Is the Plain Handoff skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from benjaminard/fable-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Plain Handoff SkillProof Score?

9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Plain Handoff?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Plain Handoff with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Plain Handoff

Rewrites your end-of-session summary for someone who didn't watch you work.

by benjaminard · benjaminard/fable-skills

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.6/10
Tested: Jul 16, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Jul 18, 2026 · 0a64b76

Single self-contained SKILL.md, no bundled scripts or cross-file dependencies. In a side-by-side rewrite of a real closing message (an ETL bug investigation), it turned insider shorthand like 'root cause was `_safe_batch()` swallowing exceptions' into a plain-language explanation a returning user could act on without re-asking questions — exactly what it claims to do.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 9/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Plain Handoff does

Behavioral guidance for the closing message of any multi-step agentic session: open with the outcome, retire session-only jargon and nicknames, spell out file/flag/identifier references in plain clauses, and run a 5-point completeness check (goal, outcome, what changed, what's needed, what was skipped). Triggers on every end-of-task summary, especially after long, tool-heavy, or unattended (background/overnight) work.

How to install Plain Handoff

git clone https://github.com/benjaminard/fable-skills.git
cd fable-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/plain-handoff ~/.claude/skills/plain-handoff

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Plain Handoff

/plain-handoff Rewrites your end-of-session summary for someone who didn't watch you work.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Rewrite this closing summary so someone who wasn't here can follow it
Clean up my session wrap-up message, it's full of insider shorthand
Make this end-of-task report understandable to someone returning cold

Frequently asked questions

Is the Plain Handoff skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from benjaminard/fable-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Plain Handoff work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Single self-contained SKILL.md, no bundled scripts or cross-file dependencies. In a side-by-side rewrite of a real closing message (an ETL bug investigation), it turned insider shorthand like 'root cause was `_safe_batch()` swallowing exceptions' into a plain-language explanation a returning user could act on without re-asking questions — exactly what it claims to do.
What is the Plain Handoff SkillProof Score?: 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Plain Handoff?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Plain Handoff with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.