# pulumi-neo-handoff

Turns the current thread into one opening prompt for a new Pulumi Neo task. The handoff is one-way: control goes to Neo and does not come back.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 435 installs · ★ 78
- Author: pulumi
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pulumi/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/delegation/skills/pulumi-neo-handoff/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pulumi-neo-handoff

## What it does

The skill assembles a single starting prompt for Pulumi Neo out of the current thread. Three parts go in: a one-sentence goal, repository pointers (root, branch, working directory, working-tree state, and 3 to 5 files tied to the work), and a compact summary of what was discussed, decided, and left open. Diffs and file contents stay out — Neo reads the local working tree itself, so repeating that in the prompt only eats its opening context.

Before drafting anything, the skill checks that the CLI is there: `command -v pulumi` and `pulumi neo --help`. If that fails it stops and shows the error instead of building a prompt that cannot launch. Then it runs `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`, `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`, and `git status --short`. Outside a git repo the repository section is dropped and only the working directory is recorded. The prompt lands in a temp file from `mktemp` and launches with `pulumi neo "$(cat "$PROMPT_FILE")"`.

The transfer is one-way. Once the task URL is printed the skill exits, and the calling agent does not get control back. It will not commit, push, or touch your working tree — your git state stays yours. It also only fires on an explicit handoff request; asking what Neo can do, or simply working on infrastructure, is not a trigger.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pulumi/agent-skills --skill pulumi-neo-handoff -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pulumi/agent-skills --skill pulumi-neo-handoff -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pulumi/agent-skills --skill pulumi-neo-handoff -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pulumi/agent-skills pulumi-neo-handoff
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pulumi-neo-handoff/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pulumi/agent-skills --skill pulumi-neo-handoff -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pulumi/agent-skills --path delegation/skills/pulumi-neo-handoff
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pulumi/agent-skills --skill pulumi-neo-handoff -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/pulumi/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/delegation/skills/pulumi-neo-handoff/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- hand off unfinished work from Claude to Pulumi Neo
- build a starting prompt with goal, branch and file list
- compress a long conversation into a short summary for a new agent
- check that the pulumi CLI and `pulumi neo` work before launching
- get the Neo task URL and stop without touching git state

## Example prompts
- Hand this off to Neo and apply the staging migration
- Continue in Neo: finish the config for the new environment
- Hand off to Neo — goal: sort out the failing preview

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

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---
name: pulumi-neo-handoff
description: Hand off the current thread to a new Pulumi Neo task as a one-way transfer. Use when the user explicitly asks to hand off, send, transfer, or continue current work in Pulumi Neo (e.g. "hand this to Neo", "continue in Neo", "/neo-handoff"). Do not load when the user only mentions Neo, asks what Neo can do, asks for an AI-written PR or preview explanation, or hands off to a different agent.
---

# Pulumi Neo Handoff

Transfer the current in-progress work to a new Pulumi Neo task. This is a one-way handoff: control passes to Neo and does not return to the calling agent.

## Calling agent behavior

When this skill activates, act as a handoff coordinator, not the operator:

- Do not narrate the handoff turn-by-turn. The user has decided; carry it out quietly.
- Do not paste the assembled prompt body into chat. Show only the temp file path so the user can inspect on demand.
- Do not continue working on the task after launching. Exit cleanly once the task URL is returned.

## What gets transferred

The Neo task receives a single opening prompt with three sections:

1. **Goal** — one sentence describing what Neo should do next.
2. **Repository pointers** — repo root, branch, working directory, working-tree state, and 3 to 5 files most relevant to the in-progress work.
3. **Conversation summary** — a compact account of what has been discussed, decided, and left open.

Do not include diffs, full file contents, or tool output. Neo sees the local working tree directly (including uncommitted changes); duplicating that content wastes Neo's opening context.

## Workflow

### 0. Preflight

Verify the CLI is available before drafting anything:

```bash
command -v pulumi >/dev/null || { echo "pulumi CLI not installed"; exit 1; }
pulumi neo --help >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "pulumi neo unavailable — run 'pulumi login' or upgrade the CLI"; exit 1; }
```

If preflight fails, surface the error to the user and stop. Do not assemble the prompt only to fail at launch.

### 1. Determine the goal

The goal is one sentence describing what Neo should do next. If the user's handoff message contains it ("hand this off to Neo and apply the staging migration"), use it directly. Otherwise ask once: "What would you like Neo to do next?"
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