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Add iteration-to-iteration handoff messaging for research loop#113

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Summary

  • Adds HANDOFF.md mechanism for explicit iteration-to-iteration messaging (either persona can write, next iteration gets it injected into prompt)
  • Automatically injects previous iteration's summary block into the next prompt
  • Student prompt updated to prioritise handoff directives over normal backlog selection

Test plan

  • Run loop with 2+ iterations and verify previous summary appears in next prompt
  • Write a HANDOFF.md manually, run an iteration, verify it's injected and agent deletes it
  • Verify HANDOFF.md is gitignored

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Iterations are fresh sessions that previously couldn't communicate directly.
Now the loop injects two signals into each prompt: the previous iteration's
summary block (automatic) and an optional HANDOFF.md file (explicit directives
that take priority over normal backlog selection). Either persona can write
the handoff file.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
@jimmytacks jimmytacks merged commit 606e6ef into main Apr 2, 2026
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