handoff

name	handoff
description	Prepend session handoff to DaysActivity.md (team-aware)
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, Write, Glob

Create Session Handoff

Prepend a session handoff entry to DaysActivity.md (cumulative daily log). Team-aware: Records team progress when experimental agent teams are enabled.

Anti-Shadowing Rule

NEVER generate DaysActivity entries freeform. Only this skill writes to DaysActivity.md. Freeform summaries skip bead-status checks, timestamp formatting, and validation. If you need to record session state outside of this skill, use bd remember or bd comment.

Workflow

1. Get current date and time

   date +%Y-%m-%d
   date +%H:%M
   

2. Check if DaysActivity.md exists for today

   head -1 /root/projects/mempalace/DaysActivity.md 2>/dev/null
   

   • If missing or wrong date: Create fresh file with today's header
   • If exists with today's date: Prepend new entry

3. Check for experimental teams

   claude config get experimental.agentTeams 2>/dev/null || echo "teams_disabled"
   

   • Set flag: TEAMS_ENABLED=true/false

4. Gather team state (if TEAMS_ENABLED)

   4a. Team progress summary:

   # Get team bead status
   jq -r 'select(.metadata.team) |
     [.metadata.team, .status, .id, .title] | @tsv' \
     /root/projects/mempalace/.beads/issues.jsonl | \
     sort | column -t
   

   4b. Identify team transitions:

   • Which beads were completed this session?
   • Which teams are now unblocked?
   • Which teams are ready to launch?

   # Recently completed beads (would need timestamp check)
   jq -r 'select(.status == "closed" and .metadata.team) |
     [.metadata.team, .id, .title] | @tsv' \
     /root/projects/mempalace/.beads/issues.jsonl
   

5. Gather context

   • Read CurrentStatus.md for current state
   • Review recent conversation for session summary
   • Note any discoveries or issues encountered
   • TEAMS: Note team progress, blockers resolved, new blockers

6. Check open beads

   tail -30 /root/projects/mempalace/.beads/issues.jsonl | jq -r 'select(.status == "open") | [.id, .type, .title] | @tsv' | column -t
   

7. Create handoff entry

   Standard format (when teams NOT enabled):

## HH:MM - Session Handoff [Brief Topic Tag]

**Summary**: [1-2 sentence description of what was accomplished]

**Open Work**:
- [In-progress item 1]
- [In-progress item 2]

**Tried** *(include only for debugging/investigation sessions)*:
- [Approach 1] → [result — why it worked or didn't]
- [Approach 2] → [result — why it worked or didn't]

**Files Changed**:
path/to/file1.md
path/to/file2.ts

---

Team-aware format (when teams enabled):

## HH:MM - Session Handoff [Team Execution]

**Summary**: [1-2 sentence description of what was accomplished]

**Teams Active**: [count] ([list team names])

**Team Progress**:
- **Team Alpha**: Completed alpha.1, alpha.2. In progress: alpha.3 (2h remaining)
- **Team Beta**: Blocked on alpha.3, ready to launch after gate opens
- **Team Gamma**: Ready to launch (no blockers)
- **Team Epsilon**: epsilon.1 (MCP deployment) complete

**Team State Transitions**:
- Alpha.1 completed -> Alpha.2 now active
- Epsilon.1 completed -> MCP deployed and running

**Next Session Actions**:
- Resume Team Alpha: Complete alpha.3, alpha.4 (~4h)
- Launch Beta/Gamma/Delta in parallel once Alpha gate opens

**Open Work**:
- [Any non-team work items]

**Files Changed**:
path/to/file1.md
path/to/file2.ts

---

8. Prepend to DaysActivity.md
   • Read existing content
   • Write: new entry + blank line + existing content
   • Preserve the # DaysActivity - YYYY-MM-DD header at top

Entry Format Rules

• Timestamp: 24-hour format (HH:MM)
• Summary: Standalone sentence, no bullet
• Files Changed: One file per line, no bullets, relative paths
• Separator: --- between entries

Creating Fresh DaysActivity.md

If file doesn't exist or has wrong date:

# DaysActivity - YYYY-MM-DD

## HH:MM - Session Handoff

[Entry content...]

---

Post-Write Validation

After writing the entry, verify before reporting success:

1. Timestamp present — entry has ## HH:MM header in 24-hour format
2. Summary present — **Summary**: line is a complete sentence, not a fragment
3. Open work present — if any beads are in-progress, **Open Work**: lists them
4. Files listed — if code was changed this session, **Files Changed**: is populated
5. Tried section — if this session involved debugging or investigation, **Tried**: captures approaches and outcomes

If any check fails, fix the entry before reporting success. Do not hand back a partial handoff.

Notes

• Entries are prepended (newest on top)
• Keep summaries concise and actionable
• Evaluate importance when summarizing - not everything needs detailed logging
• Files changed section only if files were actually modified
• Tried section: Include when the session involved debugging, investigation, or troubleshooting. Failed approaches are the most expensive thing for the next session to rediscover. Each entry: what was tried, what happened, why it worked or didn't. Skip for straightforward sessions (deploys, config changes, clean implementations).

Team-Specific Notes

When recording team handoffs:

1. Team Progress:

• List each active team
• Show completed beads and in-progress bead
• Estimate time remaining for in-progress work

2. Team State Transitions:

• Show causality (bead X completed -> team Y can now start)

3. Next Session Actions:

• Be specific: "Resume Team Alpha" is not enough
• Include: which bead, what's left, estimated duration
• Highlight ready-to-launch teams
• Note critical path dependencies

Critical: The handoff's "Next Session Actions" becomes tap-in's "Resumption Guidance"