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.
Published . Steps as of October 2026.
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.
A sketch of what you'll get back.
Your prompt
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. Gemini can't be filled in from a link, so its button copies your prompt: paste it into the new chat.
The prompt that gets copied
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.
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.
Step by step
- Paste the prompt below at the end of your long chat.
- Read the handoff note and fix anything it got wrong.
- Start a new chat and paste the note as your first message.
- 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.
- Made for
- Everyone, Coaches, Consultants, Creators
- Works in
- Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini