/cs-handoff

/cs:handoff — Session Handoff

Command: /cs:handoff <next-session-focus>

Hand off the current conversation to a fresh agent. Tailored to the focus argument.

When to Run

• Ending a long session; want continuity
• Switching contexts mid-flight
• Handing work to another team/person/agent
• Starting a parallel session that needs current state

The Five Sections (per Matt Pocock)

1. Goal of next session — outcome the next session must achieve (tailored to focus)
2. State of play — done / in-progress / blocking, with paths + refs
3. Open decisions — what the next agent must decide, with options + current leans
4. Skills to use — concrete list from skill_recommender.py
5. Artifacts — paths + URLs ONLY (never inline content)

Hard Rule (Matt's)

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

The artifact_deduplicator.py enforces this — FAIL verdict blocks the handoff.

Workflow

# 1. Generate template tailored to focus
python ../skills/handoff/scripts/handoff_template_generator.py \
  --next-focus "<focus from command argument>" \
  --mktemp

# 2. Fill in the 5 sections from current conversation state

# 3. Pre-flight: dedup check
python ../skills/handoff/scripts/artifact_deduplicator.py path/to/draft.md
#   CLEAN or WARN (with justified findings) → proceed
#   FAIL → refactor; replace duplicated content with refs

# 4. Populate skills section
python ../skills/handoff/scripts/skill_recommender.py path/to/draft.md
#   Use top recommendations for "Skills to use"

# 5. Share the file path. Next agent reads + acts.

Tailoring Logic

Focus argument keyword	Section emphasis
ship/deploy/PR	Deployment commands, checks, approvers, rollback
review/audit	Checklist, sensitive files, similar patterns
debug/fix/investigate	Symptom, repro steps, tried-already
design/plan/scope	Outcome, constraints, rejected alternatives
test/qa	Test plan, existing coverage, edge cases
(other)	Immediate action, blocker, files, open decisions

Length Target

50-100 lines. Anything longer probably duplicates an artifact.

Related

• Agent: cs-handoff-author
• Skill: handoff
• Adjacent: /cs:caveman, /cs:grill-me, /cs:write-a-skill

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Version: 1.0.0 Derived: Matt Pocock's handoff (MIT) + this repo's wrapper