Manages durable branch-scoped handoff artifacts for continuing work across sessions.
npx skills add https://github.com/nseng-ai/ns --skill handoff-nseng-ai
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: handoff Source: https://github.com/nseng-ai/ns/tree/main/skills/incubating/handoff/handoff Command: npx skills add https://github.com/nseng-ai/ns --skill handoff-nseng-ai
handoff, key <slug>.md), and branch/list scoping that the step skills handoff-create and handoff-pickup rely on. - Admin and cleanup operations: Inspect, copy, move, delete individual handoffs, and garbage-collect handoffs whose local branch was deleted, via ns handoff commands or direct brmem storage operations. - Safety posture: Refuses collisions, overwrites, and destructive changes without explicit user intent, and prefers dry-run previews before mutation. - Use Case: Before ending a session mid-refactor, create a handoff artifact naming the continuation focus; days later, list handoffs across branches, pick up the slug, and resume with full context — then garbage-collect handoffs from deleted branches. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to list all handoffs across branches and pick up the one for your current task so you can resume the recorded next step.High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Use the handoff-create step skill or run ns handoff create with an optional slug and branch. It writes a concise Markdown artifact into the handoff Branch Memory namespace keyed as <slug>.md, scoped to the branch that owns the continuation context.
Run ns handoff list with --branch or --all to see inventory, then use ns handoff pickup <slug> or the /ns:handoff:pickup command. Listing and pickup requests route through the handoff-pickup step skill, which presents the summary before you proceed.
Delete one handoff by exact slug with ns handoff delete [--branch <branch>] [--yes] <slug>. For handoffs whose local branch was deleted, preview with ns handoff gc --dry-run and confirm before running with --force.
A handoff is a durable, directed artifact stored in Branch Memory for a specific future continuation, surviving across sessions and branches. In-session compaction only summarizes the current conversation and stores nothing durable, so it cannot be picked up later.
Use brmem --namespace handoff only for storage, recovery, or admin cases with no ns handoff helper, such as copying or moving one handoff between branches with --key-glob '<slug>.md'. Prefer the ns handoff command face whenever it exists.
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