# resume-handoff

Reads a handoff document, checks it against the actual repo state, and suggests a way forward. Useful when a session got cut off and the context needs to come back fast.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 480 installs · ★ 3946
- Author: parcadei
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/resume_handoff/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-26
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/resume-handoff

## What it does

This skill picks up work where the previous session stopped. It reads the handoff document in full, then pulls in linked files from `thoughts/shared/plans` and `thoughts/shared/research` directly — not through subagents, so nothing gets lost in the handover.

The next step is analysis: tasks, changes and learnings from the handoff are compared with what the codebase actually looks like now. The skill then proposes a course of action and waits for confirmation. Once confirmed, it builds a todo list with TodoWrite and routes the work to specialist agents — `kraken` for big features, `spark` for quick fixes, `sleuth` for debugging, `oracle` for external docs. Direct implementation is off the table; everything goes through the Task tool.

You can start it with a file path, a ticket number like `ENG-2124`, or no arguments at all — in that case it lists the available handoffs. Files live in `thoughts/shared/handoffs/ENG-XXXX`, and names include a `YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS` timestamp, so the newest one is easy to spot. Without the `thoughts/shared` folder structure there is nothing to search, so that layout is a prerequisite.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill resume-handoff -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill resume_handoff -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill resume_handoff -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill resume_handoff -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 resume_handoff
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill resume_handoff -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --path .claude/skills/resume_handoff
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill resume_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/parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/resume_handoff/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- restore context after a session break
- locate the latest handoff for a ticket number
- verify handoff claims against the current code
- turn action items into a todo list
- hand tasks to a matching specialist agent

## Example prompts
- Resume work from `thoughts/shared/handoffs/ENG-2124/2025-03-14_10-30-00_ENG-2124_description.md`
- Continue from ticket `ENG-2124`
- Show available handoffs and help me pick one to resume

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: resume-handoff
description: Resume work from handoff document with context analysis and validation
---

# Resume work from a handoff document

You are tasked with resuming work from a handoff document through an interactive process. These handoffs contain critical context, learnings, and next steps from previous work sessions that need to be understood and continued.

## Initial Response

When this command is invoked:

1. **If the path to a handoff document was provided**:
   - If a handoff document path was provided as a parameter, skip the default message
   - Immediately read the handoff document FULLY
   - Immediately read any research or plan documents that it links to under `thoughts/shared/plans` or `thoughts/shared/research`. do NOT use a sub-agent to read these critical files.
   - Begin the analysis process by ingesting relevant context from the handoff document, reading additional files it mentions
   - Then propose a course of action to the user and confirm, or ask for clarification on direction.

2. **If a ticket number (like ENG-XXXX) was provided**:
   - locate the most recent handoff document for the ticket. Tickets will be located in `thoughts/shared/handoffs/ENG-XXXX` where `ENG-XXXX` is the ticket number. e.g. for `ENG-2124` the handoffs would be in `thoughts/shared/handoffs/ENG-2124/`. **List this directory's contents.**
   - There may be zero, one or multiple files in the directory.
   - **If there are zero files in the directory, or the directory does not exist**: tell the user: "I'm sorry, I can't seem to find that handoff document. Can you please provide me with a path to it?"
   - **If there is only one file in the directory**: proceed with that handoff
   - **If there are multiple files in the directory**: using the date and time specified in the file name (it will be in the format `YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS` in 24-hour time format), proceed with the _most recent_ handoff document.
   - Immediately read the handoff document FULLY
   - Immediately read any research or plan documents that it links to under `thoughts/shared/plans` or `thoughts/shared/research`; do NOT use a sub-agent to read these critical files.
   - Begin the analysis process by ingesting relevant context from the handoff document, reading additional files it mentions
   - Then propose a course of action to the user and confirm, or ask for clarification on direction.

3. **If no parameters provided**, respond with:
```
````
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