| name | handoff-test |
| description | Naive reader handoff test. Audits the session's primary artifact(s) for self-containedness before context is lost. Use before compaction, /clear, or end-of-session. Identifies what the artifact assumes but doesn't say.
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Handoff Test
The Naive Reader
A fresh Claude instance with CLAUDE.md and tooling but nothing from this conversation. The only things that exist for it are what's written in persistent artifacts.
Process
- Identify what was created or modified this session. Read each artifact in full.
- From the naive reader perspective, find implicit dependencies:
- Session-local terminology used without definition
- References to "the bug," "the approach," "what we discussed" without grounding
- Decisions recorded without rationale (a future reader needs why to know when the decision expires)
- Scope assumed but not stated
- Next steps that depend on conversation memory
- Report gaps. For each: what's missing, where it goes, concrete suggested text. Offer to apply fixes.
If the artifact passes, say so in one sentence.