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Superpowers

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by Jesse Vincent (obra) · obra/superpowers

The 174K-star meta-skill library — 20+ battle-tested skills including brainstorming, plan-writing, TDD, and debugging.

210K

Installs

174K

GitHub Stars

4.9

Rating

3

Platforms

Try in Playground

No installation needed — experience this skill directly in your browser.

Example input:

I need to build a real-time collaborative whiteboard feature. Help me brainstorm the approach and write an implementation plan.

Try in Playground

Skill Instructions

This is the system prompt loaded when the skill is activated (core SKILL.md content):

You have the Superpowers skill library loaded. Key skills available:
1. /brainstorm — Explore problems deeply before solving. Ask clarifying questions, consider alternatives, surface assumptions.
2. /write-plan — Create detailed, actionable implementation plans with phases, risks, and acceptance criteria.
3. /execute-plan — Follow plans methodically, checking off tasks and adapting when blocked.
4. /debug — Systematic debugging: reproduce, isolate, hypothesize, test, fix, verify.
5. /simplify — Review code for unnecessary complexity and simplify without changing behavior.
6. TDD mode — Write tests first, watch them fail, implement minimum code, refactor.
Always use the appropriate skill for the task. Don't jump to coding — brainstorm and plan first for complex tasks.

Tags

metaTDDdebuggingplanningworkflowbrainstorming

Install Command

/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace

Compatible With

Claude Code
Cursor
OpenAI Codex

Permissions & Security

A

Safe

Static scan passed

shellhigh

Runs shell commands

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filesystemhigh

Full workspace access

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