Claude Code mod
auto-handoff
Hands a Claude Code session off to a fresh one before the context fills: a Haiku-written brief, /clear, and a seed that points the new session at the brief.
Install
git clone https://github.com/alexknowshtml/claude-auto-handoff.git
claude --plugin-dir ./claude-auto-handoff/.The repo has no marketplace file, so load the plugin folder directly with --plugin-dir.
What it can access
- Reach
- L2Writes or runs: runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads the transcript, persists state, draws
- Sees
- every tool call, compaction, every prompt, classic hooks
- Draws in
AbovePromptUserMessage- Hooks
turn.completetool.callturn.stepsession.compactui.renderprompt.submitclassic.SessionStart
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How Claude Code mods work
- A mod is a plugin with a JavaScript or TypeScript module that runs inside Claude Code (version 2.1.287 or later). It can draw panes beside the transcript, a band above the prompt, buttons and toasts, restyle the spinner and tool rows, and watch or rewrite tool calls and prompts.
- It installs like any plugin: add its marketplace with /plugin marketplace add owner/repo, then /plugin install name@marketplace.
- Check what a mod can reach before installing: it runs with your permissions. Reach goes from drawing only, to reading files, to writing files or running processes, to the network. Run claude plugin validate on a clone to list its hooks and calls without running it.
- Turn one off from the Installed tab in /plugin, or start Claude Code with --safe-mode to skip every customization for a session.
Details
- Repository
- alexknowshtml/claude-auto-handoff
- Folder
.- Author
- Alex Hillman
- License
- MIT
- Last updated
- 4 October 2026
- Listed in
- awesome-claude-code-mods
FAQ
What is auto-handoff?
Hands a Claude Code session off to a fresh one before the context fills: a Haiku-written brief, /clear, and a seed that points the new session at the brief. It is a mod for Claude Code, from alexknowshtml/claude-auto-handoff on GitHub.
What can the auto-handoff mod access?
Its widest reach is "writes or runs" (runs processes, writes files, drives Claude, reads files, reads env vars, reads the transcript, persists state, draws). It sees every tool call, compaction, every prompt, classic hooks. It draws in AbovePrompt, UserMessage. Like any mod, it runs with your permissions.
How do I install auto-handoff?
Clone alexknowshtml/claude-auto-handoff and start Claude Code with --plugin-dir pointing at the mod's folder (.).
Is auto-handoff popular?
alexknowshtml/claude-auto-handoff has 114 GitHub stars and 0 forks, and is included in 1 curated Claude Code list. It was last updated on 4 October 2026.
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