Skill Handoff Protocol

What it does

This skill provides an artifact handoff protocol for agent skills: a clear manifest format, lifecycle rules, discovery and consumption procedures, and archive/cleanup guidelines. It standardizes how skills write handoff manifests (claudedocs/handoff-*.yaml), what artifact metadata to include, and how downstream skills should read and act on those manifests.

When to use it

Used automatically by agent platforms that support multi-skill chains. It is not a user-invoked slash command; instead, skills load it to enable interoperability when producing artifacts (designs, specs, code, test-plans) and coordinating downstream consumers. Use it when building pipelines that require reproducible artifact passing and audit trails.

What's included

• Scripts: none (this is a protocol/spec document)
• References: extensive schema and examples inside the SKILL.md, including YAML examples for manifests and figma extension blocks
• Instructions: manifest naming conventions, artifact schema, quality gates, discovery/consumption protocol, archive rules, and lifecycle policies.

Compatible agents

Applicable to any agent implementing skill chaining and file-write/read capabilities (Claude Code, Copilot/Codex-style agents, or custom runtime orchestrators).