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Write ~/.claude/custom-handoff.md to hand off current work to the next session

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What this skill does


Write `~/.claude/custom-handoff.md` (resolve `~` to the user's home directory) summarizing current work so the next Claude session can pick up where this one left off.

## Steps

1. Run `trash-put ~/.claude/custom-handoff.md 2>/dev/null || true` to remove any prior handoff (ignore error if file absent).
2. Write fresh content per template. No merge, no preserve.

## Template

```markdown
# ORIGINAL PROMPT

<the user's opening prompt from this conversation, verbatim if short; otherwise a one-to-two-sentence summary that preserves the ask>

# GOAL

<one line: what we're doing now>

# DONE

- <thing done>
- <thing done>

# RECENT CONCLUSIONS

- <decision, agreement, or insight from last few turns — what shifted the plan>
- <open question raised at end, still unanswered>

# NEXT

<concrete next action — derived from RECENT CONCLUSIONS, not stale earlier intent>

# WATCH OUT

<gotchas; omit section if none>
```

## Rules

- Terse, scannable, under 250 words total.
- `# ORIGINAL PROMPT` anchors intent across sessions — do not drop it even if the work has drifted.
- **Weight the final turns heaviest.** Conclusions, decisions, course corrections, and open questions from the last few messages drive `NEXT`. Early-conversation context is backdrop, not the lead.
- `# RECENT CONCLUSIONS` captures what was just decided or learned — not a re-summary of DONE. If the last turns only restated earlier work, leave it empty rather than padding.
- If user and assistant disagreed or pivoted near the end, record the resolution (or that it's unresolved).
- Use file paths, not descriptions (e.g. `src/auth.ts:42`, not "the auth file").
- No prose narration ("we decided to...").
- Omit `# WATCH OUT` when there are no gotchas.

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