Handoff
SkillAI & modelsTransfer context to a new focused session. Use when starting a new phase of work, handing off to a new session, or when context needs to be summarized for continuation. Triggers on "handoff", "transfer context", "start new session with context", or when the user wants to continue work in a fresh session.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Handoff skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by vaayne/agent-kit in skills/handoff/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Generate a session summary and write it to handoff.md so a new session can pick up where this one left off.
Workflow
- Analyze the current session — gather goals, progress, decisions, file changes, blockers, and next steps.
- Write
handoff.md— save the summary tohandoff.mdin the project root (overwrite if exists). - Guide the user — tell the user to start a new session with:
read handoff.md and continue the work.
Handoff File Template
Write handoff.md using this structure:
# Handoff
## Goal
[Original objective of this session]
## Progress
- [What was completed]
- [What was partially done]
## Key Decisions
- [Decision 1 and why]
- [Decision 2 and why]
## Files Changed
- `path/to/file1` — [what changed]
- `path/to/file2` — [what changed]
## Current State
[Where things stand right now — what works, what doesn't]
## Blockers / Gotchas
- [Any issues, edge cases, or warnings for the next session]
## Next Steps
1. [Concrete next action]
2. [Follow-up action]
Guidelines
- Be self-contained — the new session must understand the full picture without the old conversation.
- Be concise — include only what's relevant; skip empty sections.
- Focus on decisions and rationale — what was decided and why, not the full discussion.
- List concrete files with context — path + what changed, not just paths.
- State next steps as actionable tasks — clear enough to execute immediately.
After Writing
Confirm the file was written and instruct the user:
handoff.mdhas been saved. To continue in a new session, start with:read handoff.md and continue the work
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 53
- Forks
- 4
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
- Hacker News mentions
- 20
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
handoff-vaayne- Source
- github.com/vaayne/agent-kit