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Produces and refreshes `.docs/handoff.md`, a 200-line session-continuity runbook for coding agents. Captures git state, working-tree changes, last validation commands, session decisions, blockers, resume checklist, references, and greenfield scaffolds. Triggers on: "update handoff", "session handoff", "refresh handoff", "/handoff", "/handoff init", "resume checklist", "cold-start primer". Use this skill when ending, pausing, resuming, or transferring in-flight project work across agent sessions.

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# Handoff Maintains `.docs/handoff.md` as the project-local cold-start primer for the next coding agent or human developer. The file captures transient session state only: what changed, what was decided, what is blocked, and exactly how to resume. ## Reference Files | File | Contents | Load When | | --- | --- | --- | | `references/schema.md` | Verbatim handoff schema and line-budget rules | Always before writing | | `references/authority-boundaries.md` | Boundary between handoff, memory, CLAUDE.md, plans, and git | Always before writing | ## When To Use | Use handoff | Use another surface | | --- | --- | | In-flight work, uncommitted edits, current branch, blockers, resume steps | `git log` for committed history | | Session-scoped decisions and failed approaches | Memory or ADRs for durable project facts | | Immediate validation state and exact next command | `CLAUDE.md` for stable setup instructions | | Current roadmap cursor | Plan files for strategic roadmap content | ## Triggers - Direct commands: `/handoff`, `/handoff init` - Refresh phrases: "update handoff", "session handoff", "refresh handoff", "save handoff" - Resume phrases: "cold-start primer", "resume checklist", "handoff to next session" - Stop hook: refresh silently when `.docs/handoff.md` already exists ## Prerequisites - `git` available in the project root. - Project write access for `.docs/handoff.md`. - Optional project-local marker files: - `.docs/handoff.last-validation` containing the last veri...

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Author
Mathews-Tom
Repository
Mathews-Tom/armory
Created
5 months ago
Last Updated
4 days ago
Language
Python
License
MIT

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