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Write a handoff summary so another agent or person (or a fresh session) can pick up the work with full context.
Install Session Handoff
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-handoff -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills session-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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/session-handoff .claude/skills/session-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 "session-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/session-handoff into .claude/skills/session-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "session-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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/session-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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-handoff -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills session-handoff --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/session-handoff .agents/skills/session-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 "session-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/session-handoff into .agents/skills/session-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "session-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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-handoff -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills session-handoff --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/session-handoff .cursor/skills/session-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 "session-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/session-handoff into .cursor/skills/session-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "session-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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git --path skills/session-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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-handoff -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills session-handoff --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/session-handoff .gemini/skills/session-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 "session-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/session-handoff into .gemini/skills/session-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "session-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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills session-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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-handoff -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/session-handoff .github/skills/session-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 "session-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/session-handoff into .github/skills/session-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "session-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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills session-handoff --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/session-handoff .opencode/skills/session-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 "session-handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/session-handoff into .opencode/skills/session-handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "session-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
session-handoff- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~805 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 407 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,348
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Write a handoff summary so another agent or person (or a fresh session) can pick up the work with full context.
- Ending a work session
- SKILL.md covers Required Inputs, Output Format, Quality Checks and Anti-Patterns, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Hitting a context limit
What it does
Session Handoff is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write a handoff summary so another agent or person (or a fresh session) can pick up the work with full context. Use when ending a work session, hitting a context limit, switching agents, or pausing a task mid-flight. Produces a structured handoff: what the goal is, what's done, the current state, what's next, and the gotchas — so no context is lost across the boundary.
Its SKILL.md is about 810 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 Agent Workflows, covering Session handoff. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Ending a work session
- Hitting a context limit
- Switching agents
- Pausing a task mid-flight
Example prompts
- “s done, the current state, what”
- “/session-handoff”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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
Session Handoff loads about 805 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 97 tokens; SKILL.md has 407 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 407 words, ~805 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/session-handoff/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- session-handoff
- description
- Write a handoff summary so another agent or person (or a fresh session) can pick up the work with full context. Use when ending a work session, hitting a context limit, switching agents, or pausing a task mid-flight. Produces a structured handoff: what the goal is, what's done, the current state, what's next, and the gotchas — so no context is lost across the boundary.
Session Handoff Skill
Work gets dropped at boundaries — a context window fills, a session ends, a task passes to someone else — and the next person (or agent) re-derives everything from scratch. This skill writes a tight handoff that carries the state across that boundary: the goal, what's done, where things stand, the exact next step, and the landmines. Optimised to be the first thing a fresh session reads.
Required Inputs
Ask for these only if they aren't already provided (or infer from the session so far):
- The objective — what we're ultimately trying to achieve.
- Progress — what's been done and decided so far.
- Current state — what's in-flight right now, what's working/broken, where files/branches are.
- Next step — the single most important thing to do next.
- Gotchas — dead ends tried, constraints, things that will bite the next person.
Output Format
Handoff: [task]
🎯 Objective — the goal in 1–2 lines, and the definition of done.
✅ Done so far — key work completed and decisions made (with the why for non-obvious calls), as tight bullets.
📍 Current state — exactly where things stand: branch/PR, what runs, what's failing, files touched, any half-finished change.
⏭️ Next step — the very next action, concrete enough to start immediately. Then the following 2–3 steps.
⚠️ Gotchas & dead ends — what was tried and didn't work (so it isn't repeated), constraints, sharp edges, anything surprising.
🔗 Pointers — key files (path:line), commands to run, links (PR, issue, docs) the next person needs.
Keep it skimmable — the next reader should grasp the state in under a minute.
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Quality Checks
- Objective and definition-of-done are stated up front
- Current state is concrete (branch/PR, what runs, what's broken) — not "made progress"
- The next step is specific enough to act on immediately
- Dead ends and gotchas are captured so they aren't repeated
- Pointers (files, commands, links) are included; the whole thing is skimmable in ~a minute
Anti-Patterns
- Do not write a vague status ("worked on the feature") — state exactly what's done and what's not
- Do not omit dead ends — repeating failed attempts is the most common handoff waste
- Do not bury the next step — it should be obvious and immediately actionable
- Do not assume shared memory — the reader may have zero prior context
- Do not pad it — a handoff nobody reads is worthless; keep it tight and scannable
Based On
Engineering handoff / pairing-rotation practice and incident-handoff (SBAR-style) structure adapted for agent and human work.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "Ending a work session."
- "Hitting a context limit."
- "Switch agents."
- "Pausing a task mid-flight."
© mohitagw15856, 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 skills/session-handoff of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
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| Paseo Agent Handoffgetpaseo/paseo | 20k | 1 repos | ~606 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Memori Long-Term MemoryMemoriLabs/Memori | 17k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence |
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Questions about Session Handoff
What does Session Handoff do?
Write a handoff summary so another agent or person (or a fresh session) can pick up the work with full context. Session Handoff is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Write a handoff summary so another agent or person (or a fresh session) can pick up the work with full context.
When should I use Session Handoff?
Session Handoff fits situations like: ending a work session; hitting a context limit; switching agents; pausing a task mid-flight.
How do I install Session Handoff in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/session-handoff in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/session-handoff in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Session Handoff in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/session-handoff in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/session-handoff in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Session 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill session-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/session-handoff, .gemini/skills/session-handoff, .github/skills/session-handoff and .opencode/skills/session-handoff in your project.
What does Session Handoff need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Session Handoff is instructions for the agent only.
Does Session 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 Session 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 Session Handoff use?
Session 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 Session Handoff use?
About 805 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 Session Handoff?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Session Handoff: Orca CLI (stablyai/orca, 88k stars), Beads Task Memory (gastownhall/beads, 28k stars), Session History Search (slopus/happy, 24k stars) and Paseo Agent Handoff (getpaseo/paseo, 20k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Session Handoff?
mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,433 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.