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handoff

Use when work reaches a session boundary or the user asks to hand off, delegate, or get a clipboard-ready prompt. Mode brief packages continuity; mode prompt builds the delegation prompt.

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# Session continuity and handoff

## Contract

| Field | Bound contract |
|---|---|
| Trigger | Substantive work starts, reaches a significant boundary, resumes after interruption, completes, or must move to another session, agent, harness, directory, repository, or person. An explicit handoff request selects the mode. |
| Authority | Reversible local: mode brief writes only ignored repository-local continuity files and one brief under `.handoff/handoffs/` or stdout; mode prompt writes only the assembled prompt text and the clipboard. Rollback is version control or undo. No remote mutation. |
| Side effect | Continuity files under `.handoff/continuity/`, portable briefs under `.handoff/handoffs/`, or clipboard text. No receiver launch, data-at-rest changes outside these artifacts, bulk mutation, or irreversible effects. |
| Done | Continuity status (`fresh`, `resumed`, `interrupted`, or `completed`) with the death-point path. On explicit handoff: mode brief, one compliant brief path or stdout result; mode prompt, a path-free prompt on the clipboard or printed with a stated unavailability. |

## Inputs

- Mode (required on explicit handoff): `brief` for a session continuity brief file or stdout, `prompt` for a clipboard-ready, path-free delegation prompt.