What is handoff?
handoff is a Claude Code mod by daviddecorso that hands a plans/.md plan to agy (headless with live progress, or copied for agy -i) or Jules (cloud PR), and starts a plan-diff-review when it's done; the review's findings can go back to. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | daviddecorso |
| Repository | daviddecorso/claude-mods |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | High risk (48/100) |
| Rank | #2,995 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #277 in Context & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Hooks | 5 events |
| Sees | Edit calls, ReportFindings calls, Write calls, mcp__handoff__jules_delegate calls |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt, Pane |
Is handoff safe to install?
handoff scores 48/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: sends data over the network; starts processes outside the sandbox; writes files or config; reads environment variables. It passed 3 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 processes outside the sandbox | Review |
| 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.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.list | reads files |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.http.fetch | network requests |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.process.spawn | |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.id | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.tool.register | drives Claude |
$.ui.copy | draws interface |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.open | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.status | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install 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/daviddecorso/claude-mods claude plugin validate ./claude-mods/handoff
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
claude plugin marketplace add daviddecorso/claude-mods && claude plugin install handoff@claude-mods
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs handoff for you:
Install the "handoff" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/daviddecorso/claude-mods/tree/main/handoff. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
More from daviddecorso/claude-mods
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- aq: Pane for the per-repo aq prompt queue: pick items, batch them into the prompt box, queue drafts, and let Claude queue fo (High risk)
- dev-servers: Runs each repo's dev servers as named services on fixed ports, with a pane, filtered log reads and start/stop tools for (Review before installing)
- shell-edit-guard: Blocks Bash commands that write files (inline scripts, sed -i, redirects, tee) and points the model at Edit/Write instea (Review before installing)