handoff-skill
Claude skill: turn your current conversation into a complete handoff document so any LLM can pick up exactly where you left off
Install with your AI
Paste into Claude Code, Cursor, or any agent — it reads the repo and wires the tool into your project.
Install and set up handoff-skill (claude-skill project) into my current project. Found on https://claudeers.com/handoff-skill Repo: https://github.com/ToolMonsters/handoff-skill Homepage/docs: — Detected install method: claude-skill → # copy this skill into .claude/skills/handoff-skill/ Category: skills. Platforms: api, desktop. Read the repo's README for exact setup and env vars, then install it and wire it into my project. Claudeers Health Verdict: active; community-verified: false. Confirm the source before running anything.
# copy the skill dir into your project: # .claude/skills/handoff-skill/ (or ~/.claude/skills/handoff-skill/ for all projects)
git clone https://github.com/ToolMonsters/handoff-skill
// compatibility
| Platforms | api, desktop |
|---|---|
| Operating systems | — |
| AI compatibility | claude |
| License | MIT |
| Pricing | open-source |
| Language | — |
handoff
A Claude skill that generates a complete handoff document of your current conversation, so another LLM (ChatGPT, a fresh Claude session, Gemini, anything) can pick up exactly where this one left off.
Hitting the context limit mid-task is the worst moment to lose your work. This skill turns the whole session into one portable markdown document: the goal, every decision made, the exact current draft or code (verbatim, not summarized), what was already tried and rejected, and the single next step. Paste it into any model and keep going.
What you get
One markdown file with these sections:
- Context & goal: who you are and what you're trying to accomplish
- Key decisions made: settled choices the next model must not re-litigate
- Current state: what's done, what's validated, what's mid-flight
- Work in progress (verbatim): the full exact draft, code, or plan, word for word
- Rejected paths: what was tried and abandoned, so it doesn't get proposed again
- Tone & working preferences: how you like to work, phrased as instructions
- Immediate next step: the first thing the next model should do
The skill enforces zero invention: only facts that literally appear in the conversation make it into the document.
Install
Claude Code
Clone straight into your personal skills folder:
git clone https://github.com/ToolMonsters/handoff-skill ~/.claude/skills/handoff
Or for a single project, clone into .claude/skills/handoff inside the repo.
Claude apps (claude.ai / desktop)
Upload the SKILL.md file as a skill in Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
Use
Type any of these in a conversation:
/handoff
or just say "handoff", "I'm about to hit the context limit", or "I want to continue this in ChatGPT".
Claude writes handoff-[topic].md. Open your next session anywhere, paste the document, and continue.
Why the "verbatim" rule matters
Most handoff attempts fail because the summary describes the work instead of carrying it. A description of your draft forces the next model to regenerate it, and it never comes back the same. This skill requires the full exact text of anything in progress, which is the difference between resuming and restarting.
License
MIT
Made by Yonathan Cohen (Tool Monsters)
// faq
What is handoff-skill?
Claude skill: turn your current conversation into a complete handoff document so any LLM can pick up exactly where you left off. It is open-source on GitHub.
Is handoff-skill free to use?
handoff-skill is open-source under the MIT license, so it is free to use.
What category does handoff-skill belong to?
handoff-skill is listed under skills in the Claudeers registry of Claude-compatible tools.
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