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Agent Handoff — AI Glossary
The transfer of control and context from one agent to another in a multi-agent system.
Overview
Handoffs carry a context bundle — task description, prior reasoning, intermediate results — to the receiving agent. Clean handoffs are a key reliability challenge: missing context causes sub-agents to restart work or make conflicting decisions.
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| Topic | agents |
|---|---|
| Last reviewed | 2026-06-24 |
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What is Agent Handoff?
The transfer of control and context from one agent to another in a multi-agent system.
What concepts are related to Agent Handoff?
Closely related concepts include multi agent, orchestrator agent.