What is auto-handover?
auto-handover is a Claude Code mod by davidho27941 that when context usage reaches your threshold, writes a handover note over the cached conversation prefix, compacts automatically, and hands the note to the compacted conversation and to the. It is listed under Cost & usage and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | davidho27941 |
| Repository | davidho27941/cockpit |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cost & usage |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #2,998 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #528 in Cost & usage |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | compaction, the system prompt |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is auto-handover safe to install?
auto-handover scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 5 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes files or config | Review |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Drives Claude (model calls, prompts) | Note |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| Has an open-source license | Pass |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.after | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.stat | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.session.append | |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install auto-handover?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/davidho27941/cockpit claude plugin validate ./cockpit/plugins/auto-handover
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add davidho27941/cockpit && claude plugin install auto-handover@cockpit
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs auto-handover for you:
Install the "auto-handover" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/davidho27941/cockpit/tree/master/plugins/auto-handover. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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