autoname

autoname — Session Title Only

Name the current Claude Code session — nothing else. This is handoff's rename-half on its own: no task snapshot, no memory write, no /clear. Use it for a /btw side conversation, or any session worth a name while the main thread stays live.

Protocol

Decide a concise session title from the conversation. Make no tool calls to decide it. Title rules: ≤ ~50 characters, Title Case, no surrounding quotes, no trailing punctuation. The title is always derived from the conversation — autoname takes no argument.

Then issue a single Write of that title as the sole line of ./.claude/autorename. That is the only tool call.

A PostToolUse(Write|Edit) hook picks the file up, renames the session via tmux send-keys once the prompt goes idle, then deletes it. Outside tmux the hook's systemMessage carries a /rename <title> line instead — relay it in a fenced code block so the user can paste it.

Anti-patterns

• Writing handoff-task.md, updating memory, or running any other tool. autoname is rename-only; for residual task state use the handoff skill.
• Taking a title from the user's words verbatim when the conversation implies a better one. Derive the title; do not transcribe the request.
• Any location other than ./.claude/autorename — the hook reads this exact path.