How to Hand a Website Project from One AI Tool to Another

Switching AI tools should not require rebuilding the entire project story. A useful handoff gives the next assistant the information needed to continue and makes clear what has not been verified.

The same process helps when a human developer takes over. Good continuity is a property of the project, not just the conversation.

Begin with the actual state Write down the repository, production domain, relevant files, and latest confirmed work. Use precise statuses: a draft exists, a change is committed, a deployment succeeded, or a public page was inspected.

Do not describe intended work as completed. A list of requests is not a record of results.

Preserve the reasons Explain important decisions and restrictions. If a prototype must stay separate from production, say why and identify the approved location. If a design uses numbered placeholders, link the asset brief that defines them.

Include the owner's latest instruction and identify any earlier plan it replaced. This reduces the risk that a new assistant resumes the wrong task.

Record the next action “Continue” is not enough. A useful instruction might be: inspect the deployment for a named revision, then check three page URLs for the expected text.

If something failed, record the actual error or limitation in plain language. Do not invent a workaround that was never tested.

Make access explicit The next tool still needs authorized access to the project and relevant services. A handoff document cannot grant that access by itself.

Keep credentials in an appropriate credential system. Reference the access process without pasting secrets into broadly readable notes.

Keep the history Save dated milestones and corrections. A concise current-state summary should point to that record rather than silently replacing it.

This approach makes it easier to move from voice planning to implementation, or between AI providers, while keeping the business's decisions and ownership intact.

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