superpowers: AI agentic skills

 obra/superpowers: An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works. @GitHub

Superpowers is an agentic software development methodology and skills framework designed to structure how AI coding agents plan, test, and execute software projects. Built by Jesse Vincent and Prime Radiant, it enforces systematic processes over ad-hoc code generation.

Key Features & Core Workflow

• Structured Planning & Socratic Design: Before writing code, agents step back to refine specifications, brainstorm solutions, and present design proposals in digestible chunks.
  
  
• Test-Driven Development (TDD): Strictly enforces a RED-GREEN-REFACTOR workflow (write failing tests, implement minimal passing code, refactor, and commit).
  
  
• Subagent-Driven Execution: Breaks work into small tasks (2–5 minutes each) executed autonomously by subagents with two-stage reviews (spec compliance and code quality).
  
  
• Worktree & Environment Isolation: Uses Git worktrees to isolate development branches and maintain clean test baselines.
  
  
• Systematic Debugging: Guides agents through a 4-phase root-cause analysis rather than relying on trial-and-error fixes.
  
  

Supported Platforms & Integrations

Superpowers installs across a wide variety of AI coding environments, including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI/App, Gemini CLI, Copilot CLI, Devin CLI, Kimi Code, OpenCode, Grok Build CLI, Pi, Antigravity, and Hermes Agent.

DwainTR/superpowers-copilot: Superpowers skills library for GitHub Copilot CLI — Native plugin packaging of obra/superpowers @GitHub

Superpowers by Jesse Vincent is a complete software development workflow for AI coding agents. It transforms how your agent works:

• Brainstorming → Refines ideas through questions before writing code
• Test-Driven Development → Enforced RED-GREEN-REFACTOR, no exceptions
• Systematic Debugging → 4-phase root cause analysis, no random fixes
• Plan Writing → Bite-sized tasks with exact file paths and commands
• Subagent-Driven Development → Fresh subagent per task with two-stage review
• Code Review → Automated review against plan and coding standards

Superpowers already supports Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode. This repo adds GitHub Copilot CLI to that list.