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In the Priya refund case demonstrated in the article, a single agent handling the refund requires 9 messages; with Handoff, the refunds run contains 11 messages, the extra 2 being triage's transfer request and the "transferred to refunds" result; if triage's system prompt is retained, the total is 12 messages.
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50%
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Short-term (~14 days)
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10/28/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 11/11/2026
Sources
AI Agent Handoff Mechanisms: The Fundamental Difference Between Handoff and Agent-as-Tool
youtubeWhiteboard Bytes10/28/2026
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