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Complete or pause a phase with a summary handoff note
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Based on SOC occupation classification
Create a handoff note to capture work state and enable smooth session transitions
Initialize a copilot-memory vault or start a new project with onboarding (greenfield or brownfield mode)
Create a new development phase with organized directory structure for research and execution tracking
Add research notes to a phase for documentation and reference during development
Resume from the latest handoff note to restore context at the start of a session
Run health checks on the vault structure and notes to detect and fix issues
| name | phase-handoff |
| description | Complete or pause a phase with a summary handoff note |
Complete or pause a phase with a summary handoff note.
copilot-memory phase handoff [--phase {{PHASE_ID}}] --title "{{TITLE}}" [options]
--phase <id> — Phase ID (optional when active phase is set via vault tracker)--title <title> — Handoff title--content <text> — Handoff content--stdin — Read from stdin--session <id> — Session ID--tags <tag1,tag2> — Tags# Basic phase handoff
copilot-memory phase handoff --phase abc123 --title "Phase Complete" --content "## Summary..."
# From stdin (uses active phase from tracker)
echo "## Done\n- OAuth2\n- Tests" | copilot-memory phase handoff --stdin --title "Auth Done"
The handoff is stored in .copilot-memory-vault/phases/{{PHASE_ID}}/handoffs/ and updates the indexes/latest-handoff.md pointer.