AI engineering glossary · Agents tools MCP
What is agent handoff?
Agent handoff (also called Handoff): Passing control of a conversation or task from one agent to another, along with the needed context. It lets a general agent pass a user to a specialist without the user repeating themselves.
Agent handoff: an example
A front-desk agent hands a loan query to the loan specialist, including the user's stated income range and city.
Related terms
- Multi-agent system
- Supervisor agent
- Router pattern
- Agent communication
More Agents tools MCP terms
- Agent loop
- Agent memory
- Agent observability
- Agent skills
- Agent trace
- Agent-to-agent protocol
- Agentic workflow
- AI agent
Where you learn it
Agent handoff is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.