Package
obra/superpowers
An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.
Trust means
Trust score is a heuristic blend of popularity, freshness, structure quality, and safety penalties. Useful for ranking, not a guarantee.
Risk means
Risk is generated by automated scans of skills, files, and allowed tools. It is not the same thing as a human security review.
Review status
Auto-scanned only. High-risk signals exist, so manual review is strongly recommended before install.
Risk: Medium (auto-imported from GitHub; risk not assessed)
Stars
134,223
Forks
11,183
Skills
14
Files
45
Suitable for
Ops-minded users and teams that need repeatable runbooks, incident steps, or environment setup workflows with visible boundaries.
Not suitable for
Not a good fit for lightweight personal prompting or environments where shell-heavy automation is banned.
Install prerequisites
What to verify before touching install
- Confirm where the workflow runs and whether it assumes shell, network, or repo access.
- Check if the target environment allows the scripts and tools referenced by the skills.
- Decide who owns approval before using it in shared or production-adjacent contexts.
Recommended first read
finishing-a-development-branch
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup
Path: skills/finishing-a-development-branch
Risk level: Low
After install
How to verify it actually works
Core skills
What this package actually helps you do
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup
skills/finishing-a-development-branch · 1 file
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
skills/dispatching-parallel-agents · 1 file
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
skills/receiving-code-review · 1 file
Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - creates isolated git worktrees with smart directory selection and safety verification
skills/using-git-worktrees · 1 file
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
skills/verification-before-completion · 1 file
Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
skills/requesting-code-review · 2 files
Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
skills/test-driven-development · 2 files
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
skills/writing-plans · 2 files
Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
skills/using-superpowers · 3 files
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
skills/subagent-driven-development · 4 files
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
skills/executing-plans · 1 file
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
skills/systematic-debugging · 11 files
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
skills/writing-skills · 7 files
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.
skills/brainstorming · 8 files
Package contents
Folders and files
finishing-a-development-branch
skills/finishing-a-development-branch
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup
- SKILL.md.md
dispatching-parallel-agents
skills/dispatching-parallel-agents
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
- SKILL.md.md
receiving-code-review
skills/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
- SKILL.md.md
using-git-worktrees
skills/using-git-worktrees
Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - creates isolated git worktrees with smart directory selection and safety verification
- SKILL.md.md
verification-before-completion
skills/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
- SKILL.md.md
requesting-code-review
skills/requesting-code-review
Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
- SKILL.md.md
- code-reviewer.md.md
test-driven-development
skills/test-driven-development
Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
- SKILL.md.md
- testing-anti-patterns.md.md
writing-plans
skills/writing-plans
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
- SKILL.md.md
- plan-document-reviewer-prompt.md.md
using-superpowers
skills/using-superpowers
Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
- SKILL.md.md
- references/codex-tools.md.md
- references/gemini-tools.md.md
subagent-driven-development
skills/subagent-driven-development
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
- SKILL.md.md
- code-quality-reviewer-prompt.md.md
- implementer-prompt.md.md
- spec-reviewer-prompt.md.md
executing-plans
skills/executing-plans
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
- SKILL.md.md
systematic-debugging
skills/systematic-debugging
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
- CREATION-LOG.md.md
- SKILL.md.md
- condition-based-waiting-example.ts.ts
- condition-based-waiting.md.md
- defense-in-depth.md.md
- find-polluter.sh.sh
- root-cause-tracing.md.md
- test-academic.md.md
- test-pressure-1.md.md
- test-pressure-2.md.md
- test-pressure-3.md.md
writing-skills
skills/writing-skills
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
- SKILL.md.md
- anthropic-best-practices.md.md
- examples/CLAUDE_MD_TESTING.md.md
- graphviz-conventions.dot.dot
- persuasion-principles.md.md
- render-graphs.js.js
- testing-skills-with-subagents.md.md
brainstorming
skills/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.
- SKILL.md.md
- scripts/frame-template.html.html
- scripts/helper.js.js
- scripts/server.cjs.cjs
- scripts/start-server.sh.sh
- scripts/stop-server.sh.sh
- spec-document-reviewer-prompt.md.md
- visual-companion.md.md
Last step
Install only after the checks above
If the package fits your workflow, the starter skill makes sense, and the auto-scan signals are acceptable for your environment, then use the exact install command below.
Install command
npx skills add obra/superpowers
Claude Code
Copy to .claude/skills/
GitHub Copilot
Copy to .github/skills/
Codex CLI
Copy to .agents/skills/
Gemini CLI
Copy to .gemini/skills/
Community Signals
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