILL.md is about 500 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: Maple - Private AI Chat. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to delegate
  • Claude Code implement something

Example prompts

  • “/handoff”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Call list_agent_providers first. If no provider is usable, tell the
  2. Write a self-contained briefing. The agent has zero context, so the
  3. Call agent_start with provider, the briefing as prompt, and
  4. Do not poll agent_status. Maple tells you when the agent finishes, in
  5. When Maple reports the end, call agent_status once, read the changed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f8ab3e5. 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 503 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 264 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~60
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~503

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 MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple at commit f8ab3e5, republished under its MIT licence (© MaplePrivacyLabs). 264 words, ~503 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/handoff/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
handoff
description
Hand a self-contained piece of work to an external coding agent (Codex or Claude Code) that runs in this project with its own context. Use when the user asks to delegate, hand off, or have Codex or Claude Code implement something.
metadata.maple
external-agents
metadata.argument-hint
<what to hand off>

Hand work to an external agent

Maple can start an external coding agent (Codex or Claude Code) inside this project. The agent runs with its own context and its own account. It does not see this conversation. It runs under its own sandbox and approval settings; whatever it asks approval for comes to the user through Maple.

Steps

  1. Call list_agent_providers first. If no provider is usable, tell the user what is missing (install, PATH, or the provider’s sign-in command) and stop.
  2. Write a self-contained briefing. The agent has zero context, so the briefing must carry everything:
    • Task: what to do, in one or two sentences.
    • Context: why, and what the project is.
    • Relevant files: paths the agent should read first.
    • Current state: what already works, what is broken.
    • What was tried: dead ends to skip.
    • Decisions: choices already made that it must not revisit.
    • Acceptance criteria: how to know it is done, including tests to run.
    • Constraints: what it must not touch or change.
  3. Call agent_start with provider, the briefing as prompt, and background: true unless the user is waiting on the result right now.
  4. Do not poll agent_status. Maple tells you when the agent finishes, in this turn or the next. Continue with other work meanwhile.
  5. When Maple reports the end, call agent_status once, read the changed files yourself, and verify the acceptance criteria before you rely on them. If more is needed, call agent_send with the same agent_id so the agent keeps its context.

Agents take time. Ten to thirty minutes is routine for a real task.

© MaplePrivacyLabs, MIT. 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 apps/maple-agent/crates/maple-agent/resources/skills/handoff of MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f8ab3e5

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Questions about Handoff

What does Handoff do?

Hand a self-contained piece of work to an external coding agent (Codex or Claude Code) that runs in this project with its own context. Handoff is an agent skill from MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple. Hand a self-contained piece of work to an external coding agent (Codex or Claude Code) that runs in this project with its own context.

When should I use Handoff?

Handoff fits situations like: the user asks to delegate; Claude Code implement something.

How do I install Handoff in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple --skill handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/maple-agent/crates/maple-agent/resources/skills/handoff in MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple) 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 MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple --skill handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/maple-agent/crates/maple-agent/resources/skills/handoff in MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple) 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 MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple --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 MIT 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 503 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 Handoff?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Handoff: Session Handoff Document (thedotmack/claude-mem, 98k stars), Handoff (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars), Handoff (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars) and Handoff (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Handoff?

MaplePrivacyLabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in MaplePrivacyLabs/Maple, which has 100 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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