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https://github.com/dazeb/mcp-handoff-server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to manage AI agent handoffs with structured documentation, progress tracking, and seamless task transitions between agents. Supports HTTP streaming.
https://github.com/dazeb/mcp-handoff-server

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A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to manage AI agent handoffs with structured documentation, progress tracking, and seamless task transitions between agents. Supports HTTP streaming.

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# 🤝 MCP Handoff Server

A **Model Context Protocol (MCP) server** that helps AI agents hand off work to each other with structured documentation and progress tracking.

## ✨ What it does

When AI agents need to pass work between each other, this server provides:
- **📝 Structured handoff documents** with templates
- **🔄 Progress tracking** from start to completion
- **📁 Automatic organization** of active and archived handoffs
- **🔍 Easy searching** and filtering of past work

## 🚀 Quick Start

**Just run it with npx - no installation needed:**

```bash
# Start in MCP mode (for MCP clients)
npx -y mcp-handoff-server

# Start HTTP server (for testing/direct API access)
npx -y mcp-handoff-server --mode http
```

That's it! The server automatically creates all needed folders and templates.

## 📋 Basic Usage

### For MCP Clients
Add to your MCP client configuration:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"handoff": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-handoff-server"
]
}
}
}
```

### For HTTP Testing
```bash
# Start server
npx -y mcp-handoff-server --mode http

# Test it works
curl http://localhost:3001/health
```

## 🛠️ Available Tools

The server provides these MCP tools for AI agents:

```mermaid
graph LR
A[📝 create_handoff] --> B[📖 read_handoff]
B --> C[🔄 update_handoff]
C --> D[✅ complete_handoff]
D --> E[📦 archive_handoff]

F[📋 list_handoffs] --> B

style A fill:#e1f5fe
style C fill:#f3e5f5
style D fill:#e8f5e8
style E fill:#fff3e0
style F fill:#fce4ec
```

**Tool Functions:**
- **`create_handoff`** - Start a new handoff document
- **`read_handoff`** - Read an existing handoff
- **`update_handoff`** - Add progress updates
- **`complete_handoff`** - Mark work as finished
- **`archive_handoff`** - Move completed work to archive
- **`list_handoffs`** - Find and filter handoffs

## 📖 Example: Creating a Handoff

```bash
# Start the server
npx -y mcp-handoff-server --mode http

# Create a new handoff
curl -X POST http://localhost:3001/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "create_handoff",
"params": {
"type": "quick",
"initialData": {
"date": "2025-06-30",
"time": "14:30 UTC",
"currentState": {
"workingOn": "Building user login",
"status": "50% complete",
"nextStep": "Add password validation"
},
"environmentStatus": {
"details": {
"Server": "✅",
"Database": "✅"
}
}
}
}
}'
```

## 🔧 Command Options

```bash
npx -y mcp-handoff-server [options]

Options:
--mode 'mcp' or 'http' (default: mcp)
--port HTTP port (default: 3001)
--handoff-root Storage directory (default: ./handoff-system)
--help Show help
--version Show version
```

## 🔄 How It Works

### Simple Workflow
1. **Create** a handoff when starting work
2. **Update** progress as you work
3. **Complete** when finished
4. **Archive** for future reference

```mermaid
graph TD
A[🤖 Agent Starts Work] --> B{New Work?}
B -->|Yes| C[📝 create_handoff]
B -->|No| D[📖 read_handoff]

C --> E[📁 Active Handoff]
D --> E

E --> F[🔄 update_handoff]
F --> G{Work Done?}

G -->|No| F
G -->|Yes| H[✅ complete_handoff]

H --> I[📦 archive_handoff]
I --> J[🗄️ Archived]

style C fill:#e1f5fe
style F fill:#f3e5f5
style H fill:#e8f5e8
style I fill:#fff3e0
```

### File Organization
The server automatically organizes everything in folders:
- `handoff-system/active/` - Current work
- `handoff-system/archive/` - Completed work
- `handoff-system/templates/` - Document templates

## 🎯 Two Types of Handoffs

**📋 Standard Handoff** - For complex work with detailed context
**⚡ Quick Handoff** - For simple updates and brief transitions

## 🏷️ Status Indicators

- ✅ **Working** - Everything good
- ⚠️ **Warning** - Some issues but not blocked
- ❌ **Error** - Problems that need fixing

## 🛠️ Development

Want to contribute or run locally?

```bash
# Clone and install
git clone
cd mcp-handoff-server
npm install

# Run in development
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build
```

## 📄 License

MIT License - feel free to use this in your projects!

## 🆘 Need Help?

- **Issues:** [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/your-repo/mcp-handoff-server/issues)
- **MCP Protocol:** [Model Context Protocol Docs](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)

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**Built for seamless AI agent collaboration** 🤖✨