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# Handoff ## Goal Create a compact continuation artifact that lets another agent resume the task without re-reading the entire thread or losing important decisions. ## Trigger conditions - The user asks for a handoff, checkpoint, resume note, or context summary. - The current thread is long or close to compaction. - Work must pause before validation, review, merge, or release. ## When to use - Use when another agent, thread, or future session must continue the same work. - Use before compacting a long-running implementation or review thread. ## When not to use - Do not use for a final answer when the task is complete. - Do not use to replace source files, issues, PR descriptions, or validation logs. ## Inputs to inspect - Latest user instruction, current objective, changed files, validation commands, failures, and blockers. - Use `git status --short` and `git diff --stat` when working inside a repository. ## Rules - Reference files, diffs, PRs, issues, and reports by path or URL instead of duplicating content. - Include only decisions, evidence, validation status, blockers, and next steps needed to continue. - Separate confirmed facts from assumptions. - Keep secrets out of the handoff. ## Workflow 1. Identify the objective and the latest user instruction. 2. Summarize decisions and why they were made. 3. List changed files or active work areas. 4. Record commands run and their outcomes. 5. Name blockers, risks, and missing approvals. 6. End with the next concre