naveen10032004k/context-engineer

This repository holds two Claude Code Skills that save the state of a coding session before it is lost. When a Claude Code session ends, most of what happened lives only in the conversation: what was decided, what was tried and dropped, what is half finished, and what to do next. These skills write that information into a single file called handover.md so the next session can resume right away instead of rereading the whole conversation and reexploring the repo. The first skill, handover, is meant for a fast, complete end of session checkpoint. It records the project's overall state: files changed and why, git status, build and test status, blockers, open TODOs, and next steps. The second skill, context-engineer, is described as version one of a larger context system and is meant for a knowledge first handoff. Instead of summarizing the chat, it captures engineering knowledge: decisions along with their reasons and alternatives, conventions, assumptions, failed attempts, technical debt, and risks. Both skills overwrite handover.md each time and end with a reusable resume prompt that can be pasted into a new session. Installing either skill means copying its folder into a Claude Code skills directory, either the personal one at a user's home folder for use across every project, or a project specific one so it only applies there. The two skills are independent, so either can be installed alone. Once installed, a user runs the skill with a slash command such as slash handover or slash context-engineer, or simply asks in plain language, such as saying write a handover. Both skills work by gathering read only repo and git information, mining the conversation for objectives and decisions, and inferring the project's stage rather than only summarizing messages. Anything that cannot be verified is recorded as Unknown rather than guessed. The project is released under the MIT license and is credited to Naveen Kenchgunde.