What is session-handoff?
session-handoff is a Claude Code mod by ptsnac that band above the prompt with a session timer, a handoff writer and a fresh-start button that loads the handoff. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | ptsnac |
| Repository | ptsnac/claude-session-handoff |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | High risk (56/100) |
| Rank | #4,336 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #408 in Context & memory |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | only the events it hooks |
| Draws on | AbovePrompt |
Is session-handoff safe to install?
session-handoff scores 56/100 on the MCPMods security check: High risk. Things to review: 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 |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| 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 |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.clock.every | |
$.clock.now | |
$.command.register | |
$.command.run | drives Claude |
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.read | reads files |
$.fs.write | writes files |
$.model.fork | drives Claude |
$.process.run | runs processes |
$.prompt.submit | drives Claude |
$.session.id | |
$.session.model | |
$.session.root | |
$.session.usage | |
$.state.get | |
$.state.set | |
$.ui.invalidate | draws interface |
$.ui.resolve | draws interface |
$.ui.toast | draws interface |
How do I install session-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/ptsnac/claude-session-handoff claude plugin validate ./claude-session-handoff/.
- Install it. Run this in your terminal, then /reload-plugins in an open session.
git clone https://github.com/ptsnac/claude-session-handoff && claude --plugin-dir ./claude-session-handoff/.
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs session-handoff for you:
Install the "session-handoff" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/ptsnac/claude-session-handoff. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.