Handoff • Rust AI Agent SDK

Handoff: Represents a handoff configuration for delegating tasks to another agent. Handoffs are represented as tools to the LLM, allowing agents to transfer…

Handoff

Defined in the handoff module.

Represents a handoff configuration for delegating tasks to another agent. Handoffs are represented as tools to the LLM, allowing agents to transfer control to specialized agents for specific tasks.

Fields

Methods

new

fn new(target_agent_name: impl Into<String>) -> Self

Create a new handoff to a target agent

Parameters:

tool_name

fn tool_name(mut self, name: impl Into<String>) -> Self

Set custom tool name

Parameters:

tool_description

fn tool_description(mut self, description: impl Into<String>) -> Self

Set custom tool description

Parameters:

config

fn config(mut self, config: HandoffConfig) -> Self

Set handoff configuration

Parameters:

get_tool_name

fn get_tool_name(&self) -> String

Get the tool name for this handoff

get_tool_description

fn get_tool_description(&self) -> String

Get the tool description for this handoff

check_safety

fn check_safety(
        &self,
        _source_agent_name: &str,
        chain: &HandoffChain,
    ) -> Result<()>

Check safety constraints before handoff

Parameters:

prepare_context

fn prepare_context(
        &self,
        messages: Vec<serde_json::Value>,
        source_agent: &str,
        chain: &HandoffChain,
        extra_context: HashMap<String, serde_json::Value>,
    ) -> HandoffInputData

Prepare context data for handoff based on context policy

Parameters:

Source

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