# handoff_task

Hand off a task from its current Agent to another Agent. Cancels the active assignment (if any) and creates a fresh assignment + run for the target Agent, recording a handoff event on the timeline. Use this to transfer live work when an Agent is blocked, finished its part, or a more suitable Agent should take over.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `handoff_task`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/handoff-task

## Facts

- Tool: `handoff_task`
- Server: Todo for AI MCP Server (`todo-for-ai/todo-for-ai-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/todo-for-ai/todo-for-ai-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "handoff_task",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why handoff_task is rated High

handoff_task triggers real processes with real consequences. An agent gone sideways doesn't fire it once. It starts dozens of builds, sends mass notifications, or burns through compute before anyone looks up.

## Use case

AI agents invoke handoff_task to trigger actions in Todo for AI MCP Server. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Todo for AI MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "handoff_task": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "handoff_task_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Todo for AI MCP Server (243)

- `cancel_workflow_run` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/cancel-workflow-run.md
- `clear_step_runtime_override` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/clear-step-runtime-override.md
- `delete_agent_experience` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-agent-experience.md
- `delete_collaboration_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-collaboration-template.md
- `delete_knowledge_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-knowledge-entry.md
- `delete_sandbox` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-sandbox.md
- `delete_shared_context` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-shared-context.md
- `delete_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-workflow.md
- `delete_workflow_trigger` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/delete-workflow-trigger.md
- `revoke_cross_project_agent` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/revoke-cross-project-agent.md
- `revoke_sandbox_execution` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/revoke-sandbox-execution.md
- `append_run_logs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/append-run-logs.md
- `escalate_overdue_tasks` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/escalate-overdue-tasks.md
- `launch_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/launch-workflow.md
- `pause_workflow_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/pause-workflow-run.md
- `retry_workflow_run` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/retry-workflow-run.md
- `start_sandbox_execution` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/start-sandbox-execution.md
- `acknowledge_conflict` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/acknowledge-conflict.md
- `authorize_cross_project_agent` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/authorize-cross-project-agent.md
- `auto_extract_experiences` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/auto-extract-experiences.md
- `auto_extract_knowledge` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/auto-extract-knowledge.md
- `bind_agent_sandbox` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/bind-agent-sandbox.md
- `check_sandbox_action` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/check-sandbox-action.md
- `claim_agent_task` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/claim-agent-task.md
- `claim_cross_project_task` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/claim-cross-project-task.md
- `collaboration_graph` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/collaboration-graph.md
- `collaboration_metrics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/collaboration-metrics.md
- `decay_all_experiences` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/decay-all-experiences.md
- `diff_workflow_versions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/diff-workflow-versions.md
- `discover_agents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp/discover-agents.md
- …and 213 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/todo-for-ai-todo-for-ai-mcp