obra/superpowers

What it does

Superpowers is a complete software development methodology for coding agents, built on a set of composable skills plus initial instructions that make sure the agent actually uses them. Instead of jumping straight into code, the agent teases out a spec, produces an implementation plan, then runs a subagent-driven development process task by task.

What's inside

The repo is mostly Shell scripts and skill definitions, with docs covering installation, the basic workflow, philosophy, community and updating. It ships per-harness install paths for a dozen-plus agents including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and Copilot CLI.

Tech stack

Shell is the primary language, organized around agent skill files and prompt instructions, installed and triggered through host coding agents such as the Claude Code plugin marketplace.

Use cases

• Developers using coding agents like Claude Code, Codex or Cursor who want disciplined workflows
• Team leads wanting to bring TDD, YAGNI and DRY discipline into AI-assisted coding
• Engineers who want agents to run autonomously for hours without drifting from the plan
• Researchers interested in agent skill frameworks and prompt-engineering methodology

Why it's trending

With roughly 300k stars and 973 added today, ranking 8th on GitHub Trending daily, it rides the surge of agentic coding tools and strong demand for reusable, composable agent methodology.

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