AI coding agent handoff

Hand off AI-built code without two weeks of discovery.

RAAV turns agent work into a reviewable handoff: product truth, submit history, verification, and audit — so the next agent, developer, or founder can see what shipped.

What RAAV gives agents

  • Handoffs include what changed, why, and what remains risky
  • Give your agent a memory it can operate through, then hand that memory over
  • Founders review the audit trail instead of a folder tour
  • Swimlanes show what was in flight at handoff time

The problem

When work moves between agent sessions, a freelancer, or a new hire, the context is spread across chats and diffs. The receiver spends weeks reconstructing intent.

The RAAV layer

RAAV makes handoff a read, not a rediscovery. Memory is table stakes — a flat CLAUDE.md is also memory. RAAV's difference is the founder-agent loop is visible: swimlanes to watch, a review queue to review, an audit trail to supervise.

A handoff is only as good as the memory behind it

Git blame shows diffs, not intent. A chat summary helps once but rarely ties files, verification, and open decisions together. RAAV keeps a durable record that any receiver can read.

The receiver needs intent, not a folder tour

A new developer or a fresh agent session needs the product promise, current goals, what is out of scope, and what the founder already decided — before touching code.

RAAV packages that context so the receiver starts from product truth instead of reverse-engineering it.

  • Product Handbook for durable intent
  • Open decisions and risks in one place
  • Acceptance criteria attached to work

Pillar A: memory you can review

At handoff, inferred facts should be visible as proposals so the founder can confirm what becomes shared truth for the next owner.

Give your agent a memory it can operate through, and give the next owner a memory they can review.

  • Confirmed vs inferred facts kept separate
  • Proposals and memory candidates for review
  • Founder sign-off before durable writes

Pillar B and Pillar C: watch and supervise the transition

Watch: swimlanes and claims show what was in flight and what is safe to pick up. Supervise: the audit trail is an exportable handoff package of what shipped and what passed verification.

The receiver reads a record instead of running discovery.

  • Swimlanes and claims show in-flight work
  • Submit history ties files to verification
  • Audit export as the handoff package

How the agent loop works

RAAV does not replace your coding agent. It gives the agent a durable operating system for product truth, task ownership, and proof.

Record

Agents submit summary, files, verification, and risks after each run.

Package

RAAV exports product truth, submit history, and audit as a handoff.

Review

The founder confirms what is durable before the receiver starts.

Continue

The next agent or developer reads memory and claims a lane.

Make the handoff a read, not a rediscovery

Ask your agent to keep submitting into RAAV so the eventual handoff is already written. The receiver reads product truth and audit instead of reconstructing it.

Paste this into your coding agent
Install RAAV and use it to record every run: summary, files, verification, and risks. Build a Product Handbook so a new developer or agent can be handed a complete, reviewable memory.

RAAV is local-first and zero-LLM by default. It is not a coding agent — it is the reviewable record your agents leave behind.

Why this is different

Most tools either write code or track human tickets. RAAV sits between the founder and the coding agents as shared product memory, coordination, and audit.

Exportable audit trail doubles as a handoff package
Zero-LLM by default; RAAV is not a coding agent
Local tier is free; hosted Solo and Team plans are on the waitlist, not for sale yet

Chat-and-diff handoff vs reviewable handoff

Intent
The receiver infers intent from git blame and old chats.
Product Handbook carries goals, scope, and decisions.
Watch
Unclear what was in flight when work changed hands.
Swimlanes and claims show in-flight and completed work.
Supervise
No record of what was verified.
Audit export shows what shipped and what passed.

FAQ

Founders ask how RAAV shortens the discovery phase when work changes hands.

How is this different from good documentation?

Docs and a flat CLAUDE.md are memory too, but they go stale and hide who did what. RAAV keeps a live record tied to files and verification, plus a review queue, swimlanes, and audit the receiver can trust.

Is RAAV a coding agent?

No. RAAV is the memory and audit layer around coding agents. It is zero-LLM by default.

Does the receiver need the founder present?

No. The exported audit and Product Handbook let a new agent or developer start from product truth without a live walkthrough.

What does it cost?

The local tier is free. Hosted Solo and Team plans are on the waitlist and not for sale yet.