Handoff Checklist

Use this before someone leaves the project, pauses work, graduates, goes on internship, or transfers ownership.

Current project state is documented

• docs/current-status.md is up to date.
• Known issues are documented.
• Next steps are documented.
• Last known good commit is listed.
• Important branches are listed.

Reproducibility

• Setup instructions have been tested.
• Required data locations are documented.
• Required licenses/tools are documented.
• Minimal test command works.
• Main experiment command is documented.

Knowledge transfer

• Main design decisions are documented.
• Failed approaches are documented.
• Current blockers are documented.
• Open questions are documented.
• Important contacts are listed.

Suggested next owner actions

1. Action 1
2. Action 2
3. Action 3