# Handoff

Clipboard-ready handoff prompt for another agent to investigate or continue a task.

- Repository: https://github.com/openclaw/agent-skills (1113 stars)
- Category: AI and agents
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add openclaw/agent-skills --skill handoff -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add openclaw/agent-skills --skill handoff -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add openclaw/agent-skills --skill handoff -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add openclaw/agent-skills --skill handoff -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Clipboard-ready handoff prompt for another agent to investigate or continue a task.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Handoff

Write a clipboard-ready prompt for another agent to investigate, discuss, or work
on a specific task.

Use when the user asks for `handoff <task>`, "write a handoff", "delegate this",
or wants a prompt for another agent.

## Workflow

1. Identify the task from the user text. If the user gives only a short label,
   infer from the current repo, recent discussion, branch name, linked issue/PR,
   docs, and obvious nearby context.
2. Gather enough context to write a useful handoff: repo/product identity,
   relevant issue/PR/branch names, likely modules, constraints, and known
   symptoms. Do not perform the receiving agent's full independent review or
   decide the final technical direction for them.
3. Write a standalone prompt for a fresh agent.
4. Copy the full prompt to the clipboard.
5. Final reply: terse confirmation with the task title. Do not paste the full
   prompt unless the user asks.

## Handoff Prompt Rules

The prompt must:

The rest: https://github.com/openclaw/agent-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/handoff/SKILL.md