Session Handoff Writer
codewhale-hq/Codewhale
Writes a compact handoff note from real git and CI state so the next session or a teammate can pick up the work without rebuilding the context.
Weekly save-state / GitHub-persist procedure for the fleet — run when weekly usage passes 90% (or the owner asks).
Install Save State
$ npx skills add ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ritchiecarroll/go2cs save-state --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/ritchiecarroll/go2cs.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/save-state .claude/skills/save-state && 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 "save-state" agent skill from https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs/tree/master/.claude/skills/save-state into .claude/skills/save-state/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "save-state", 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/ritchiecarroll/go2cs/tree/master/.claude/skills/save-stateType 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 ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ritchiecarroll/go2cs save-state --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/save-state .agents/skills/save-state && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "save-state" agent skill from https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs/tree/master/.claude/skills/save-state into .agents/skills/save-state/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "save-state", 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 ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ritchiecarroll/go2cs save-state --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/save-state .cursor/skills/save-state && 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 "save-state" agent skill from https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs/tree/master/.claude/skills/save-state into .cursor/skills/save-state/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "save-state", 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/ritchiecarroll/go2cs.git --path .claude/skills/save-state--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 ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ritchiecarroll/go2cs save-state --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/save-state .gemini/skills/save-state && 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 "save-state" agent skill from https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs/tree/master/.claude/skills/save-state into .gemini/skills/save-state/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "save-state", 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 ritchiecarroll/go2cs save-stateInstalls 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 ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/save-state .github/skills/save-state && 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 "save-state" agent skill from https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs/tree/master/.claude/skills/save-state into .github/skills/save-state/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "save-state", 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 ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ritchiecarroll/go2cs save-state --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/save-state .opencode/skills/save-state && 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 "save-state" agent skill from https://github.com/ritchiecarroll/go2cs/tree/master/.claude/skills/save-state into .opencode/skills/save-state/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "save-state", 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
save-state- GitHub stars
- 400
- Token cost
- ~1.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 640 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 5
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Weekly save-state / GitHub-persist procedure for the fleet — run when weekly usage passes 90% (or the owner asks).
- Works in 5 steps: Order the fleet (one mailbox post) → Compile docs/phase4/RESUME-SESSIONS.md → Verify, then push → …
- Tasks that involve Session handoff
- SKILL.md covers 1. Order the fleet (one…, 2. Compile…, 3. Verify, then push and 4. Report the location — twice, plus 2 more sections
- Calls bash
What it does
Save State is an agent skill from ritchiecarroll/go2cs. Weekly save-state / GitHub-persist procedure for the fleet — run when weekly usage passes 90% (or the owner asks). Produces docs/phase4/RESUME-SESSIONS.md, the paste-ready resume prompt per lane, verified against origin.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k 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. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Golang to C Converter.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Session handoff
Example prompts
- “/save-state”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Order the fleet (one mailbox post)
- Compile docs/phase4/RESUME-SESSIONS.md
- Verify, then push
- Report the location — twice
- What is deliberately NOT persisted
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0457242. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
bash
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
Save State loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 58 tokens; SKILL.md has 640 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 640 words (~1,558 tokens).
“Trigger: the owner says usage is near or past 90% of the weekly limit, or asks for "save state" / "resume script". The limit can arrive fast, so the order goes out at the first mention and the file is…”
- name
- save-state
Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/save-state of ritchiecarroll/go2cs.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0457242
Compare with similar skills
Save State next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save State this skillritchiecarroll/go2cs | 400 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Session Handoff Writercodewhale-hq/Codewhale | 41k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Beadsmatthiasn/lotti | 1.2k | — | ~589 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Gh Issuesserejaris/personal-corp-os | 229 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Swarm Coordinationdralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework | 124 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Learning Aggregator CIpskoett/pskoett-ai-skills | 310 | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Save State
What does Save State do?
Weekly save-state / GitHub-persist procedure for the fleet — run when weekly usage passes 90% (or the owner asks). Save State is an agent skill from ritchiecarroll/go2cs. Weekly save-state / GitHub-persist procedure for the fleet — run when weekly usage passes 90% (or the owner asks).
When should I use Save State?
Save State fits situations like: tasks that involve Session handoff.
How do I install Save State in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/save-state in ritchiecarroll/go2cs) into .claude/skills/save-state in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Save State in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/save-state in ritchiecarroll/go2cs) into .agents/skills/save-state in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Save State 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 ritchiecarroll/go2cs --skill save-state -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/save-state, .gemini/skills/save-state, .github/skills/save-state and .opencode/skills/save-state in your project.
What does Save State need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Save State needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bash). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Save State 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 Save State 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 Save State use?
Save State 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 Save State use?
About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.2k 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 Save State?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Save State: Session Handoff Writer (codewhale-hq/Codewhale, 41k stars), Beads (matthiasn/lotti, 1.2k stars), Gh Issues (serejaris/personal-corp-os, 229 stars) and Swarm Coordination (dralgorhythm/claude-agentic-framework, 124 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Save State?
ritchiecarroll (a GitHub user) maintains it in ritchiecarroll/go2cs, which has 400 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: ritchiecarroll/go2cs on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.