# Move a long project into a fresh chat without losing a detail

> Your new chat starts knowing what you decided, what failed and what comes next.

When a long chat starts forgetting things, have it write a handoff note of decisions, dead ends and next steps, then paste that into a new chat and carry on.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/fresh-chat-handoff-note/
- Category: Hidden AI superpowers
- Made for: Everyone, Coaches, Consultants, Creators
- Works in: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
- Time: About 5 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste
- Published: 2026-10-23

## How do I start a new AI chat without losing all the context?

Ask your long chat to write a handoff note, then paste it into a new chat as the first message. It works the same in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, so use whichever one you started in. It fits big ongoing projects like a launch, a book or a renovation, where decisions pile up over weeks. For a short chat, a quick summary is enough, but for anything with dead ends worth remembering, ask for the full note.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
This conversation is getting long and I want to continue in a fresh chat. Write a handoff note for a new assistant who has seen none of this. Include: 1) the goal of the project in two sentences, 2) every decision we made and why, 3) what we tried that didn't work, so it isn't suggested again, 4) the key facts, names, numbers and preferences I've given you, 5) open questions, and 6) the very next step. Copy exact wording where it matters, such as [WHAT MUST STAY EXACT, e.g. my offer name and tagline]. Mark anything you're unsure about with (check) so I can confirm it. Keep it under 600 words and format it so I can paste it straight into a new chat.
```

## Step by step

1. Paste the prompt below at the end of your long chat.
2. Read the handoff note and fix anything it got wrong.
3. Start a new chat and paste the note as your first message.
4. Ask the new chat to repeat the next step back before you carry on.

## What you'll get

A one-page handoff note you paste into a new chat so it picks up exactly where you left off.

## Good to know

**How do I start a new AI chat without losing all the context?** Ask your long chat to write a handoff note, then paste it into a new chat as the first message. It works the same in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, so use whichever one you started in. It fits big ongoing projects like a launch, a book or a renovation, where decisions pile up over weeks. For a short chat, a quick summary is enough, but for anything with dead ends worth remembering, ask for the full note.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. On this page, Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for one blank: what must stay exact. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A one-page handoff note you paste into a new chat so it picks up exactly where you left off.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/Immediate_Boot2239: https://www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/comments/1xa082s/whats_the_best_way_to_move_to_a_new_claude/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: No AI Slop (A sharp editor that cuts the AI tells from any draft. Your point and your voice stay); TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.