Can I use this skill to hand off work to non-Claude agents?

Yes. While it has specific optimizations for Codex, the structured summary format is designed to be readable and actionable by any AI agent or human developer.

What is the difference between an Inbound and Outbound handoff?

An Outbound handoff is used when you finish a task and need to document it for the next agent. An Inbound handoff is the process of reading, orienting, and verifying work received from another agent.

How does the Handoff skill save tokens?

It uses a 'reference, don't copy' approach. By providing specific git branch names and commit hashes, the receiving agent can inspect the diffs directly from the repository instead of reading large blocks of pasted code.

Why are test results mandatory in the handoff summary?

Mandatory test results ensure that the receiving agent is picking up a stable codebase. This prevents 'hallucinated' progress and stops agents from building on top of broken logic.

Agent Handoff

Name: Agent Handoff
Author: marcusglee11

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Collaboration Tools

Streamlines communication between AI agents by generating structured handoff summaries that minimize token usage and maximize context.

The Handoff skill is a specialized utility designed to facilitate seamless transitions between different AI agents or development cycles. It provides a standardized framework for documenting work progress, including branch details, commit references, test results, and specific next steps. By prioritizing commit hashes over raw code snippets, it significantly reduces token consumption while ensuring the receiving agent—whether Claude Code, Codex, or another tool—has the exact coordinates needed to resume work without redundant investigation or inefficient narrative explanations.

Key Features

01Specialized templates for Codex task prompt generation

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03Structured outbound handoff summaries with mandatory formatting

04Integrated compact context refreshment to maintain workflow state

05Automated state verification using git status and pytest integration

06Inbound handoff parsing and protocol for verifying agent claims

Use Cases

01Resuming a complex development task with full context after a session break

02Transferring a coding task from Claude Code to Codex for specialized implementation

03Summarizing a completed build cycle or sprint for a different agent to review

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add marcusglee11/lifeos handoff

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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