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Hand off a full Claude Code session to a fresh chat
Automatically write a summary, clear a nearly full conversation and continue in a new one with the work intact.
- CTX Handoff Mod
- Claude Code
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
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In Claude Code, install the ctx-handoff-mod plugin from cablate/ctx-handoff-mod, then turn on auto_handoff in the /handoff panel Settings tab for <project path>. Expected output: `/handoff` prints a context line with a threshold of 600000. Verify that the setting shows as on before the session ends.
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Keep a long chat's cache warm while you step away
Send small keep-alive requests during idle time, then resume the saved handoff or the same chat on return.
- CTX Handoff Mod
- Claude Code
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
View prompt
In Claude Code with ctx-handoff-mod installed, check the cache refresh status for <conversation> using `/handoff`. Expected output: a line reporting how many refreshes were used this idle period. Verify the status line before stepping away.
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Turn repeated instructions into project notes
Save the preferences, corrections and facts you keep repeating into a notes file loaded into every new chat.
- CTX Handoff Mod
- Claude Code
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
View prompt
Using Claude Code with ctx-handoff-mod, record a repeated instruction for <project path> and then inspect the notes file under ~/.claude/projects/ for that project. Expected output: a Markdown notes file containing the instruction. Verify that the entry appears in the file and in the panel.
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Approve guards for mistakes Claude keeps repeating
Review drafted tool-call checks that remind or block Claude, and apply only the ones you approve.
- CTX Handoff Mod
- Claude Code
- Software and DevOps
- Intermediate
View prompt
With ctx-handoff-mod installed in Claude Code, open `/handoff panel` for <project path> and review any drafted guards. Expected output: a list of guards with approve or decline choices. Verify that nothing is applied until you approve it.
How to use CTX Handoff Mod
- Check you have what it needs: Claude Code 2.1.287 or later (the README says it is tested up to 2.1.302); A Claude subscription sign-in, or an API key, Bedrock or Vertex setup with the cache refresh turned off; Access to the Claude Code plugin commands in a terminal.
- Open cablate/ctx-handoff-mod on GitHub and read the README and license.
- Run
claude plugin marketplace add cablate/ctx-handoff-mod - Run
claude plugin install ctx-handoff@ctx-handoff-mod - Start a new session and type
/handoff; check that it shows the context and threshold lines - Open the panel with
/handoff panel, go to the Settings tab (5), and turn onauto_handoff
These steps come from our top use case, Hand off a full Claude Code session to a fresh chat, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.
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- Who it is forDevelopers who run long Claude Code sessions on a Claude subscription and want less manual summarizing, clearing and re-explaining.
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- LanguageTypeScript
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Requirements
- Claude Code 2.1.287 or later (the README says it is tested up to 2.1.302)
- A Claude subscription sign-in, or an API key, Bedrock or Vertex setup with the cache refresh turned off
- Access to the Claude Code plugin commands in a terminal
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Questions about CTX Handoff Mod
What is CTX Handoff Mod?
ctx-handoff is a Claude Code plugin that hands long sessions off to a fresh conversation, keeps the cache warm while you are away, and saves what you teach Claude as project notes. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/cablate/ctx-handoff-mod.
Who is CTX Handoff Mod for?
Developers who run long Claude Code sessions on a Claude subscription and want less manual summarizing, clearing and re-explaining.
What can I do with CTX Handoff Mod?
4 use cases so far, for example: Hand off a full Claude Code session to a fresh chat; Keep a long chat's cache warm while you step away; Turn repeated instructions into project notes. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.
What do I need to run CTX Handoff Mod?
Claude Code 2.1.287 or later (the README says it is tested up to 2.1.302); A Claude subscription sign-in, or an API key, Bedrock or Vertex setup with the cache refresh turned off; Access to the Claude Code plugin commands in a terminal.
What are alternatives to CTX Handoff Mod?
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Is CTX Handoff Mod safe to run?
Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.