| name | handoff |
|---|---|
| description | Generate a complete handoff document of the current conversation so another LLM (ChatGPT, a fresh Claude, Gemini...) can pick up exactly where this one left off. Use when the user types "handoff", says the session is almost full, mentions hitting the context/usage limit, or wants to continue this conversation in another AI. |
Handoff: continue this conversation in any LLM
You are about to be replaced mid-task. Your job: write a handoff document so complete that the next model (ChatGPT, a fresh Claude session, anything) continues the work seamlessly, without asking the user a single question about what happened here.
Output
Produce ONE markdown document, nothing else. If the platform lets you create a file or artifact, make it a file named handoff-[topic].md. Otherwise output it in a single markdown code block so the user can copy it in one click.
Structure (all sections required)
# Handoff: [one-line topic]
## Context & goal
Who the user is (only what this conversation revealed), what they are trying to
accomplish, and why. 3-5 lines.
## Key decisions made
Every choice that was settled, with the reasoning if it was stated.
Bullet list. These must NOT be re-litigated by the next model.
## Current state
Where the work stands right now. What is done, what is validated,
what is mid-flight.
## Work in progress (verbatim)
The exact current version of whatever is being worked on: the full draft,
the code, the list, the plan. Paste it COMPLETE, word for word.
This is the most important section. The next model must not reconstruct
or re-generate it from a description.
## Rejected paths
What was tried and abandoned, and why. Prevents the next model from
proposing them again.
## Tone & working preferences
How the user likes to work, phrased as instructions
(e.g. "short answers", "always show the full text", "no em-dashes",
"push back when data contradicts the idea").
## Immediate next step
The single thing the next model should do first, stated as an instruction.
Strict rules
- Zero invention. Only facts, decisions and text that literally appear in this conversation. If something is unclear, write "unclear" rather than guessing.
- Verbatim beats summary. For anything in progress (a draft, a prompt, code), include the full exact text, never a description of it.
- Keep every number, name, file path, URL and date exactly as they appeared.
- Write it for a stranger. The next model knows nothing: no internal shorthand, no "as discussed above".
- No preamble, no sign-off. The document starts at
# Handoff:and ends at the next step.