| name | ai-handoff |
| description | Prepare a Claude Code project for Codex handoff. Use when the user wants to move work from Claude Code to Codex after rate limits, asks for `$ai-handoff FOLDER`, wants Codex to read recent Claude conversations, convert CLAUDE.md guidance into AGENTS.md, inspect Claude MCPs/skills/plugins, run a dry-run/apply handoff workflow, or make a project ready for Codex continuity. |
AI Handoff
Overview
Use this skill to prepare a project folder for Codex using local Claude Code context. The bundled CLI scans CLAUDE.md, recent Claude Code sessions, local Claude settings, MCP candidates, skills, plugins, and Codex readiness; the default human flow is a one-time wizard. Project-local handoff files are applied only after confirmation, and Codex-wide installs run only after a separate explicit confirmation.
Quick Start
Before running the CLI, set a goal when the goal tool is available:
Prepare <folder> for Codex handoff from Claude Code context.
Run the bundled CLI from this skill:
python3 /path/to/ai-handoff/scripts/ai_handoff.py /path/to/project
When this repo is available, the wrapper is:
bin/ai-handoff /path/to/project
Workflow
- Resolve the target folder and verify it exists.
- Run the wizard for normal handoff work. It first asks for the handoff flow.
Claude Code -> Codex is supported now; Codex -> Claude Code is shown as unavailable for a later flow.
- In the Claude context step, default to the latest three relevant Claude conversations, show the selected conversations, choose more conversations, or skip Claude context. Changing the conversation selection must refresh transcript usage and Codex-wide candidate relevance before the Codex-wide step. If the user selects more conversations, show the resulting selected set instead of only a count.
- In the project files step, preview the diff or queue project-local writes for the final review:
AGENTS.md.codex/handoff/summary.md.codex/handoff/manifest.json.codex/handoff/runs/<run-id>.jsonAGENTS.md should clearly say the section was generated by ai-handoff and include a first-run Codex ask: read selected conversations, captured Claude setup, and the redacted CLAUDE.md source snapshot; then write durable context outside the managed markers, merge rules from CLAUDE.md, and drop stale one-off handoff details.
- In the tooling carryover step, print
Step 3/4 before slower checks, then show progress while scanning tooling and checking GitHub/native-Codex compatibility. Lead with actions that match tooling used in the selected conversations, explain bridge-vs-native decisions inline, and let the user pick matched tools in a static checkbox picker like the conversation picker. Default all conversation-detected tools to checked, support Space/number toggles, and use e to expand to full Claude setup. Check the current Codex user-level plugin setup first; tools already available under ~/.codex should be shown as already available, not selected for reinstall. After selection, offer a simple scope/action choice: record in project handoff only, install for this Codex user, or quit. Step 3 records the choice only; it must not write project files or change ~/.codex. Installing for this Codex user writes under ~/.codex and makes the tooling available to every Codex project for that user, but only after the final plan review is approved. The broader Claude setup remains available through expand full setup.
- Capture Claude hooks, permission rules, references, and statusline settings in the manifest and project handoff. Hooks are review-only because they can run commands. Statusline is captured-only because Codex does not use Claude statusline rendering yet. References are recorded by path; external references are not copied automatically.
- In the conversation picker, use
/ filter, f/b page, d details, Space or row numbers to toggle, Enter to commit, and q to cancel draft changes.
- In the Codex-wide install picker, use
/ filter, Tab view, f/b page, d details, A safe visible bulk-select, u clear visible, C clear all, i invert visible, and ? help.
- If no conversations are found, try
conversations --all-projects --search TEXT or use --from-claude-project KEY from doctor/nearby match output.
- TTY screens should redraw in place while long checks run. Use color for headings/status when supported, but respect
NO_COLOR.
- In
Step 4/4: Review & Run Plan, summarize the queued plan before anything runs: project path, handoff flow, selected conversation count, project files included or skipped, selected tooling count/scope, already-available tools, captured hooks/rules/references/statusline, and artifact paths. Offer diff preview, run, or quit. This is the first wizard step that may write project files or install Codex-wide tooling. If the plan includes installs for this Codex user, Enter must not execute them; require the user to type install.
- Apply selected Codex-wide installs only after explicit confirmation in the final review. These can change
~/.codex and affect every Codex project/folder on this machine:
- MCP imports run selected
codex mcp add ... commands.
- Skill imports copy selected Claude skill folders into
~/.codex/skills. In 0.3.0, scan user-level ~/.claude/skills, project-local .claude/skills, and project-local .agents/skills; resolve symlinked skill folders before copying; and record npx skills add/install/update <skill> commands from Claude settings as origin evidence without running them automatically.
- Plugin imports detect native Codex metadata from the formal source and report it for review. In
0.2.0, prefer local marketplace/source repos or remote GitHub sources over installed Claude cache copies. Bridge from the authoritative source when possible; use the installed Claude cache only as an explicit fallback when source resolution or GitHub materialization fails.
- Bridged plugins are written into
~/.codex/plugins/cc-<name>, Claude-only mechanisms are stripped, Claude commands become Codex-visible skills, agents are converted to ~/.codex/agents/*.toml, ~/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json is updated, and codex plugin add cc-<name>@cc-bridged-plugins is run. Report a partial result if the bridge write succeeds but Codex install fails.
- Plugin bridge candidates inspect Claude marketplace metadata, known marketplace origins, local git remotes, and cached plugin paths. Mark
codex-native when a local .codex-plugin/plugin.json exists. globals and the wizard review step check GitHub by default through authenticated gh; only mark github-origin after gh is installed/authenticated and performs a GitHub API check. If gh is missing, unauthenticated, or the API check fails, print a clear GitHub check failure and keep the bridge/manual fallback.
