Generate an accessibility decision handoff for engineering. An agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.

MITAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Handoff

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill handoff -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills 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/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/accessibility-decisions/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
104
Token cost
~740 tokens
SKILL.md length
344 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
55
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generate an accessibility decision handoff for engineering. An agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.

  • Works in 4 steps: Compile Decisions → Map to Implementation → Define Test Criteria → …
  • A design is ready for implementation and the engineering team needs clear accessibility specifications
  • SKILL.md covers Process and Output
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Handoff is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills. Generate an accessibility decision handoff for engineering. Chains: decision-documentation, compliance-mapping, accessibility-testing-strategy. Use when a design is ready for implementation and the engineering team needs clear accessibility specifications.

Its SKILL.md is about 740 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 Frontend & Design, covering Accessibility. The repository describes itself as: Inclusive design skills for AI coding agents — from cognitive accessibility to adaptive interfaces, inclusive research, and accessibility decision-making. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • A design is ready for implementation and the engineering team needs clear accessibility specifications
  • Tasks that involve Accessibility

Example prompts

  • “/handoff”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Compile Decisions
  2. Map to Implementation
  3. Define Test Criteria
  4. Flag Risks and Dependencies

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e0740f. 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 740 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 66 tokens; SKILL.md has 344 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~66
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~740

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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills at commit 6e0740f, republished under its MIT licence (© Owl-Listener). 344 words, ~740 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/handoff/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
handoff
description
Generate an accessibility decision handoff for engineering. Chains: decision-documentation, compliance-mapping, accessibility-testing-strategy. Use when a design is ready for implementation and the engineering team needs clear accessibility specifications.

Accessibility Decision Handoff

Package accessibility decisions into a clear specification that engineers can implement against — because "make it accessible" is not a specification.

Process

Step 1: Compile Decisions

Using decision-documentation, gather all accessibility decisions for the feature:

  • Interaction patterns and keyboard behaviour
  • Screen reader announcements and ARIA requirements
  • Visual specifications (contrast, colour independence, motion)
  • Content requirements (reading level, alt text, link text)
  • Adaptive behaviour (preferences, zoom, density)
Step 2: Map to Implementation

Using compliance-mapping, translate each design decision into specific implementation requirements:

For each interactive element specify:

  • HTML element or ARIA role
  • Keyboard behaviour (which keys do what)
  • Focus management (where focus goes after actions)
  • Screen reader name, role, and state announcements
  • Visual states (default, hover, focus, active, disabled, error)

For each content element specify:

  • Heading level
  • Alt text (exact text or strategy)
  • Link text
  • Language attributes if multilingual

For each adaptive behaviour specify:

  • Media query and expected response
  • Preference detected and what changes
  • Breakpoints and reflow behaviour
Step 3: Define Test Criteria

Using accessibility-testing-strategy, provide specific test cases for each requirement:

  • Keyboard test: "Tab to the submit button, press Enter, verify focus moves to the confirmation message"
  • Screen reader test: "Navigate to the error, verify it announces: 'Error: email address is required'"
  • Visual test: "Verify contrast ratio of body text is at least 4.5:1 in both light and dark modes"
  • Zoom test: "At 200% zoom, verify the form reflows to single column with no horizontal scroll"
Step 4: Flag Risks and Dependencies

Note anything engineers need to be aware of:

  • Components that need custom keyboard handling
  • Places where framework defaults aren't accessible
  • Third-party components that may need wrapping or replacing
  • Areas where automated testing won't catch the issue

Output

Deliver a handoff document containing:

  1. Accessibility specification — element-by-element requirements with HTML, ARIA, keyboard, and visual specifications
  2. Test cases — specific, executable test scenarios for keyboard, screen reader, visual, and zoom testing
  3. WCAG mapping — which success criteria each requirement addresses
  4. Risk register — known challenges and recommended approaches
  5. Definition of done — the specific accessibility criteria that must pass before the feature ships

© Owl-Listener, 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 accessibility-decisions/skills/handoff of Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e0740f

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Questions about Handoff

What does Handoff do?

Generate an accessibility decision handoff for engineering. An agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills. Handoff is an agent skill from Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills. Generate an accessibility decision handoff for engineering.

When should I use Handoff?

Handoff fits situations like: A design is ready for implementation and the engineering team needs clear accessibility specifications; tasks that involve Accessibility.

How do I install Handoff in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (accessibility-decisions/skills/handoff in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills) 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (accessibility-decisions/skills/handoff in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills) 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 Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --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 740 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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?

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Who maintains Handoff?

Owl-Listener (a GitHub user) maintains it in Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills, which has 104 GitHub stars. The repository holds 55 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 9, 2026.

Source: Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.