obra/superpowers (skills framework and dev methodology)

What it is. Jesse Vincent's agentic skills framework: a small set of composable skills that encode a full development loop (brainstorming, writing plans, executing plans, TDD, systematic debugging, verification before completion, subagent-driven development, using git worktrees, finishing a branch), and the mechanism that makes an agent find and use skills automatically. Widely recommended (yanhua1010 calls it the best-reviewed skill collection). Use it as the methodology layer under task-specific skills.

Install

• Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace then /plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace.
• Other agents: npx skills add obra/superpowers, or copy skills/ into your skills directory.

Skills

Each skill below has its own wiki page with the SKILL.md text reproduced verbatim (14 skills, 14 pages).

• brainstorming — You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
• dispatching-parallel-agents — Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
• executing-plans — Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
• finishing-a-development-branch — Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work
• receiving-code-review — Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not performative agreement or blind implementation
• requesting-code-review — Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
• subagent-driven-development — Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
• systematic-debugging — Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
• test-driven-development — Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
• using-git-worktrees — Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - ensures an isolated workspace exists via native tools or git worktree fallback
• using-superpowers — Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
• verification-before-completion — Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always
• writing-plans — Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
• writing-skills — Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment

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