Handoff

Transferring agent context from one session to another, with no return path. The carry mechanism varies — a written handoff artifact, an in-memory summary (compaction), and others. Distinct from clearing (no transfer at all). Reasons vary: switching roles (planner → implementer), kicking off an AFK run, fanning out to parallel sessions, or freeing up context window room.

Usage:

"Planning session is getting heavy — should I just keep going?"

"Do a handoff. Write the decisions to a doc, clear, start the implementation in a fresh session reading from it."