Handoff

Skip when "resume the work in <doc>" already suffices — just hand them that path.

Protocol

Step 1 — Scope the handoffs

Use the request and conversation to choose the prompt count and boundaries:

• Named items. Write one prompt per item, in order; note any sequencing.
• One thread. Write one prompt.
• Ambiguous threads. Use AskUserQuestion to ask whether to combine or separate them, and list the proposed split.

Step 2 — Locate context to reference, don't restate

• Source. Point Read first: at the state artifact the workflow already maintains (plan.md, interview.md, spec, or investigation); otherwise reference the source files, commit, or PR.
• Delta. Add only missing current status, the last decision, and the next action. Drop completed next actions and tell the new chat to rebuild its task list from the sources.
• Missing owner. If the remaining state cannot fit a lean prompt, use AskUserQuestion to ask whether and where to create an active-state artifact. Use a location maintained by an existing workflow or chosen by the user; never default to CONTEXT.md.