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pickup

🎯Skill

from robabby/claude-skills

What it does

Generates a context-preserving handoff prompt to capture task state, progress, and next steps before clearing a session.

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pickup

Installation

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git clone https://github.com/robabby/claude-skills.git

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AddedFeb 4, 2026

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Skill Details

SKILL.md

Generate a context handoff prompt before clearing the session. Use when the user wants to preserve conversation state before running /clear, or when ending a session and wanting to resume later. Creates a summary prompt capturing task state, progress, decisions, and next steps that can be pasted into a fresh session.

Overview

# Pickup Prompt Generator

Generate a handoff prompt that allows resuming work in a fresh session.

Output Format

Output the prompt in a fenced code block so the user can copy it:

```

Session Pickup

Goal

[One sentence: what we're trying to accomplish]

Context

[2-3 sentences: relevant background the next session needs]

Progress

[Completed item 1]
[Completed item 2]
...

Key Decisions

[Decision]: [Brief rationale]
...

Current State

[What's the immediate situation? What file/task were we in the middle of?]

Next Steps

[Immediate next action]
[Following action]
...

Open Questions

[Any unresolved questions or blockers]

```

Guidelines

Be specific: Include file paths, function names, exact values—not vague descriptions
Capture rationale: For decisions, briefly note WHY, not just what
Prioritize recency: Recent context matters more than early conversation
Skip the obvious: Don't include information Claude would know from the codebase
Include blockers: Note anything that was blocking progress or needs investigation
Keep it scannable: Use bullets and short phrases, not paragraphs

What to Include

| Include | Skip |

|---------|------|

| Current task and subtasks | General pleasantries |

| Files modified or key files referenced | Files just briefly mentioned |

| Decisions made and their rationale | Exploratory dead-ends (unless informative) |

| Blockers or open questions | Resolved issues |

| Next concrete steps | Vague future plans |

| Error messages if debugging | Successful outputs |

Example Output

```

Session Pickup

Goal

Add a /pickup skill to generate session handoff prompts before /clear.

Context

Working in Rob's PKM vault. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/. Using the skill-creator skill as a guide for proper skill structure.

Progress

Clarified requirements: output to clipboard, focus on task state, name it "pickup"
Initialized skill at /Users/rob/.claude/skills/pickup
Removed unneeded example directories

Key Decisions

No scripts/references/assets needed: pure workflow skill
Task-state focus over full-context: keeps prompts concise and actionable

Current State

Writing SKILL.md content. Need to complete the instructions and package the skill.

Next Steps

Finish writing SKILL.md
Package with package_skill.py
Test by invoking /pickup

Open Questions

None currently

```

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