# Handoff Rules

Every handoff between roles should include:

- completed work
- pending work
- risks
- important decisions
- open questions
- recommended next step

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## Goals

Handoffs exist to:
- preserve continuity
- reduce ambiguity
- improve collaboration
- support incremental delivery

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## Good Handoffs

Good handoffs are:
- concise
- explicit
- actionable
- context-aware

Avoid vague summaries.

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## Important

Hidden assumptions are one of the biggest causes
of AI inconsistency and implementation drift.