Claude Handoff
Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.
Install
/plugin marketplace add mattpocock/skillsThe repo is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. Run /plugin afterwards to pick the plugin that includes this skill.
npx skills add mattpocock/skills --skill claude-handoffgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mattpocock/skills.git /tmp/skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skills/skills/in-progress/claude-handoff ~/.claude/skills/claude-handoffPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
Write a handoff summary of the current conversation so a fresh agent can continue the work. Save it to the temporary directory of the user's OS, then launch a background agent seeded with it as its prompt: `claude --bg --name "<descriptive name>" -- "$(cat <summary file>)"`. Passing the file keeps the shell from running backticks or expanding `$` in the summary. It starts in the current working directory and returns immediately; the user manages it with `claude agents`. Always pass `-n`/`--name` with a descriptive name (e.g. `--name "Fix login bug"`); it sets the display name shown in the job list, session picker, and terminal title. Include a "suggested skills" section in the summary, naming which skills the next agent should call the Skill tool for. Do not duplicate content already captured in other artifacts (specs, plans, ADRs, issues, commits, diffs). Reference them by path or URL instead. Redact any sensitive information, such as API keys, passwords, or personally identifiable information, since the summary becomes the agent's prompt. If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the summary accordingly.
Details
- Skill name
claude-handoff- Repository
- mattpocock/skills
- Path
skills/in-progress/claude-handoff/SKILL.md- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 30 October 2026
- Listed in
- VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills
FAQ
What does the Claude Handoff skill do?
Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.
How do I install the Claude Handoff skill?
Claude Code plugin: /plugin marketplace add mattpocock/skills. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Claude Handoff popular?
It lives in mattpocock/skills, which has 307,829 GitHub stars and 25,903 forks, and is included in 1 curated skill list.
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