Agent Handoff

Copy agent-ready prompts from a Coding Plan and hand them off to your preferred coding agent or IDE.

Once you are satisfied with a Coding Plan, Agent Handoff lets you select specific phases and produce precise, context-rich prompts ready for any coding agent. The prompts include all the context an agent needs: file paths, implementation details, and design decisions. This lets you use faster, cheaper models for execution without sacrificing quality.

How Agent Handoff works

1. Open the plan detail view

   In the CodeRabbit web app, navigate to the plan you want to hand off.

2. Select phases

   Choose the phases you want to hand off. You can select individual phases for focused work, or select all phases for a complete handoff.

3. Click Agent Handoff

   Open the Agent Handoff panel to see your output options.

4. Choose an output method

   Pick how you want to deliver the prompt to your coding agent:

   • Copy to clipboard: Paste the prompt into any agent (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or any other).
   • Send to IDE: Push the prompt directly to Cursor, Devin, VS Code, or Windsurf through the CodeRabbit IDE extension.

Supported agents and IDEs

Agent Handoff produces standard prompts that work with any coding agent. Additionally, the CodeRabbit IDE extension enables direct handoff to supported editors.

Target	Method
Cursor	Direct via IDE extension or copy to clipboard
Devin	Direct via IDE extension or copy to clipboard
VS Code and extensions	Direct via IDE extension or copy to clipboard
Windsurf	Direct via IDE extension or copy to clipboard
Claude Code	Copy to clipboard
GitHub Copilot	Copy to clipboard
Any clipboard agent	Copy to clipboard

For direct IDE handoff, install the CodeRabbit IDE extension first.

Tips for effective handoff

• Some coding agents may perform better with focused, sequential instructions rather than everything at once. Consider Handing off one phase at a time for complex plans.
• Review the generated prompt before pasting. The prompt is editable, so you can add clarifications or remove sections the agent doesn’t need.
• Match the model to the task. Because the plan already contains precise instructions, you can often use faster or cheaper models for execution without losing quality.

What’s next

CodeRabbit IDE extension

Install the extension to enable direct plan handoff to Cursor, Devin, VS Code, and Windsurf.

CodeRabbit Plan for issue trackers

Turn issues from GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jira, or Linear into structured Coding Plans ready for any coding agent.