What is context-handoff?
context-handoff is a Claude Code mod by ulttla that past a context threshold, records a hand-off and continues the work from the notes: in a new desktop-app session by default, or in this one after a compaction or the app's clear. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ulttla |
| Repository | ulttla/claude-mod-repo |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #4,938 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #458 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-15 |
| Hooks | 9 events |
| Sees | classic hooks, compaction, every prompt, every skill |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is context-handoff safe to install?
context-handoff scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends data over the network; watches every prompt or event. 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 |
|---|---|
| Sends data over the network | Review |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Doesn't read environment variables | Pass |
| Watches every prompt or event | Review |
| 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.list | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.fs.exists | reads files |
$.mcp.call | calls MCP servers |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.compact | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.turns | |
$.session.usage | |
$.store.delete | keeps its own state |
$.store.get | keeps its own state |
$.store.set | keeps its own state |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install context-handoff?
- 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/ulttla/claude-mod-repo claude plugin validate ./claude-mod-repo/context-handoff
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add ulttla/claude-mod-repo && claude plugin install context-handoff@claude-mod-repo
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs context-handoff for you:
Install the "context-handoff" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ulttla/claude-mod-repo/tree/main/context-handoff. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from ulttla/claude-mod-repo
This repository has 3 Claude Code mods on MCPMods.
- auto-pin: Pins a new session in the desktop app's sidebar as it starts (Low risk)
- context-meter: Shows the git branch, context window usage, what the last turn added, and plan limit usage above the prompt (Low risk)