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Writes a session handoff report to handoffs/ with project state, work done, decisions, and next steps. Use at session end or after significant work.

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Use handoff to create a dated session handoff report capturing the current project state, completed work, decisions, open issues, and concrete next steps.

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    name: handoffdescription: Writes a session handoff report to handoffs/ with project state, work done, decisions, and next steps. Use at session end or after significant work.allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Glob, Grep

    Write Handoff Report

    Write a session handoff report to preserve context across sessions.

    Steps

    1. Check the most recent file in handoffs/ to understand prior state
    2. Create a new file in handoffs/ named with today's date and time: YYYYMMDD_HHMM.md
    3. Include these sections:
      • Project State — one paragraph summarizing current status
      • Work Completed — bullet list of what was done this session with key results
      • Decisions Made — any choices and their rationale
      • Open Issues — blockers or unresolved items
      • Next Steps — concrete actions for the next session
    4. Verify the file was saved and summarize next steps to the user