tapps-handoff-session

name	tapps-handoff-session
description	Write a structured cross-session handoff and close the TAPPS session lifecycle so the next chat can continue without a long paste. Use when ending a session, handing off to a fresh chat, or the user says hand off, save session state, or continue next time.
mcp_tools	["tapps_handoff_save","tapps_session_start"]

End the session with a durable handoff the next chat loads via tapps-continue-session.

0. Session bootstrap (if needed). If tapps_session_start() was not called this session, call it now (cached is fine) so flywheel scope and checker context are correct. Skip when already called.

1. Draft handoff (5-10 bullets): Done, Open, Next (P0), Blockers (- none when clear), optional Changed files, Verify, Success criterion.

P0 gate. Before persisting: when Open has real items (not none / - ... placeholders), Next (P0) must name one concrete next action. Set Linear P0: to the TAP id when known. If P0 is missing, ask the user once — do not persist an incomplete handoff.

# Session handoff
**Updated:** <ISO-8601 UTC from date -u>
**Git:** <short-sha or omit>
**Linear P0:** <TAP-#### or none>

## Done
- ...

## Open
- ...

## Next (P0)
- ... (plain prose; put TAP-#### in **Linear P0** above)

## Blockers
- none

## Changed files
- ... (optional; top paths from git status when multi-file)

## Verify
- ...

## Success criterion
- ...

2. Persist (one atomic call when MCP is available). Do not write the file separately before MCP — tapps_handoff_save writes .tapps-mcp/session-handoff.md, lints, mirrors to brain, and can close the session lifecycle.

   Draft the full markdown in memory using the shape above:

   • Updated: run date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ — never a placeholder like T00:00:00Z
   • Git: git rev-parse --short HEAD when inside a git repo
   • Linear P0: TAP-#### when known (preferred retrieval key for brain session search)
   • Blockers: - none alone when clear — put user actions under Verify or Next (P0), not Blockers
   • Changed files: optional bullets from git status --short when the session touched many files

   Priority	When	How
   1 (MCP)	nlt-memory available	tapps_handoff_save(markdown=..., session_end=true) — single call; do not also call tapps_session_end
   2 (CLI atomic)	Shell auth; no MCP write	uv run tapps-mcp handoff write --file .tapps-mcp/session-handoff.md --session-end after writing the file locally
   3 (manual)	Brain HTTP only	uv run tapps-mcp memory save --key session-handoff --tier context --tags handoff,cross-session --value "$(cat .tapps-mcp/session-handoff.md)" — full markdown body
   4 (skip)	Brain offline	File-only via Bash heredoc: mkdir -p .tapps-mcp && cat > .tapps-mcp/session-handoff.md <<'EOF' … EOF

   Handoff Updated older than 7 days: pass allow_lint_warnings=true on tapps_handoff_save if lint warns on age.

3. Report. Handoff: .tapps-mcp/session-handoff.md. Linear P0: <id|none>. brain_mirror: ok|skipped. session_end: ok|skipped. Next: tapps-continue-session