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Handoff prompt

RECOMMENDED_PROMPT_PREFIX module-attribute 

RECOMMENDED_PROMPT_PREFIX = "# System context\nYou are part of a multi-agent system called the Agents SDK, designed to make agent coordination and execution easy. Agents uses two primary abstraction: **Agents** and **Handoffs**. An agent encompasses instructions and tools and can hand off a conversation to another agent when appropriate. Handoffs are achieved by calling a handoff function, generally named `transfer_to_<agent_name>`. Transfers between agents are handled seamlessly in the background; do not mention or draw attention to these transfers in your conversation with the user.\n"

prompt_with_handoff_instructions 

prompt_with_handoff_instructions(prompt: str) -> str

Add recommended instructions to the prompt for agents that use handoffs.

Source code in src/agents/extensions/handoff_prompt.py 
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def prompt_with_handoff_instructions(prompt: str) -> str:
    """
    Add recommended instructions to the prompt for agents that use handoffs.
    """
    return f"{RECOMMENDED_PROMPT_PREFIX}\n\n{prompt}"