Function parseHandoffBranch

orchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/core/handoff.ts:14–26

(handoff: string)

 * Callers fall back to `Run.git.branches[]` then `s.branch`.
 */
export function parseHandoffBranch(handoff: string): string | null {
  const match = /^##\s+Branch\s*\r?\n([^\r\n]*)/m.exec(handoff);
  if (!match) return null;
  const raw = match[1].trim();
  if (raw.length === 0) return null;
  if (raw.startsWith("##")) return null;
  // Worker template wraps the value in backticks (`agent/foo-abc1`); the
  // operator-facing hint also tolerates a bare branch name.
  const unwrapped = raw.replace(/^`([^`]+)`$/, "$1").trim();
  if (unwrapped.length === 0) return null;
  if (/^\(no branch\)$/i.test(unwrapped)) return null;
  return unwrapped;
}

/**
 * Precedence used by `waitAndHandoff`: `## Branch` line wins (SDK leaves