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Write a handover that tells the next person what is unknown

Captures state, evidence and safe next actions without overclaiming completion.

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Create a one-page handover for [WORK STREAM] from [CURRENT EVIDENCE]. Divide it into verified state, work in progress, decisions made, unresolved questions, access dependencies and safe next steps. Name the exact artifact or log behind each claim and label anything not rechecked since [CHECK DATE]. Do not call work deployed, fixed or complete from a draft alone. Include a rollback or escalation contact where provided. Check that another person can resume without repeating completed work and can distinguish local evidence from live observation.