forward

/forward - Handoff to Next Session

Create context for next session, then enter plan mode to define next steps.

Usage

/forward              # Create handoff, show plan, wait for approval
/forward --bg         # Hand the whole handoff to a background Haiku — returns instantly
/forward asap         # Create handoff + commit immediately (no approval needed)
/forward --only       # Create handoff only, skip plan mode

/forward --bg

Fire-and-forget. A background Haiku subagent mines the session JSONL and writes the handoff file. Returns immediately — no plan mode, no blocking. Use it to snapshot progress mid-session, or at the end when you'd rather keep moving. For the full interactive flow with plan approval, use plain /forward.

Haiku is the right tier here: this is bullet extraction from structured JSONL, not writing. (Its sibling /rrr --bg uses Sonnet — a retro's diary and lessons are writing.)

Resolve first, then spawn

ORACLE_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)
ENCODED_PWD=$(echo "$ORACLE_ROOT" | sed 's|^/|-|; s|[/.]|-|g')
PROJECT_DIR="$HOME/.claude/projects/${ENCODED_PWD}"
LATEST_JSONL=$(ls -t "$PROJECT_DIR"/*.jsonl 2>/dev/null | head -1)
SESSION_ID=$(basename "$LATEST_JSONL" .jsonl | cut -c1-8)
PSI=$(readlink -f "$ORACLE_ROOT/ψ" 2>/dev/null || echo "$ORACLE_ROOT/ψ")
REPO_NAME=$(basename "$ORACLE_ROOT")
DATE_SLUG=$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M)

Substitute every <PLACEHOLDER> with the real value before spawning — the subagent cannot see your shell. Check whether the handoff directory exists; if not, tell the subagent to mkdir -p it.

Spawn ONE background Agent (model: "haiku", run_in_background: true)

You are a session archivist. Write a handoff file for the current session.

JSONL path: <LATEST_JSONL>
Vault path (PSI): <PSI>
Session ID: <SESSION_ID>
Repo: <REPO_NAME>
Date: <YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM>

Steps:
1. Run: python3 "$(ls ~/.claude/skills/forward/scripts/dig-session.py \
             ~/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/*/skills/forward/scripts/dig-session.py \
             ~/.claude/plugins/cache/*/*/*/skills/forward/scripts/dig-session.py \
             ~/.claude/skills/forward/dig-session.py 2>/dev/null | head -1)" "<LATEST_JSONL>"
2. From the JSON output, write 4-8 bullets summarizing what happened. Be specific:
   skills invoked, teammates used, files changed, key outputs.
3. Run: git -C <ORACLE_ROOT> status --short
4. Write the handoff to: <PSI>/inbox/handoff/<DATE_SLUG>_bg-forward.md

Format:

# Handoff: [session focus from the JSONL]

**Date**: <YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM>
**Source**: /forward --bg (JSONL-mined, not memory)
📡 Session: <SESSION_ID> | <REPO_NAME>

## What We Did
<bullets from the JSONL analysis>

## Uncommitted Files
<from git status --short, or "none">

## Pending
<infer from the session: what was in progress? what was mentioned but not done?>

## Next Session
<1-3 specific actions based on where the session ended>

After writing, print: "📤 Handoff written: <absolute_path>"
Do NOT enter plan mode. Do NOT commit anything.