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Command

create_handoff

From humanlayer

Create handoff document for transferring work to another session

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/create_handoff

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humanlayer/humanlayer
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Actively maintained
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Source file
.claude/commands/create_handoff.md

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# Create Handoff

You are tasked with writing a handoff document to hand off your work to another agent in a new session. You will create a handoff document that is thorough, but also **concise**. The goal is to compact and summarize your context without losing any of the key details of what you're working on.


## Process
### 1. Filepath & Metadata
Use the following information to understand how to create your document:
    - create your file under `thoughts/shared/handoffs/ENG-XXXX/YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS_ENG-ZZZZ_description.md`, where:
        - YYYY-MM-DD is today's date
        - HH-MM-SS is the hours, minutes and seconds based on the current time, in 24-hour format (i.e. use `13:00` for `1:00 pm`)
        - ENG-XXXX is the ticket number (replace with `general` if no ticket)
        - ENG-ZZZZ is the ticket number (omit if no ticket)
        - description is a brief kebab-case description
    - Run the `scripts/spec_metadata.sh` script to generate all relevant metadata
    - Examples:
        - With ticket: `2025-01-08_13-55-22_ENG-2166_create-context-compaction.md`
        - Without ticket: `2025-01-08_13-55-22_create-context-compaction.md`

### 2. Handoff writing.
using the above conventions, write your document. use the defined filepath, and the following YAML frontmatter pattern. Use the metadata gathered in step 1, Structure the document with YAML frontmatter followed by
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