claude-handoff
Skill27 starsChanged 38 days agoMITView on GitHub
Hand the current conversation off to a fresh background agent that picks up the work immediately.
64 other projects use a version of this, 46 of them edited; 1 new project in the last 4 weeks, against 0 the 4 before.
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Surging: 1 new project took it in the last 4 weeks, none the 4 weeks before.thin data
Most recently taken up by
- geoffbremner/skillsword for word, first seen Nov 15, 2026
- QiYueran-source/waymarkword for word, first seen Nov 15, 2026
- 5thlayer/skillworksword for word, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- dfirmin/compassedited, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- op3616windows/skillsword for word, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- itsryanarmani/skillsedited, first seen Nov 8, 2026
Used with
Projects with it also use batch-grill-me and setup-skills.
Other files people use alongside this one.
Files found in the same public projects as a version of this one, more often than they turn up anywhere else. Each project counts once, large collections count for less, and this file's own repository is left out.
boyingliu01Skillbatch-grill-me
A relentless interview that asks every frontier question at once, round by round. Thin alias of `grilling` (#540) — upstream mattpocock/skills absorbed this protocol into grilling; XP-Gate keeps this name as the sprint-flow Phase 2 entry point so orchestration docs stay stable.
Also in 4 projects that use this
GitHubSkillsetup-skills
Configures shared sources and drafts context with independent writers. Plain/fresh setup offers installation of user-named packages and reuses built-in browser capabilities, adding browser tooling only for an evidenced required-check gap. Use for setup, source repair, writing context or refreshing drafts. Configure-only skips tooling and authoring; installations and activation require separate approval.
Also in 3 projects that use this
Other versions64 projects use a version of this.
Word for word · 11
- mattpocock/skills★ 309k100% same
- tt-a1i/matt-skills-with-to-goal★ 192100% same
- QiYueran-source/waymark★ 112100% same
- caterpi11ar/giclaw★ 9100% same
- geoffbremner/skills★ 4100% same
- op3616windows/skills★ 1100% same
- vincenzo345/skills★ 1100% same
- ZeroTokenClaw/agents-skills★ 1100% same
- 5thlayer/skillworks★ 0100% same
- mujtbabbas/skills★ 0100% same
1 more not listed
Edited · 46
- loulanyue/skills★ 23179% same
- Tresnanda/kybern★ 8391% same
- VoDaiLocz/kilo-kit-mcp★ 2891% same
- George-RD/design-studio★ 1091% same
- getmodern-ai/graft★ 991% same
- GAGAA-HUE/ASHUO-claude-skills★ 579% same
- hsynozdamar-byte/claude-skills-edited★ 491% same
- miklschmidt/archboard★ 391% same
- 47thtechcorner/RayCodes_Mattpocock_Skills★ 279% same
- AaronAbuUsama/whatsappd★ 279% same
36 more not listed
Wrote their own version · 7
- vinvcn/mattpocock-skills-zh-CN★ 5.5ksame name
- devcxl/mattpocock-skills-zh★ 522same name
- WenWuZhiDao/mattpocock-skills-zh★ 27same name
- Boom-Vitt/skills-thai★ 5same name
- shumingyang-opencode/mattpocock-skills-zh-tw★ 3same name
- Artknighty/skills-ptbr★ 0same name
- dafnrs/claude-session-handoff★ 0same name
How matches are found. Word for word: the exact same text. Edited: shares passages with this file (“99% same” means 99% of its five-word phrases also appear here; 10% or more counts). Their own version: similar meaning, or, weakest, the same name. We can’t tell which project had it first. Projects are counted among the 200 most-starred candidates, and mentions are links to the repository we found, up to 50 per site, so both counts are a floor.
In this repository45 other files it gives its agents.
- CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- ask-mattSkill
- codebase-designSkill
- code-reviewSkill
- diagnosing-bugsSkill
- domain-modelingSkill
- grill-with-docsSkill
- implementSkill
- implement-specSkill
- improve-codebase-architectureSkill
- prototypeSkill
- prSkill
- researchSkill
- retroSkill
- setup-matt-pocock-skillsSkill
- tddSkill
- to-specSkill
- to-ticketsSkill
- triageSkill
- wayfinderSkill
- wizardSkill
- chief-of-staffSkill
- loop-meSkill
- setup-ts-deep-modulesSkill
- software-factorySkill
- writing-beatsSkill
- writing-fragmentsSkill
- writing-shapeSkill
- git-guardrails-claude-codeSkill
- migrate-to-shoehornSkill
- scaffold-exercisesSkill
- setup-pre-commitSkill
- grillingSkill
- grill-meSkill
- handoffSkill
- teachSkill
- to-questionnaireSkill
- wait-whatSkill
- writing-for-agentsSkill
- ask-scienceSkill
- desk-researchSkill
- experimentSkill
- lab-notebookSkill
- promoteSkill
- setup-scienceSkill
The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
3 rules. 2 are common, 0 are distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.
2
Common
Most of the 47 edited versions we read keep these.
0
Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
1
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Very specific: line 10
Always pass -n/--name with a descriptive name (e.g.
- Common: line 14
Do not duplicate content already captured in other artifacts (specs, plans, ADRs, issues, commits, diffs).
- Common: line 18
If the user passed arguments, treat them as a description of what the next session will focus on and tailor the summary accordingly.
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 47 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
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.
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