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There is a popular skill for this kind of workflows: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by nerdyadventurer · 2026-09-26 · in Plan mode is dead

Yea, we like obra/superpowers a lot. For folks who are unaware, see: https://github.com/obra/superpowers the original version of our high autonomy skillset was a fork of obra's superpowers back in...October? November? of last year.…

comment by theahura · 2026-09-08 · in Ask HN: How do you manage skills files?

…in conjunction with obra superpowers spec driven development https://www.aihero.dev/skills-grill-me https://github.com/obra/superpowers When I'm doing something quite complex I'll also throw in gstack office hours but I find that its…

comment by abustamam · 2026-08-25 · in Coding expertise is going to collapse from AI reliance

…workflows and stuff, yeah. I'm still using Superpowers in Codex. Planning in Sol, Luna subagents. https://github.com/obra/superpowers I feel like I could be doing a lot better somehow. Regardless though Luna (xhigh specifically) is super…

comment by JohnBooty · 2026-08-14 · in Accelerating GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast

https://github.com/obra/superpowers I use Opus/Sol with for /brainstorming, deepseek (on Pi) for /subagent-driven-development I love it, the docs are easily editable and when I'm ready Deepseek is faster/cheaper then everything on my…

comment by cthulberg · 2026-07-31 · in DeepSeek-V4-Flash Update

…[1] but on the whole it's nothing but lucky charms [1] brainstorming from superpowers: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by troupo · 2026-07-28 · in Interview with Boris Cherny [video]

…app building with let us say https://github.com/github/spec-kit , or using some skills from https://github.com/obra/superpowers . Will try it out.

comment by prabhanjana_c · 2026-07-23 · in Show HN: A primer for non-coders to design software via structured AI dialogue

…say "You're right! Nobody asked for it, so this page is an orphan!" I happen to use Superpower's ( https://github.com/obra/superpowers ) "brainstorm -> spec -> plan" workflow in e.g. Fable MAX (for anything non-trivial) then I have Fable…

comment by MattRogish · 2026-07-20 · in AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decision-Making

…with SOTA models is incredibly helpful. The results become very thorough specs/plans, ADRs, etc. https://github.com/obra/superpowers/blob/main/skills/brainst...

comment by CharlesW · 2026-07-09 · in How version control will evolve for the agent boom

https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by ahofmann · 2026-07-08 · in We're extending access to Fable 5 on all paid plans through July 12

Not really - it's essentially a workflow. The steps, described [here]( https://github.com/obra/superpowers#the-basic-workflow ), are: brainstorming → using-git-worktrees → writing-plans → subagent-driven-development or executing-plans →…

comment by pizza234 · 2026-07-03 · in Superpowers 6

…framework & software development methodology that works." Here's what that methodology looks like: https://github.com/obra/superpowers#the-basic-workflow

comment by CharlesW · 2026-07-02 · in Superpowers 6

As a long time user, I'd recommend checking out https://github.com/obra/superpowers#the-basic-workflow . If that reasonates with you, try using it to develop a few features or capabilities. It works very well for the way that I work…

comment by CharlesW · 2026-07-02 · in Superpowers 6

I thought this would be about https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by rahimnathwani · 2026-07-01 · in Superpowers 6

…post explains what Superpowers is. Seems to be an opinionated collection of skills for dev work https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by dmix · 2026-06-30 · in Superpowers 6

…codex to do it, and they chat among each other. It's a tremendous boost in design quality. [1] https://github.com/obra/Superpowers [2] https://gist.github.com/enricopolanski/6c5038a8e20cc4098cd99...

comment by epolanski · 2026-06-30 · in Working With AI: A concrete example

…design, and implementation, but also has guidance for debugging, accepting a code review, etc. [1] https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by tkocmathla · 2026-06-07 · in Ask HN: What was your "oh shit" moment with GenAI?

