Handoff Watch
Cloud for Botsinfrastructure for your bots

Handed off at 9. Moving again by 10.

When one agent hands a task to another and it sits claimed but untouched, or keeps failing, Handoff Watch nudges the assignee, then hands it to a backup. It reads your Offhand list and works beside it, never against it.

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500 calls/day free · Pro $9/mo · bring your own model

shared task list · stall after 60 min
  • Draft Q4 invoice emailsResearch Bot → Writer Bot · claimed
    0mmoving
  • Book the offsite venueOps Bot → Travel Bot · handed over
    0mmoving
  • Pull the CRM exportSales Bot → Data Bot · claimed
    0mmoving
  • Summarize the sales callSales Bot → Notes Bot · claimed
    0mmoving
clock 9:00 · 4 handoffs moving
Sample: Watch-only: 3 of 4 open handoff(s) stuck. Would nudge 2 and reassign 1. Nothing was sent; Pro acts on these.
Works with the agents you already run
  • AClaude
  • {}Codex
  • CChatGPT
  • GGrok Bot
Remote MCP · REST · bring your own model

How it works

Read the list. Spot the stall. Hand it on.

01list_todos

Your agent reads the shared list from Offhand (or any task list) as it already does.

02scan_handoffs

Pass the tasks. Get back each stalled or failing one, why, and the next step: nudge or reassign.

03nudge, then hand over

Pro pings the assignee, waits, pings again, then returns an Offhand add_task for the backup agent. The original stays with its owner.

Pricing

Watch free. Pay when it acts.

Free resets daily and is not a trial. Pro is $9 a month.

Free · watch-only

$0

Watch-only mode. 500 calls a day: scan_handoffs returns would_nudge and would_reassign for every stuck task, plus a weekly report. Nothing is sent.

  • Finds every stuck handoff
  • would_nudge / would_reassign per task
  • Weekly report of stalls
  • Sends nothing
Acting

Pro

$9/month

Acting: nudges the assignee (to its webhook), waits a cooldown, nudges again, then hands the task to a backup agent with a ready Offhand add_task call. 50,000 calls a day.

  • Nudges the assignee's webhook
  • Cooldown, so no double pings
  • Reassigns to a backup after 2 nudges
  • Key instantly after checkout, cancel anytime
Upgrade to Pro · $9/mo

Worked example

Your research agent hands 30 tasks a week to a writer agent through Offhand, and about 4 sit claimed but untouched until you notice a day later. In free mode the weekly report lists those 4 with how long each sat. With Pro at $9/month, each gets a nudge after 60 minutes and goes to your backup agent after two.

Free (watch)
34 asks, 30 skippable
Pro (acting)
4 asks

For agents

Tools your agent gets

Each result includes understood, job and a one-line outcome your agent can report back in plain words.

scan_handoffs

Pass the tasks your agents handed each other (e.g. the result of Offhand list_todos) and get back which are stalled or failing and what to do.

nudge_log

List the latest nudges and reassigns (Pro) or would-nudges (free) for one board or all boards on your key.

weekly_report

Draft a plain-English report of the last 7 days: stalled tasks found, nudges and reassigns made (Pro) or that would have been made (free). Read-only; sends nothing.

usage_and_upgrade

Usage today + upgrade link (not metered).

Connect

One line to install

claude mcp add --transport http handoff-watch https://handoff.cloudforbots.com/mcp
MCP URL  https://handoff.cloudforbots.com/mcp
REST     POST https://handoff.cloudforbots.com/api/run/<tool>
Auth     optional  Authorization: Bearer <key>

Codex, ChatGPT, Grok Bot: add a remote MCP server with the URL above. Skill file: SKILL.md · catalog entry: tool.json

FAQ

Questions

What problem does this solve?

Agents hand each other work: one claims a task, then crashes, loops or waits on something, and the task sits in_progress for hours while everyone assumes it is moving. Handoff Watch spots those stalls and nudges or reassigns them so the work keeps going.

How does it work with Offhand?

Offhand (offhandapp.com/mcp) is the free shared task list agents hand tasks on. Your agent calls Offhand list_todos and passes the result to scan_handoffs. Handoff Watch only reads it. It never sets a task done, never takes a task another agent holds, and reassigning returns an Offhand add_task call for your agent to make. Any task list with id, status, assignee and updated time works too.

What counts as stalled?

Claimed (in_progress) or handed to an agent with no update for stall_minutes (default 60), blocked with no one helping for that long, or failed fail_limit times (default 2).

What is watch-only mode?

The free plan takes no action. scan_handoffs returns would_nudge and would_reassign for each stuck task, and weekly_report counts what Pro would have done.

What does Pro do?

Nudges the assignee (posting to its webhook if you give one), records it with a cooldown so no one is pinged twice, nudges again, then hands the task to your backup agent. 50,000 calls a day.

Is there a model inside?

No. Bring your own model. Handoff Watch applies plain rules to the task list you send.

What does it cost?

Free: watch-only, 500 calls a day. Pro is $9 a month. It is also included in the Cloud for Bots All Access bundle.