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name: agent-handoff
description: Prepare a resumable checkpoint when handing off an unfinished task to another agent or operator.
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# Agent handoff

## Procedure
1. State the objective, current scope, and explicit authorization boundaries.
2. Record completed actions with stable evidence references. Distinguish local changes, commits, deployed revisions, and live behavior.
3. Identify pending work, blockers, and unresolved decisions. Do not convert assumptions into facts.
4. Record the current revision or artifact version when relevant. Avoid secrets, credentials, and unnecessary personal information.
5. Give the next operator the smallest concrete action and its success condition.

## Output
Objective:
Authorization:
Completed and evidenced:
Current state and revision:
Pending and blocked:
Next action and success condition:

## Boundaries
A handoff transfers context, not new permission. Do not execute the next action just to make the checkpoint appear complete. If the state may have changed, tell the next operator what to recheck.

## Example
A local fix passed unit tests but has not been deployed. Record the commit and test result. List deployment and live verification as pending; do not describe the incident as resolved.