Create a context handoff for another AI agent. Use this when the user types /passoff, asks to hand off, pass off, or transfer context to another AI. Write a structured markdown body with sections: Current State, Decisions Made (with rationale), Open Questions, Next Steps, Relevant Files. Be terse...
AI agents use passoff_create to create or update resources in Passoff — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Passoff environment.
This tool creates and stores new data (a handoff document) in a reversible manner. It does not delete, execute arbitrary code, move money, or trigger external operations—it simply records and documents context for transfer between agents. The 'Write' category is most appropriate.
From the tool's definition Creates a context handoff for another AI agent; explicitly writes structured markdown with sections like Current State, Decisions Made, Next Steps, Relevant Files.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Create a context handoff for another AI agent. Use this when the user types /passoff, asks to hand off, pass off, or transfer context to another AI. Write a structured markdown body with sections: Current State, Decisions Made (with rationale), Open Questions, Next Steps, Relevant Files. Be terse but specific — the receiving AI has no context. Set from_model to your model id (e.g. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Passoff MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Passoff MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for passoff_create: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Passoff. Nothing to install.
passoff_create is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the passoff_create rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for passoff_create. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
passoff_create is provided by the Passoff MCP server (themrgu/ai-agent-context-passoff). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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