# handover-author

Builds author-facing documentation for an AEM Edge Delivery Services project: blocks, templates, configuration sheets and publishing flow.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 711 installs · ★ 310
- Author: adobe
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/adobe/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/aem/project-management/skills/handover-author/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/handover-author

## What it does

The skill walks the project step by step. It resolves the Config Service organization, pulls the site list from the API, then reads content structure, blocks, page templates and configuration sheets. Output lands in `project-guides/` as a guide for content authors. Handy when a new team of content managers takes over a site and needs to know what lives where.

It only runs inside an AEM Edge Delivery Services project. The skill checks for `scripts/aem.js` and stops if the file is missing. The organization name is asked as plain text and saved to `.claude-plugin/project-config.json`; the auth token is read from `~/.aem/ims-token.json`, and when there is none the skill calls `aem-project-management:auth` first. Site data comes from the Config Service API, since `fstab.yaml` and the README are not reliable for that.

Tools used are Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep and Skill. A PDF is generated at the end. Several sites mean a repoless setup, one site means the standard one.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill handover-author -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/handover-author/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/handover-author/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill handover-author -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/handover-author/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill handover-author -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/handover-author/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install adobe/skills handover-author
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/handover-author/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill handover-author -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/adobe/skills --path plugins/aem/project-management/skills/handover-author
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/handover-author/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill handover-author -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/adobe/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/aem/project-management/skills/handover-author/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write an authoring guide when a project changes hands
- list available blocks and their variants
- record page templates and the metadata fields they need
- document configuration sheets and placeholders
- produce a PDF from the project analysis

## Example prompts
- generate an authoring guide for this project
- analyze the blocks and templates and write the docs into project-guides/
- prepare handover documentation for content managers and export a PDF

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: handover-author
description: Generate comprehensive documentation for content authors taking over an AEM Edge Delivery Services project. Use when onboarding content authors, training content managers, or creating author-focused handover documentation — analyzes project structure and produces a complete authoring guide with blocks, templates, configurations, and publishing workflows.
license: Apache-2.0
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Skill, Glob, Grep
metadata:
  version: "1.0.0"
---

# Project Handover - Authoring

Generate a complete authoring guide for content authors and content managers. Analyzes the project and produces actionable documentation.

---

## Step 0: Navigate to Project Root (CONDITIONAL)

Skip if `allGuides` is set in `.claude-plugin/project-config.json` (orchestrator already validated).

```bash
ALL_GUIDES=$(cat .claude-plugin/project-config.json 2>/dev/null | node -e "
  const d = require('fs').readFileSync(0,'utf8');
  try { console.log(JSON.parse(d).allGuides ? 'true' : ''); } catch(e) { console.log(''); }
")
if [ -z "$ALL_GUIDES" ]; then
  cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
  ls scripts/aem.js
fi
```

If `scripts/aem.js` does not exist, tell the user this skill requires an AEM Edge Delivery Services project and stop.

All subsequent steps operate from project root. Guides are created at `project-guides/`.

---

## Execution Checklist

```markdown
- [ ] Phase 0: Get org name and authenticate
- [ ] Phase 1: Gather project information from Config Service API
- [ ] Phase 2: Analyze content structure
- [ ] Phase 3: Document blocks and templates
- [ ] Phase 4: Document configuration sheets
- [ ] Phase 5: Generate PDF
```

---

## Phase 0: Get Organization Name and Authenticate

### 0.1 Check for Saved Organization

```bash
cat .claude-plugin/project-config.json 2>/dev/null | node -e "
  const d = require('fs').readFileSync(0,'utf8');
  try { const o = JSON.parse(d).org; if(o) console.log('org: ' + o); } catch(e) {}
"
```

### 0.2 Prompt for Organization Name (If Not Saved)

If no org name is found, ask the user:

> "What is your Config Service organization name? This is the `{org}` part of your Edge Delivery Services URLs (e.g., `https://main--site--{org}.aem.page`). The org name may differ from your GitHub organization."

Ask as a plain text question — not `AskUserQuestion` with options. Organization name is mandatory.

### 0.3 Save Organization Name

```bash
mkdir -p .claude-plugin
grep -qxF '.claude-plugin/' .gitignore 2>/dev/null || echo '.claude-plugin/' >> .gitignore

if [ -f .claude-plugin/project-config.json ]; then
````
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