diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/command-controller.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/command-controller.ts
index 919f3a427..c578452d0 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/command-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/command-controller.ts
@@ -256,12 +256,21 @@ export class CommandController {
 	}
 
 	#copyLastMessage() {
-		const text = this.ctx.session.getLastAssistantText();
-		if (!text) {
-			this.ctx.showError("No agent messages to copy yet.");
+		const assistantText = this.ctx.session.getLastAssistantText();
+		if (assistantText) {
+			this.#doCopy(assistantText, "Copied last agent message to clipboard");
 			return;
 		}
-		this.#doCopy(text, "Copied last agent message to clipboard");
+
+		if (!this.ctx.session.hasCopyCandidateAssistantMessage()) {
+			const handoffText = this.ctx.session.getLastVisibleHandoffText();
+			if (handoffText) {
+				this.#doCopy(handoffText, "Copied handoff context to clipboard");
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		this.ctx.showError("No agent messages to copy yet.");
 	}
 
 	#copyCode() {
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/session/agent-session.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/session/agent-session.ts
index f61f35a13..61e5b738f 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/session/agent-session.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/session/agent-session.ts
@@ -7840,21 +7840,11 @@ export class AgentSession {
 	 * @returns Text content, or undefined if no assistant message exists
 	 */
 	getLastAssistantText(): string | undefined {
-		const lastAssistant = this.messages
-			.slice()
-			.reverse()
-			.find(m => {
-				if (m.role !== "assistant") return false;
-				const msg = m as AssistantMessage;
-				// Skip aborted messages with no content
-				if (msg.stopReason === "aborted" && msg.content.length === 0) return false;
-				return true;
-			});
-
+		const lastAssistant = this.#getLastCopyCandidateAssistantMessage();
 		if (!lastAssistant) return undefined;
 
 		let text = "";
-		for (const content of (lastAssistant as AssistantMessage).content) {
+		for (const content of lastAssistant.content) {
 			if (content.type === "text") {
 				text += content.text;
 			}
@@ -7863,6 +7853,54 @@ export class AgentSession {
 		return text.trim() || undefined;
 	}
 
+	hasCopyCandidateAssistantMessage(): boolean {
+		return this.#getLastCopyCandidateAssistantMessage() !== undefined;
+	}
+
+	#getLastCopyCandidateAssistantMessage(): AssistantMessage | undefined {
+		for (let i = this.messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			const message = this.messages[i];
+			if (message.role !== "assistant") continue;
+
+			const assistantMessage = message as AssistantMessage;
+			// Skip aborted messages with no content
+			if (assistantMessage.stopReason === "aborted" && assistantMessage.content.length === 0) continue;
+
+			return assistantMessage;
+		}
+
+		return undefined;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Get text content of the most recent visible handoff message.
+	 * Fresh handoff sessions store the handoff context as a custom message, not
+	 * an assistant message, so callers that copy the "last" message can use this
+	 * as a fallback before the new session has an assistant response.
+	 */
+	getLastVisibleHandoffText(): string | undefined {
+		for (let i = this.messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+			const message = this.messages[i];
+			if (message.role !== "custom") continue;
+
+			const customMessage = message as CustomMessage;
+			if (customMessage.customType !== "handoff" || !customMessage.display) continue;
+
+			if (typeof customMessage.content === "string") {
+				return customMessage.content.trim() || undefined;
+			}
+
+			let text = "";
+			for (const content of customMessage.content) {
+				if (content.type === "text") {
+					text += content.text;
+				}
+			}
+			return text.trim() || undefined;
+		}
+
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Format the entire session as plain text for clipboard export.
 	 * Includes user messages, assistant text, thinking blocks, tool calls, and tool results.
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/agent-session-handoff.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/agent-session-handoff.test.ts
index dfaf95f98..53bcbdbce 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/agent-session-handoff.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/agent-session-handoff.test.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ describe("AgentSession handoff", () => {
 			.map(line => JSON.parse(line) as PersistedEntry);
 
 		expect(result?.document).toBe(handoffText);
+		expect(session.getLastAssistantText()).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(session.hasCopyCandidateAssistantMessage()).toBe(false);
+		expect(session.getLastVisibleHandoffText()).toBe(
+			`<handoff-context>\n${handoffText}\n</handoff-context>\n\nThe above is a handoff document from a previous session. Use this context to continue the work seamlessly.`,
+		);
 		expect(handoffSessionFile).not.toBe(previousSessionFile);
 		expect(handoffEntries[0]).toMatchObject({ type: "session", parentSession: previousSessionFile });
 		expect(
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/controllers/copy-command.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/controllers/copy-command.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b87f4d178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/controllers/copy-command.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "bun:test";
+import { CommandController } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/modes/controllers/command-controller";
+import type { InteractiveModeContext } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/modes/types";
+import * as native from "@oh-my-pi/pi-natives";
+
+function createController(options: { assistantText?: string; hasAssistantMessage?: boolean; handoffText?: string }) {
+	const showStatus = vi.fn();
+	const showError = vi.fn();
+	const ctx = {
+		session: {
+			getLastAssistantText: () => options.assistantText,
+			hasCopyCandidateAssistantMessage: () => options.hasAssistantMessage ?? options.assistantText !== undefined,
+			getLastVisibleHandoffText: () => options.handoffText,
+		},
+		showStatus,
+		showError,
+	} as unknown as InteractiveModeContext;
+
+	return { controller: new CommandController(ctx), showStatus, showError };
+}
+
+describe("/copy command", () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		vi.restoreAllMocks();
+	});
+
+	it("falls back to the fresh handoff context when no assistant message exists", () => {
+		const copySpy = vi.spyOn(native, "copyToClipboard").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+		const { controller, showStatus, showError } = createController({
+			handoffText: "<handoff-context>\n## Goal\nContinue\n</handoff-context>",
+		});
+
+		controller.handleCopyCommand();
+
+		expect(copySpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("<handoff-context>\n## Goal\nContinue\n</handoff-context>");
+		expect(showStatus).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Copied handoff context to clipboard");
+		expect(showError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("does not fall back to stale handoff context after a textless assistant response", () => {
+		const copySpy = vi.spyOn(native, "copyToClipboard").mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+		const { controller, showStatus, showError } = createController({
+			hasAssistantMessage: true,
+			handoffText: "<handoff-context>\n## Goal\nContinue\n</handoff-context>",
+		});
+
+		controller.handleCopyCommand();
+
+		expect(copySpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(showStatus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(showError).toHaveBeenCalledWith("No agent messages to copy yet.");
+	});
+});