superpowers
v5.1.3An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works: planning, TDD, debugging, and collaboration workflows.
by Jesse VincentMIT5kupdated 3 weeks ago
Source
git clone https://github.com/openai/pluginsClone the source, then follow the repository's marketplace instructions for your runtime. The plugin root is plugins/superpowers/ inside the repository.
Layout
├── .codex-plugin/plugin.json├── skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md├── skills/dispatching-parallel-agents/SKILL.md├── skills/executing-plans/SKILL.md├── skills/finishing-a-development-branch/SKILL.md├── skills/receiving-code-review/SKILL.md├── skills/requesting-code-review/SKILL.md├── skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md├── skills/systematic-debugging/SKILL.md├── skills/test-driven-development/SKILL.md├── skills/using-git-worktrees/SKILL.md├── skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md├── skills/verification-before-completion/SKILL.md├── skills/writing-plans/SKILL.md└── skills/writing-skills/SKILL.md
Skills14
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.
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
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
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
Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
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
Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
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
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
Manifests1
{
"name": "superpowers",
"version": "5.1.3",
"description": "An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works: planning, TDD, debugging, and collaboration workflows.",
"author": {
"name": "Jesse Vincent",
"email": "jesse@fsck.com",
"url": "https://github.com/obra"
},
"homepage": "https://github.com/obra/superpowers",
"repository": "https://github.com/obra/superpowers",
"license": "MIT",
"keywords": [
"brainstorming",
"subagent-driven-development",
"skills",
"planning",
"tdd",
"debugging",
"code-review",
"workflow"
],
"skills": "./skills/",
"interface": {
"displayName": "Superpowers",
"shortDescription": "Planning, TDD, debugging, and delivery workflows for coding agents",
"longDescription": "Use Superpowers to guide agent work through brainstorming, implementation planning, test-driven development, systematic debugging, parallel execution, code review, and finish-the-branch workflows.",
"developerName": "Jesse Vincent",
"category": "Developer Tools",
"capabilities": [
"Interactive",
"Read",
"Write"
],
"defaultPrompt": [
"I've got an idea for something I'd like to build.",
"Let's add a feature to this project."
],
"websiteURL": "https://github.com/obra/superpowers",
"privacyPolicyURL": "https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement",
"termsOfServiceURL": "https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service",
"brandColor": "#F59E0B",
"composerIcon": "./assets/superpowers-small.svg",
"logo": "./assets/superpowers-small.svg",
"screenshots": []
}
}