handoff: write to Argus KB by default, fall back to clipboard#285
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handoff: write to Argus KB by default, fall back to clipboard#285
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Save handoffs as markdown files under memory/handoff/ in the Argus KB so the receiving agent can pull them with kb_read or kb_search across thread boundaries. Only fall back to pbcopy when the KB tool is unavailable.
- Require YAML frontmatter (title, tags) — Argus KB schema mandates it.
- Sanitize the slug to lowercase kebab-case so a hostile title can't
traverse out of memory/handoff/.
- Switch to seconds in the timestamp so two same-minute invocations
don't collide on the same path.
- Use a timestamped temp file (/tmp/handoff-<ts>.md) instead of a
fixed name so concurrent invocations don't overwrite each other.
- Specify a primary tool name (mcp__argus__kb_ingest) and document
the alternate (mcp__argus-kb__kb_ingest) instead of asking Claude
to introspect which is registered — it can't.
- Replace the escaped-backtick confirmation template with prose so
it survives layered markdown quoting.
- Add a date-failure fallback (random hex suffix).
- Document the receiving-agent UX: kb_list("memory/handoff/") sorts
by timestamp prefix so the latest is highest-sorted.
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Handoff prompts now save as YAML-frontmatter markdown to memory/handoff/-.md in the Argus knowledge base so the receiving agent can fetch them with kb_read or kb_list across thread boundaries. The clipboard path remains as the fallback when the Argus KB MCP server isn't running.
The skill sanitizes slugs to prevent path traversal, uses second-level timestamps + per-invocation temp files to avoid collisions, and specifies a primary tool name (mcp__argus__kb_ingest) with a documented alternate (mcp__argus-kb__kb_ingest) for harnesses that register the server under either name.
Co-Authored-By: Claude noreply@anthropic.com