pluginsby obra
superpowers
Superpowers provides a comprehensive development methodology and skills library designed to guide coding agents through structured workflows like brainstorming, planning, and TDD. It installs as a plugin across multiple AI coding harnesses to enforce systematic development practices rather than ad-hoc code generation.
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Best for
Developers using AI coding agents who want to enforce strict requirements, test-driven development, and structured planning.
Highlights
- A library of automated skills covering testing, debugging, collaboration, and meta-development.
- Support for multiple coding agent harnesses including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and others via custom plugins.
- A mandatory workflow spanning brainstorming, git worktrees, task planning, and TDD execution.
Getting started
Quoted from the project's README. Read it before you run it.
/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-officialPros
- Structures the AI agent's development process from initial intent to final review.
- Compatible with a wide variety of popular AI coding tools and CLIs.
Cons
- Installation commands and methods vary significantly depending on the chosen coding harness.
- Relies entirely on the coding agent correctly respecting and loading the provided skill files.
Security notes
AI-generated and unchecked. Always read the source yourself.
The README does not document arbitrary code execution. The README does not document API keys.
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