⚠️ This is a fork of obra/superpowers

Key differences from the original:

Change	Description
🚫 Removed git worktree workflow	Work directly in your current project directory. Original requires using-git-worktrees before subagent-driven-development or executing-plans
🚫 Removed mandatory git commits	No forced commits after writing plans—commit when you're ready
⚙️ TDD is now optional	Test-Driven Development only activates when explicitly requested, not by default
⚡ Simplified execution flow	After plan creation, automatically proceeds with subagent-driven-development (no manual choice required)
🆕 Kimi Code support	Added installation and CLI support for Kimi Code

Note on upstream updates: The original project now requires explicit user consent before working on main/master branch and mandates worktree setup via using-git-worktrees skill. This fork intentionally omits these restrictions for a simpler workflow.

Original author: Jesse Vincent (obra). If Superpowers has helped you, consider sponsoring his work.

Superpowers is a complete software development workflow for your coding agents, built on top of a set of composable "skills" and some initial instructions that make sure your agent uses them.

It starts from the moment you fire up your coding agent. As soon as it sees that you're building something, it doesn't just jump into trying to write code. Instead, it steps back and asks you what you're really trying to do.

Once it's teased a spec out of the conversation, it shows it to you in chunks short enough to actually read and digest.

After you've signed off on the design, your agent puts together an implementation plan that's clear enough for an enthusiastic junior engineer with poor taste, no judgement, and no project context to follow. It emphasizes YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It) and DRY.

Next up, once you say "go", it launches a subagent-driven-development process, having agents work through each engineering task, inspecting and reviewing their work, and continuing forward. It's not uncommon for Claude to be able to work autonomously for a couple hours at a time without deviating from the plan you put together.

There's a bunch more to it, but that's the core of the system. And because the skills trigger automatically, you don't need to do anything special. Your coding agent just has Superpowers.

Note: Installation differs by platform. Claude Code has a built-in plugin system. Codex, OpenCode, and Kimi Code require manual setup.

In Claude Code, register the marketplace first:

/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace

Then install the plugin from this marketplace:

/plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace

Check that commands appear:

/help

# Should see:
# /superpowers:brainstorm - Interactive design refinement
# /superpowers:write-plan - Create implementation plan
# /superpowers:execute-plan - Execute plan in batches

Tell Codex:

Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyrosle/superpowers/refs/heads/main/.codex/INSTALL.md

Detailed docs: docs/README.codex.md

Tell OpenCode:

Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyrosle/superpowers/refs/heads/main/.opencode/INSTALL.md

Detailed docs: docs/README.opencode.md

Tell Kimi Code:

Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyrosle/superpowers/refs/heads/main/.kimi/INSTALL.md

Detailed docs: docs/README.kimi.md

1. brainstorming - Activates before writing code. Refines rough ideas through questions, explores alternatives, presents design in sections for validation. Saves design document.

2. writing-plans - Activates with approved design. Breaks work into bite-sized tasks (2-5 minutes each). Every task has exact file paths, complete code, verification steps.

3. subagent-driven-development or executing-plans - Activates with plan. Dispatches fresh subagent per task with two-stage review (spec compliance, then code quality), or executes in batches with human checkpoints.

4. test-driven-development (optional) - Activates when user requests tests. Follows RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle when explicitly requested.

5. requesting-code-review - Activates between tasks. Reviews against plan, reports issues by severity. Critical issues block progress.

The agent checks for relevant skills before any task. Mandatory workflows, not suggestions.

Testing (optional)

• test-driven-development - RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle when explicitly requested (includes testing anti-patterns reference)

Debugging

• systematic-debugging - 4-phase root cause process (includes root-cause-tracing, defense-in-depth, condition-based-waiting techniques)
• verification-before-completion - Ensure it's actually fixed

Collaboration

• brainstorming - Socratic design refinement
• writing-plans - Detailed implementation plans
• executing-plans - Batch execution with checkpoints
• dispatching-parallel-agents - Concurrent subagent workflows
• requesting-code-review - Pre-review checklist
• receiving-code-review - Responding to feedback
• subagent-driven-development - Fast iteration with two-stage review (spec compliance, then code quality)

Meta

• writing-skills - Create new skills following best practices (includes testing methodology)
• using-superpowers - Introduction to the skills system

• Test-Driven Development - Write tests first, always
• Systematic over ad-hoc - Process over guessing
• Complexity reduction - Simplicity as primary goal
• Evidence over claims - Verify before declaring success

Read more: Superpowers for Claude Code

Skills live directly in this repository. To contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a branch for your skill
3. Follow the writing-skills skill for creating and testing new skills
4. Submit a PR

See skills/writing-skills/SKILL.md for the complete guide.

Skills update automatically when you update the plugin:

/plugin update superpowers

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

• Issues (this fork): https://github.com/kyrosle/superpowers/issues
• Original repo: https://github.com/obra/superpowers
• Original Marketplace: https://github.com/obra/superpowers-marketplace