{
  "name": "Handoff Continuity Record",
  "version": "1.0",
  "status": "stable",
  "canonical": "https://handover.sh/protocol",
  "description": "A platform-neutral JSON record for the state another human or AI agent needs to verify and continue interrupted work.",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Handover",
    "url": "https://handover.sh/"
  },
  "license": "MIT",
  "scope": {
    "defines": [
      "objective and acceptance criteria",
      "current state",
      "decisions",
      "evidence",
      "constraints",
      "next action",
      "ownership",
      "open review"
    ],
    "doesNotDefine": [
      "agent routing",
      "transport",
      "authentication",
      "tool invocation",
      "storage"
    ]
  },
  "artifacts": {
    "schema": "https://handover.sh/protocol/v1/schema.json",
    "example": "https://handover.sh/protocol/v1/example.json",
    "validator": "https://handover.sh/protocol/v1/validate.mjs",
    "conformance": "https://handover.sh/protocol/v1/README.md"
  },
  "source": "https://github.com/44-pixels/handover-mcp/tree/main/protocol/v1"
}