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Handoff skill

Handoff is part of Matt Pocock's engineering skills. Its job is to compact the conversation into a handoff document another agent can pick up. It runs only when you call it by name; the agent never loads it on its own.

When it runs

Only when you ask for it. The skill turns off automatic loading, so the agent never starts it on its own. This is the description it carries:

Compact the current conversation into a handoff document for another agent to pick up.

What ships with it

Besides SKILL.md, the folder carries these. The agent opens them only when a step in the instructions calls for one.

  • agents/ 1 file · 141 B

Install the handoff skill

In Claude Code, run this in a session. It comes from the publisher's own instructions.

Claude Code
/plugin install mattpocock-skills

License: MIT.

In Longwave, add Engineering Skills from the marketplace. It installs all 37 of its skills, and your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads can use them.

Questions people ask

How do I install the handoff skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin install mattpocock-skills. In Longwave, add Engineering Skills from the marketplace, and its skills reach your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads.

Does the agent use the handoff skill automatically?

No. It sets disable-model-invocation in its frontmatter, so the agent never loads it on its own. Ask for it by name when you want it.

Use your skills in every harness.

Longwave installs a skill collection once, and your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads can all use it.