AGENT SKILLBY GETPASEO
Handoff skill
AT A GLANCE
Handoff skill is an SEO agent skill from getpaseo. Hand off the current task to another agent with full context. The getpaseo/paseo repository on GitHub has 15K stars and the Apache-2.0 license. To add it, run npx skills add getpaseo/paseo --skill paseo-handoff
- SOURCE REPOSITORY
- getpaseo/paseo (opens GitHub in a new tab)
- REPO STARS
- SOURCE REPOSITORY
- LICENSE
- Apache-2.0
- CATEGORIES
- SKILL.MD SIZE
- 2.2 KB60 LINES
QUICK ANSWER
- WHAT IT IS01
- Hand off the current task to another agent with full context. Use when the user says "handoff", "hand off", "hand this to", or wants to pass work to another agent. The value is a focused slice of search and SEO workflows judgment, useful when several similar skills cover the same ground.
- INPUTS02
- Context for search and SEO workflows: your goals, audience, constraints, and any source material the skill asks for.
- OUTPUT03
- A ready-to-use result for search and SEO workflows: the analysis, copy, or recommendations the agent produces.
INSTALL
One command adds this skill from its source repository.
npx skills add getpaseo/paseo --skill paseo-handoffREAD THE SKILL.MD BELOW BEFORE YOU RUN IT. SKILLS INSTRUCT YOUR AGENT.
SKILL.MD
The full file, as published in the source repository. Copy it, download it or open it on GitHub.
ON THIS PAGE · 4
Handoff Skill#
Transfer the current task — context, decisions, failed attempts, constraints — to a fresh agent. The receiving agent starts with zero context, so the handoff prompt must be a self-contained briefing.
User's arguments: $ARGUMENTS
Prerequisites#
Read the paseo skill. Call list_profiles before choosing the receiving agent. Do not create it until you have read the configured profiles and their notes.
Parsing arguments#
- Agent profile — explicit profile name first; otherwise choose the profile whose
notesbest match the work. Materialize it intocreate_agentas described by the paseo skill. If no profile fits, use Paseo's provider discovery fallback. - Isolation — "in a worktree" / "worktree" → create a workspace with
isolation: "worktree", using a short branch name derived from the task. - Task description — anything else the user said.
The handoff prompt#
The receiving agent has zero context. Include:
## Task
[Imperative description.]
## Context
[Why this task exists, required context.]
## Relevant files
- `path/to/file.ts` — [what it is and why it matters]
## Current state
[What's done, what works, what doesn't.]
## What was tried
- [Approach] — [why it failed or was abandoned]
## Decisions
- [Decision — rationale]
## Acceptance criteria
- [ ] [Criterion]
## Constraints
- [Must-not / must-preserve]Preserve task semantics. Investigate-only → "DO NOT edit files." Fix → "implement the fix." Refactor → "refactor, not rewrite." Carry the user's exact intent.
Launch#
Prepare the handoff in a dedicated workspace:
- Select the current workspace or call
create_workspacewith the requested isolation. - Call
create_agentwith a[Handoff] <task>title, the briefing as initial prompt, and the selectedworkspaceIdwhen explicit placement is needed. - Return the agent and workspace to the user, explaining that it remains in your subagent track until they detach it manually.
Do not encode independence as a create mode and do not invoke CLI or wire-level detach operations. Detach is a user gesture in the subagents track.
Do not wait or poll for the agent to finish.
FAQ
07 QUESTIONS
01What is the Handoff agent skill?
Hand off the current task to another agent with full context. Use when the user says "handoff", "hand off", "hand this to", or wants to pass work to another agent. It is listed under SEO in the 100xLab agent skills directory.
02How do I install Handoff skill in Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex?
Run npx skills add getpaseo/paseo --skill paseo-handoff in the project where you want it, then ask your agent for the skill by name. The --skill flag installs only Handoff skill, not every skill in the repository.
03What does the Handoff skill SKILL.md cover?
The SKILL.md includes sections on Prerequisites, Parsing arguments, The handoff prompt and Launch. Read the full text on this page or in plain markdown at /resources/agent-skills/getpaseo-paseo--paseo-handoff--27l5ed/raw.
04Which agents can use Handoff skill?
Handoff skill installs with the cross-agent skills installer (npx skills add), which sets it up for agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Each agent loads the SKILL.md when you ask for the skill by name.
05What license is Handoff skill under?
The getpaseo/paseo repository declares the Apache-2.0 license. Read the license file in the repository before you copy or redistribute the skill.
06Is Handoff skill free to use?
Reading, copying and installing Handoff skill costs nothing: it is published in a public GitHub repository under the Apache-2.0 license. Reuse and redistribution follow that license.
07Where is the source of Handoff skill?
Handoff skill comes from https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo, which has 15K GitHub stars. The SKILL.md is at https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/blob/HEAD/skills/paseo-handoff/SKILL.md. The author is getpaseo.
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ATTRIBUTION
Handoff skill was written by its original authors and is published in getpaseo/paseo (opens GitHub in a new tab) under the Apache-2.0 license. All rights stay with the original authors.
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