on-call-handoff-patterns
Create clear on-call handoff summaries
On-call transitions often lose context and slow incident response. This skill provides structured handoff templates and checklists to keep teams aligned.
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Using "on-call-handoff-patterns". Create a quick async handoff for tonight with no active incidents, one ongoing investigation, and a major release tomorrow.
Expected outcome:
- TL;DR: No active incidents, one API timeout investigation, major release tomorrow at 14:00 UTC
- Watch list: Monitor API latency during backup window, check auth service memory growth
- Recent: Deployed api-gateway v3.2.1, increased rate limits to 1500 RPS
- Coming up: Database maintenance at 02:00, v5.0 release at 14:00
Security Audit
SafePure documentation skill containing only static markdown templates and JSON metadata. No executable code, network calls, file access, or environment variable reads. Content matches stated purpose of on-call shift handoffs.
Risk Factors
🌐 Network access (14)
⚙️ External commands (20)
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What You Can Build
Weekly rotation handoff
Create a complete handoff document for incoming engineers with incidents, changes, and upcoming events.
Mid-incident transfer
Hand off an active incident with clear current state, actions taken, and next steps.
On-call process standardization
Standardize handoff practices with checklists and escalation guidance for new teams.
Try These Prompts
Create a shift handoff summary with active incidents, ongoing investigations, recent changes, known issues, and upcoming events.
Write a quick async handoff with TL;DR, watch list, recent changes, and coming up items.
Draft an incident handoff with current state, what is known, actions taken, what needs to happen, and key people.
Generate a pre-shift, during shift, and post-shift checklist tailored for a platform team.
Best Practices
- Include next steps and owners for each investigation
- Confirm escalation paths and contact availability
- Verify alert routing before ending the shift
Avoid
- Handing off without a written summary
- Leaving unclear ownership for active issues
- Skipping a sync call when incidents are open