---
title: "List session handoff notes saved in the primary vault under handoffs/, most-recent first. v2 frontmatter fields (status / has_blockers / tags / task_type) can be filtered server-side and are exposed in each entry without fetching the body. Read-only: entries older than 7 days are filtered out of results (a daily server-side cleanup job permanently deletes them)."
method: POST
path: "/api/mcp/tools/handoff_list"
tags: ["handoffs"]
---

# List session handoff notes saved in the primary vault under handoffs/, most-recent first. v2 frontmatter fields (status / has_blockers / tags / task_type) can be filtered server-side and are exposed in each entry without fetching the body. Read-only: entries older than 7 days are filtered out of results (a daily server-side cleanup job permanently deletes them).

`POST /api/mcp/tools/handoff_list`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.ainote.dev`
- URL: `https://api.ainote.dev/api/mcp/tools/handoff_list`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

List session handoff notes saved in the primary vault under handoffs/, most-recent first. v2 frontmatter fields (status / has_blockers / tags / task_type) can be filtered server-side and are exposed in each entry without fetching the body. Read-only: entries older than 7 days are filtered out of results (a daily server-side cleanup job permanently deletes them).

## Request body

- object
  - `project` string: Optional project filter, e.g. 'logi' to list only logi-* handoffs.
  - `limit` integer: Max entries to return (default 50).
  - `status` string: v2 only: filter by frontmatter status (e.g. 'in_progress', 'paused', 'completed', 'blocked'). v1 handoffs without frontmatter are excluded when this filter is set.
  - `has_blockers` boolean: v2 only: filter by frontmatter has_blockers (true/false).
  - `task_type` string: v2 only: filter by frontmatter task_type (e.g. 'feature', 'bugfix', 'refactor', 'research', 'ops').
  - `tags` string[]: v2 only: AND match — entries must contain ALL given tags. Example: ['auth', 'mobile'].
  - `since` string: ISO8601 timestamp — only entries with updated_at >= since are returned.

## Response `200`

Tool executed successfully

- ToolSuccessResponse: Successful tool invocation. `content` mirrors the MCP `tools/call` result shape: an array of content blocks (text and optionally a structured resource payload).
  - `content` object[]
    - `type` 'text' | 'resource'
    - `text` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid arguments or business-rule violation
- `401`: Missing or invalid McpKey

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