handoff

name: handoff description: Resume the most recent agent session for the current working directory, leading with any unanswered question. Use when the user says "where were we", "resume", "handoff", "pick up where I left off", or starts a session with no fresh context. argument-hint: "[optional cwd override]" user-invocable: true

The user wants to resume work. Optional cwd override: $ARGUMENTS

Quick start

memory_sessions { "limit": 20 }

Pick the most recent session whose cwd matches this project, then: memory_recall { "query": "<session top concepts>", "limit": 10 }.

Expected output:

Resuming 7f3a9c2 "Auth refresh rework".
Open question: should logout revoke all device tokens or just the current one?
Next step: decide revoke scope, then update auth/logout.ts.

Why

Match the session by directory boundary, not raw prefix, so a sibling repo never gets mistaken for this one. Never invent observations for an empty session.

Workflow

1. Resolve the project path: if $ARGUMENTS is given, normalize it to absolute (path.resolve(process.cwd(), $ARGUMENTS)); else use the cwd.
2. Call memory_sessions. Pick the most recent session whose normalized cwd matches by directory boundary: equality, OR cwd.startsWith(projectPath + sep), OR projectPath.startsWith(cwd + sep). Prefer completed over abandoned. No match: fall back to the single most recent session overall.
3. If the session ended on an unanswered user-facing question, surface it FIRST. Look in summary or recent conversation observations whose narrative ends in ?.
4. Summarize: title/summary, key files, key decisions or errors, using memory_recall on the top concepts, limit 10.
5. End with one concrete "next step?" pointer.

Anti-patterns

WRONG: session.cwd.startsWith(projectPath) matches /repo-a-staging when the project is /repo-a, resuming the wrong repo's session.

RIGHT: session.cwd === projectPath || session.cwd.startsWith(projectPath + sep), a directory-boundary check that cannot cross sibling repos.

Checklist

• cwd override resolved to an absolute, normalized path.
• Match used a directory-boundary check, not a raw prefix.
• Unanswered question (if any) leads the response.
• Empty session is reported plainly, with an offer to start fresh.

See also

• recap, session-history, recall: same session data, broader views.

Troubleshooting

See ../_shared/TROUBLESHOOTING.md if memory_sessions or memory_recall is not available.