MCP server for managing AI session handoffs and next steps
MCP server for managing AI session handoffs and next steps. Exposed over MCP by the project handoffs mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
list_templates — List available templates for next steps, working sessions, and handoffscreate_project — Create a new project for tracking AI session handoffsdelete_project — Delete a project and all its datacreate_next_step — Create a new next step in a projectstart_working_session — Start working on a next stepcreate_handoff — Complete a working session with handoff detailsget_latest_next_steps — Get open next steps ordered by priorityget_next_step_history — Get complete history of a next step including session and handoffInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at npm on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Project Handoffs's toolset — list_templates, create_project, delete_project and 5 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by davidorex; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Project Handoffs's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| list_templates | List available templates for next steps, working sessions, and handoffs |
| create_project | Create a new project for tracking AI session handoffs |
| delete_project | Delete a project and all its data |
| create_next_step | Create a new next step in a project |
| start_working_session | Start working on a next step |
| create_handoff | Complete a working session with handoff details |
| get_latest_next_steps | Get open next steps ordered by priority |
| get_next_step_history | Get complete history of a next step including session and handoff |
{
"mcpServers": {
"project-handoffs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "npm"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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