Purpose
Coding agents can start changing files before a request is clear. Superpowers, maintained by Jesse Vincent (obra) and Prime Radiant, brings together composable agent skills for discussing requirements, approving a design, planning, testing, debugging, reviewing code, and verifying completion. The repository is MIT licensed. This is the workflow described by the project; we have not tested its results.
When to use it
Consider it when a change spans files, requirements are still unsettled, or a team wants a reviewable plan and checkpoints. Hysen Labs argues that its strict process fits work where a design is agreed first, but may add more steps than a small single-file fix warrants. That analysis and our view of when to use it are assessments, not guarantees.
Example
For a new sign-in feature, an agent could use brainstorming to clarify methods and acceptance criteria, then writing-plans after design approval. During implementation it could follow test-driven-development, use systematic-debugging for failures, and finish with requesting-code-review and verification-before-completion. This hypothetical example follows the upstream skill list; we have not run it ourselves.
Limitations
The skills guide the agent, but you still need to review requirements, tests, and changes. Discussion, tests, and review take time and model usage. The repository also offers plan execution in one conversation when subagents are unavailable. Installation and integration differ by coding agent, so one command does not fit every platform.
Installation
According to the official README, install Superpowers in the Codex App through Plugins in the sidebar. In Codex CLI, open /plugins, search for Superpowers, and select Install Plugin. For Claude Code, the official marketplace command is:
/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-officialFor other agents, follow the relevant steps in the README. If you use several, install Superpowers separately for each. This site shows the commands but does not run them.