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Agent skill

Claude Handoff

by smontlouis in smontlouis/bible-strong

Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.

GPL-3.0Auto-check passed

Install Claude Handoff

skills CLI
$ npx skills add smontlouis/bible-strong --skill claude-handoff -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install smontlouis/bible-strong claude-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/smontlouis/bible-strong.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/claude-handoff .claude/skills/claude-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
claude-handoff
GitHub stars
171
Used in
5 other repos
Token cost
~321 tokens
SKILL.md length
162 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
GPL-3.0

At a glance

Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.

  • Calls claude

What it does

Claude Handoff is an agent skill from smontlouis/bible-strong. Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.

Its SKILL.md is about 320 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The licence is GPL-3.0.

Example prompts

  • “/claude-handoff”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5c7146a. 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:

    • claude

    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

Claude Handoff loads about 321 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 28 tokens; SKILL.md has 162 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~28
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~321

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 smontlouis/bible-strong at commit 5c7146a, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© smontlouis). 162 words, ~321 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/claude-handoff/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
claude-handoff
description
Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.
argument-hint
What will the next session be used for?
disable-model-invocation
true

Write a handoff summary of the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Instead of saving it, launch a background agent seeded with the summary as its prompt: claude --bg --name "<descriptive name>" "<handoff summary>". It starts in the current working directory and returns immediately; the user manages it with claude agents.

Always pass -n/--name with a descriptive name (e.g. --name "Fix login bug") — it sets the display name shown in the job list, session picker, and terminal title.

Include a "suggested skills" section in the summary, which suggests skills that the agent should invoke.

Do not duplicate content already captured in other artifacts (PRDs, plans, ADRs, issues, commits, diffs). Reference them by path or URL instead.

Redact any sensitive information, such as API keys, passwords, or personally identifiable information — the summary becomes the agent's prompt.

If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the summary accordingly.

© smontlouis, GPL-3.0. 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 .agents/skills/claude-handoff of smontlouis/bible-strong.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5c7146a

Used in 5 other repositories

We found 8 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 5 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in smontlouis/bible-strong, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

Compare with similar skills

Claude Handoff 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.

Claude Handoff compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Claude Handoff this skillsmontlouis/bible-strong1715 repos~321Automated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Handoffalirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~2.5kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Handoffalirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~532Automated safety check: PassMIT
Session Handoff Documentthedotmack/claude-mem99k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Session Handoff Writercodewhale-hq/Codewhale41k—~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Session HandoffEveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin25k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Claude Handoff

What does Claude Handoff do?

Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately. Claude Handoff is an agent skill from smontlouis/bible-strong. Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.

How do I install Claude Handoff in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add smontlouis/bible-strong --skill claude-handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/claude-handoff in smontlouis/bible-strong) into .claude/skills/claude-handoff in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Claude Handoff in Codex?

Run `npx skills add smontlouis/bible-strong --skill claude-handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/claude-handoff in smontlouis/bible-strong) into .agents/skills/claude-handoff in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Claude 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 smontlouis/bible-strong --skill claude-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/claude-handoff, .gemini/skills/claude-handoff, .github/skills/claude-handoff and .opencode/skills/claude-handoff in your project.

What does Claude Handoff need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Claude Handoff needs the command-line tools its instructions call (claude).

Does Claude 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 Claude 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 Claude Handoff use?

Claude Handoff is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Claude Handoff use?

About 321 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.3k 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 Claude Handoff?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Claude Handoff: Handoff (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Handoff (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Session Handoff Document (thedotmack/claude-mem, 99k stars) and Session Handoff Writer (codewhale-hq/Codewhale, 41k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Claude Handoff?

smontlouis (a GitHub user) maintains it in smontlouis/bible-strong, which has 171 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

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