- Claude plugin records without source or cache are manual by default; clearly report why the plugin cannot be prepared.
- Non-interactive selection can be recorded with
ai-handoff globals select <path> --select ... --yes --ack-privacy; execution remains a separate confirmation step.
- Mark the goal complete after the dry-run summary or apply artifacts have been produced. The completion screen should list selected conversation count, project files written, Codex-wide installs completed or recorded, and artifact paths to inspect.
Commands
ai-handoff /path/to/project
ai-handoff scan /path/to/project
ai-handoff diff /path/to/project
ai-handoff privacy /path/to/project
ai-handoff conversations /path/to/project
ai-handoff conversations /path/to/project --all-projects --search TEXT
ai-handoff scan /path/to/project --sessions session-1,session-7
ai-handoff scan /path/to/project --from-claude-project -Users-you-Code-old-project
ai-handoff apply /path/to/project --yes --ack-privacy
ai-handoff globals /path/to/project
ai-handoff globals /path/to/project --project-only
ai-handoff globals /path/to/project --portable-only
ai-handoff globals /path/to/project --include-risky
ai-handoff globals /path/to/project --no-check-github
ai-handoff globals select /path/to/project --select skill:amq-cli,mcp:filesystem --yes --ack-privacy
ai-handoff globals apply /path/to/project
ai-handoff init /path/to/project
ai-handoff history /path/to/project
ai-handoff show <run-id> --path /path/to/project
ai-handoff doctor /path/to/project
ai-handoff scan /path/to/project --json
Useful flags:
--last N: select the latest N Claude sessions.--since 7d: limit Claude session selection by age.--sessions id1,id2: select exact Claude sessions.--all-projects: search across all Claude project folders when the project moved or was renamed.--from-claude-project KEY: read sessions from a specific Claude project key.--search TEXT: filter Claude sessions by title, prompt, path, branch, or project key.--branch NAME: filter Claude sessions by git branch.--include-transcripts: include fuller redacted transcript excerpts.--include-manifest: include manifest JSON files in diff.--json: emit machine-readable output.--debug: accepted for compatibility; diagnostics are included in manifests by default.--apply-global: compatibility flag for executing Codex-wide installs previously selected with g; prefer ai-handoff globals apply.--ack-privacy: acknowledge that apply may write Claude-derived context into handoff artifacts.
Codex-wide --select values accept exact candidate IDs, skill names, type aliases such as skills or mcps, and all. globals select writes only .codex/handoff/manifest.json plus a run snapshot; it must not copy skills, install plugins, run MCP commands, or rewrite AGENTS.md.
Codex-wide install filters:
--project-only: show/select only candidates directly tied to the target project.--portable-only: show/select only candidates without obvious local-machine dependencies.--include-risky: include unverified plugins and risky Codex-wide bulk-selection candidates.--include-low-confidence: include low-confidence plugin/import candidates for review.--check-github: use authenticated gh (gh auth status, then gh api) to check for native .codex-plugin/plugin.json files on GitHub origins. This is the default for globals.--no-check-github: skip gh checks and keep bridge candidates based only on local Claude/Codex metadata.
Candidate JSON includes source_scope, risk, risk_badges, why_relevant, evidence, relevance_score, portable, and blocked_reason. Plugin bridge candidates also include bridge, bridge_name, bridge_source_path, bridge_destination_path, bridge_skill_count, bridge_agent_count, origin_github_repo, origin_source_url, codex_release_status, codex_release_evidence, and codex_release_check_urls. Bulk selectors such as all, skills, and plugins skip secret, unverified, and Codex-wide candidates unless --include-risky is present. The internal global-scope badge is shown to users as codex-wide.
Selected Claude transcripts are scanned for actual tooling usage. The CLI records observed Skill invocations, mcp__server__tool calls, skill metadata, and Claude plugin attribution in claude.sessions.usage_summary; matching carryover candidates get used_in_selected_sessions, transcript_usage, high relevance evidence, and a used-in-transcripts marker in human output. The wizard should summarize conversation-matched tooling directly, then open a checkbox picker for those matched tools. The broader picker is reserved for expand full setup. The broader picker should default to used view when matching candidates exist; all remains available through Tab. Project artifacts should list every selected conversation, not only the first page/sample. Claude setup capture is recorded under claude.config.setup_capture with hooks, rules, references, statusline, and summary counts.
The TTY conversation and Codex-wide install pickers must remain static in-place and must not use an alternate screen. Picker state is draft-only until Enter; q must leave prior selections unchanged. Selection state is ID-based, so filtering and paging cannot toggle the wrong conversation or install.
Safety Rules
- Dry-run first.
- Apply mode defaults to project-local writes only.
- Never copy Claude credentials, OAuth tokens, bearer tokens, or raw secrets.
- Use
ai-handoff privacy <path> when the user asks what may be written before apply.
- Preserve existing
AGENTS.md; update only the managed ai-handoff section unless the user explicitly asks for a replacement.
- Do not run generated
codex mcp add or codex plugin add commands without explicit user approval and selected Codex-wide actions.
- Do not bridge Claude plugins without explicit user approval and selected Codex-wide actions.
- Do not treat
--yes as permission to execute Codex-wide installs. It can only record project-local selection state.
- Do not execute candidates with
blocked_reason, secret, or unverified risk badges; report them as manual follow-up.
- For OAuth MCPs, configure only the server command and tell the user to run
codex mcp login <name>.
- If the target project has uncommitted user work, do not revert or overwrite unrelated changes.
Resources
scripts/ai_handoff.py: dependency-free CLI implementation.references/cli-ux.md: CLI interaction model and UX principles.
Read references/cli-ux.md before changing command names, prompts, default selections, or safety behavior.
