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“Write or update a handoff document so the next agent with fresh context can continue this work.”
Install Session Handoff Notes
$ npx skills add ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill handoff -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ykdojo/claude-code-tips 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/ykdojo/claude-code-tips.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .claude/skills/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 "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips/tree/main/skills/handoff into .claude/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/ykdojo/claude-code-tips/tree/main/skills/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 ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill handoff -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ykdojo/claude-code-tips handoff --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .agents/skills/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 "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips/tree/main/skills/handoff into .agents/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill handoff -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ykdojo/claude-code-tips handoff --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .cursor/skills/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 "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips/tree/main/skills/handoff into .cursor/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/ykdojo/claude-code-tips.git --path skills/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 ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill handoff -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ykdojo/claude-code-tips handoff --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .gemini/skills/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 "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips/tree/main/skills/handoff into .gemini/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 ykdojo/claude-code-tips 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 ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill handoff -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .github/skills/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 "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips/tree/main/skills/handoff into .github/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill 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 ykdojo/claude-code-tips handoff --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/handoff .opencode/skills/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 "handoff" agent skill from https://github.com/ykdojo/claude-code-tips/tree/main/skills/handoff into .opencode/skills/handoff/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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
handoff- GitHub stars
- 10k
- Token cost
- ~203 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 107 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 9
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
- Works in 3 steps: Check if HANDOFF.md already exists in… → If it exists, read it first to… → Create or update the document with
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
About this skill
Session Handoff Notes is a skill in ykdojo/claude-code-tips (10k stars). Its SKILL.md is about 203 tokens. Licence: Custom licence.
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Check if HANDOFF.md already exists in the project
- If it exists, read it first to understand prior context before updating
- Create or update the document with
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 577ac89. 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 Notes loads about 203 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 107 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 107 words (~203 tokens).
“Write or update a handoff document so the next agent with fresh context can continue this work.”
- name
- handoff
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/handoff of ykdojo/claude-code-tips.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 577ac89
Compare with similar skills
Session Handoff Notes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session Handoff Notes this skillykdojo/claude-code-tips | 10k | — | ~203 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Orca CLIstablyai/orca | 87k | 2 repos | ~593 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Coding Agent Session Findercode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent | 70k | 1 repos | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Beads Task Memorygastownhall/beads | 28k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Session History Searchslopus/happy | 24k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paseo Agent Handoffgetpaseo/paseo | 20k | 1 repos | ~606 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Session Handoff Notes
How do I install Session Handoff Notes in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill handoff -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/handoff in ykdojo/claude-code-tips) into .claude/skills/handoff in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Session Handoff Notes in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ykdojo/claude-code-tips --skill handoff -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/handoff in ykdojo/claude-code-tips) into .agents/skills/handoff in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Session Handoff Notes 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 ykdojo/claude-code-tips --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 Session Handoff Notes need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Session Handoff Notes is instructions for the agent only.
Does Session Handoff Notes 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 Notes 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 Notes use?
Session Handoff Notes 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 Session Handoff Notes use?
About 203 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 812 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 Notes?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Session Handoff Notes: Orca CLI (stablyai/orca, 87k stars), Coding Agent Session Finder (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars), Beads Task Memory (gastownhall/beads, 28k stars) and Session History Search (slopus/happy, 24k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Session Handoff Notes?
ykdojo (a GitHub user) maintains it in ykdojo/claude-code-tips, which has 10,202 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 25, 2026.
Source: ykdojo/claude-code-tips on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.