---
id: T-012
name: Create handover agent
description: >
  Build handover agent to enable seamless context transfer between sessions. Higher-order
  agent that invokes session-capture then synthesizes forward-looking context. Per
  deep reflection analysis.
status: work-completed
workflow_type: build
owner: human
priority: high
tags: [agents, context, D1, D2]
agents:
  primary: claude-code
  supporting: []
created: 2026-02-13T18:25:23Z
last_update: '2026-06-11T22:23:35Z'
date_finished: 2026-02-13T18:30:00Z
bvp_scores_proposed:
  - ts: '2026-06-11T22:23:35Z'
    estimator: bvp-estimator-v1-heuristic
    scores:
      D1: 0
      D2: 0
      D3: 0
      D4: 0
      F-RECALL: 1
      F-ORCH: 0
      F3: 0
      F1: 1
      F2: 0
    rationale: D1=0 (no-signal); D2=0 (no-signal); D3=0 (no-signal); D4=0 
      (no-signal); F-RECALL=1 (body:episodic-only); F-ORCH=0 (no-signal); F3=0 
      (no-signal); F1=1 (body/components:context-fabric-incidental); F2=0 
      (no-signal)
    rubric_sha: e4a00f38e801
---

# T-012: Create handover agent

## Design Record

Deep reflection analysis identified key principles:

1. **Handover is forward-looking, session-capture is backward-looking**
   - Session capture: "What happened?" (ensure nothing lost)
   - Handover: "What does next session need?" (enable continuation)

2. **State vs. Understanding distinction**
   - State: Can be reconstructed from artifacts (task files, git log)
   - Understanding: Lost forever if not captured (why decisions made, what was rejected)

3. **Handover should capture:**
   - Current state summary
   - Work in progress with next steps
   - Decisions made and alternatives rejected
   - Things tried that failed
   - Open questions/blockers
   - Gotchas for next session
   - Suggested first action

4. **Handover format:** Markdown + YAML frontmatter (consistent with task system)

5. **Location:** `.context/handovers/` with LATEST.md symlink

## Specification Record

Acceptance criteria:
- [x] agents/handover/ directory with AGENT.md and handover.sh
- [x] .context/handovers/ directory created
- [x] handover.sh generates template with auto-gathered data
- [x] First handover (S-2026-0213-1926) created and filled
- [x] LATEST.md updated
- [x] CLAUDE.md updated with session start/end protocols
- [x] Quick Reference includes handover commands

## Test Files

- Manual test: `./agents/handover/handover.sh` generates valid document
- Handover document created: `.context/handovers/S-2026-0213-1926.md`

## Updates

### 2026-02-13T18:25:23Z — task-created [task-create-agent]
- **Action:** Created task via task-create agent
- **Output:** .tasks/active/T-012-create-handover-agent.md
- **Context:** Initial task creation

### 2026-02-13T18:26:00Z — deep-reflection [claude-code]
- **Action:** Spawned agent for deep reflection on handover requirements
- **Output:** Comprehensive analysis of 10 key questions
- **Context:** Identified state vs. understanding distinction, forward-looking nature

### 2026-02-13T18:27:00Z — agent-created [claude-code]
- **Action:** Created agents/handover/AGENT.md and handover.sh
- **Output:** Full agent with template generation
- **Context:** Follows hybrid architecture (P-006)

### 2026-02-13T18:28:00Z — first-handover [claude-code]
- **Action:** Generated and filled first handover document
- **Output:** .context/handovers/S-2026-0213-1926.md with full session context
- **Context:** Bootstrap session handover - documents entire session journey

### 2026-02-13T18:30:00Z — integration [claude-code]
- **Action:** Updated CLAUDE.md with session protocols
- **Output:** Session start protocol, updated session end protocol, Quick Reference
- **Context:** Structural integration ensures handover is used

### 2026-02-13T18:30:00Z — status-change: work-completed [claude-code]
- **Action:** All acceptance criteria met
- **Output:** Task ready to move to completed/
- **Context:** Fourth agent created. Enables context persistence across sessions.

## Reviewer Verdict (v1.5)

- **Scan ID:** R-a7c6e535
- **Timestamp:** 2026-06-02T14:54:01Z
- **Catalogue:** v1.3-seed
- **Overall:** PASS
- **Needs Human:** no
- **Findings:** none
