For the Claude general-purpose environment. The goal is to enable the receiver to "execute as soon as they get the document".
Required fields
- Task
- Context
- Scope (Do / Don't)
- Acceptance Criteria
- Resources
Optional fields
- Research Summary
- Plan
- Constraints
- Priority / Deadline
- Notes
Steps
- Draft from the template:
assets/template.md - Fill in the required fields with short sentences (3-8 lines per section is enough)
- Self-check:
- Can the receiver avoid having to ask about "goal/boundaries/completion criteria"?
- Can they start working directly?
Writing rules
- Conclusion first, then background
- Scope must have Don't
- Acceptance Criteria must be verifiable (checkbox)
- Do not copy the full chat log
Example trigger phrases
- "Hand this task off"
- "Research is done, write a handoff for execution"
- "Leave a clear handoff document for the next session"