The Handover File: Persistent AI Context That Eliminates Cold Starts
By Tim Difford
Every AI session starts cold. You re-explain your project, your constraints, your decisions. The cognitive tax never reduces. This template solves that.
A Handover file holds the current state of any project in plain text, and Claude reads it at session start, briefs itself, and picks up exactly where you left off. No re-briefing. No repetition. Sessions that compound instead of reset.
Built and tested by a non-technical professional running a multi-project AI system for six months.
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