handoff
Writes a session handoff report to handoffs/ with project state, work done, decisions, and next steps. Use at session end or after significant work.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill handoff --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Write Handoff Report Write a session handoff report to preserve context across sessions. ## Steps 1. Check the most recent file in `handoffs/` to understand prior state 2. Create a new file in `handoffs/` named with today's date and time: `YYYYMMDD_HHMM.md` 3. Include these sections: - **Project State** — one paragraph summarizing current status - **Work Completed** — bullet list of what was don
What does the handoff skill do?
Writes a session handoff report to handoffs/ with project state, work done, decisions, and next steps. Use at session end or after significant work.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill handoff --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, a repository with 3,244 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.