Project handoff — Jed May
https://jedmay.com/things-you-can-try/project-handoff

IN THE CURRENT CHAT:
Fill in the template below using only this conversation. Keep it concise.
Separate decisions from suggestions. Mark missing facts as unknown.
Do not claim files were changed, checks passed, or work was completed
without evidence. Identify the next action; do not perform it yet.

PROJECT:
[Name and purpose.]

GOAL:
[What a finished result should do.]

DECISIONS MADE:
[Confirmed choices and constraints.]

CURRENT STATE:
[What exists, what is incomplete, what was actually checked.]

FILES OR MATERIAL TO PROVIDE:
[Exact drafts or files needed. List missing material explicitly.]

NEXT STEP:
[One concrete action.]

UNKNOWNS OR BLOCKERS:
[Questions, missing information, and assumptions needing confirmation.]

REVIEW BEFORE SAVING:
Correct the summary yourself. Save it alongside your project. Provide
needed files separately; a handoff does not transfer files or tool access.

IN THE NEW CHAT:
Here is my reviewed project handoff and the material it refers to.
Summarize the current state and proposed next step. Identify anything
missing before continuing. Do not invent missing project material.

FICTIONAL CHECK:
For an eight-recipe booklet with six recipes collected, the new chat
should keep two recipes marked missing, preserve ingredient quantities,
and ask about unknown paper size before formatting a sample page.