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# Handoff ## Overview Produce a detailed, self-contained context summary that lets work continue in a brand-new session with no access to this one. The output is printed to the chat for the user to copy and paste — it is NOT written to a file. ## When to Use - The current context is long and answer quality is degrading. - You want to start fresh while preserving essential context. - The context window is approaching capacity. - You need to carry context to another machine, tool, or teammate. **Not this skill:** a short durable fact for future sessions → write a memory file in the persistent memory directory and index it in `MEMORY.md` (auto-loaded each session). `handoff` only prints to chat; never write memory files from here — the two channels serve different lifetimes. **Handoff-first policy:** the first auto-compact of every session is intercepted by the `handoff-first-precompact` PreCompact hook. When that interception message appears, this skill IS the first option: print the handoff immediately and tell the user to `/clear` and paste it into the fresh session. Only if the user chooses to keep the session does the next auto-compact proceed normally. If the session has no meaningful work to preserve, say so and stop. ## The Gate — should this be a handoff at all? Ordered tree, run before producing anything; first yes wins. Every move except Continue trades the session — a primary source — for a summary of it, so rule out the cheap options first. (Adapted from mat