superpowers

How to start

1. Paste the command into Claude Code and press Enter.
2. Restart Claude Code so the plugin loads.
3. Just ask Claude. Its skills step in when your request fits.

What it adds

15 skills · 1 hook

Skills Claude loads these when the task fits

• brainstormingYou MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, modifying behavior, or planning anything new, in sof…
• diagnosing-superpowersUse when a superpowers session went wrong and your human partner wants to know why — repeated work, ignored plans, stumbles, poor results, a skill that didn't…
• dispatching-parallel-agentsUse when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
• executing-plansUse when executing an implementation plan in the current session as the implementer yourself — your human partner chose inline execution, or no subagent tool i…
• finishing-a-development-branchUse when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work
• receiving-code-reviewUse when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical…
• requesting-code-reviewUse when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
• subagent-driven-developmentUse when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
• systematic-debuggingUse when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
• test-driven-developmentUse when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
• using-git-worktreesUse when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - ensures an isolated workspace exists via…
• using-superpowersUse when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
• …and 3 more in the source.

Hooks Run on their own at these moments

• SessionStartWhen a session starts.

Read from the plugin's own files in obra/superpowers, 26 Oct 2026.

What it needs

No keys or settings: its files ask for none.