…coders I know do this using skill suites like Superpowers (see: /superpowers:brainstorming). https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by CharlesW · 2026-05-30 · in Show HN: Promptloop – create, run, and improve prompt evals from the terminal

…ttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/refs/head... " From a real repo, with 186K stars... https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by raesene9 · 2026-05-11 · in Incident Report: CVE-2024-YIKES

…a rename: https://agentskills.io/ If Addy reads this, how do you pitch this vs. Superpowers? https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by CharlesW · 2026-05-04 · in Agent Skills

…if that's something I want to do. To get an idea of what I'm talking about, you could install https://github.com/obra/superpowers/ into both Codex and Claude Code -- You'll find that the behavior is remarkably similar if you A/B compare…

comment by philipbjorge · 2026-04-30 · in Claude.ai and API unavailable [fixed]

…actually do by default but using something like the superpowers skills makes a world of difference: https://github.com/obra/superpowers Having them follow TDD helps a lot. I've even considered adding a QA agent/skill in here expanding…

comment by creesch · 2026-04-29 · in Ask HN: What are you doing during inference?

I just use /brainstorming from https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main Then I tell it to write a high level plan. And then rum subagents to create detailed plans from each of the steps in the high-level one. All olans must include…

comment by troupo · 2026-04-15 · in My AI-Assisted Workflow

…one-shotting, it'll let you push back on stuff like this. I recommend brainstorming everything with https://github.com/obra/superpowers , at least to start with. Then work on making sure the LLM has all the info it needs. In this example…

comment by julian37 · 2026-04-07 · in Claude Code login fails with OAuth timeout on Windows

https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by genxy · 2026-04-06 · in Components of a Coding Agent

…I want a specific skill to be used - to the point that I have to reference the skill by name. [1]: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by StanAngeloff · 2026-04-06 · in Issue: Claude Code is unusable for complex engineering tasks with Feb updates

…following planning tools to use with git worktrees: - https://github.com/gsd-build/get-shit-done - https://github.com/obra/superpowers - https://github.com/github/spec-kit I personally haven't used them, but I think any process like these…

comment by bgnm2000 · 2026-04-06 · in Senior engineer best practice for scaling yourself with Claude Code

…coding once the spec is written. The plan often ends up being code blocks in a Markdown doc. [1]: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main/skills/brainst...

comment by tao_oat · 2026-04-03 · in A Rave Review of Superpowers (For Claude Code)

The install mechanism for the superpowers plugin for codex and opencode is .... interesting. From https://github.com/obra/superpowers Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/refs/head... it's…

comment by raesene9 · 2026-04-03 · in A Rave Review of Superpowers (For Claude Code)

…occasionally needed, I create a skill. I also import skills or groups of skills like Superpowers ( https://github.com/obra/superpowers ) when I want to try out someone else's approach to claude code for a while.

comment by solidasparagus · 2026-03-28 · in Anatomy of the .claude/ folder

I've had a good experience with https://github.com/obra/superpowers . At first glance this looks similar. Has anyone tried both who can offer a comparison?

comment by maccam912 · 2026-03-17 · in Get Shit Done: A meta-prompting, context engineering and spec-driven dev system

…correctness. It's actually fun. I've been coding for 40+ years now, and I'm enjoying this :) [0] https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by marcus_holmes · 2026-03-16 · in How I write software with LLMs

Thanks! I assume you are referring to this https://github.com/obra/superpowers I use it as well (a customized version suited for my worflow). It is indeed the GOAT.

comment by notpublic · 2026-03-11 · in Show HN: Open-source browser for AI agents

…the PR for the rewrite [1]: > I put this together using Claude Code with Opus 4.6 with the amazing https://github.com/obra/superpowers plugin in less than a week. It took a fair amount of iteration to get it dialed in quite like I wanted,…

comment by Dunedan · 2026-03-05 · in No right to relicense this project

https://github.com/obra/superpowers "brainstorming" is pretty much exactly this workflow, and it's great.

comment by dmd · 2026-03-02 · in If AI writes code, should the session be part of the commit?

…compares to the very popular Claude Superpowers framework? It looks like it has a lot of overlap. https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by bizzletk · 2026-02-27 · in Show HN: CodeLeash: framework for quality agent development, NOT an orchestrator

…`.md`s, but I'm also thinking about adding stricter workflow for each type of physical product like https://github.com/obra/superpowers does. Toys, enclosures, statues, servo robots, all need different amount of user feedback and artifact…

comment by ronaldluc · 2026-02-26 · in Show HN: Conjure – 3D printed objects from text description only

https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by clbrmbr · 2026-02-22 · in How I use Claude Code: Separation of planning and execution

…few prompt frameworks that essentially codify these types of workflows by adding skills and prompts https://github.com/obra/superpowers https://github.com/jlevy/tbd

comment by Ozzie_osman · 2026-02-22 · in How I use Claude Code: Separation of planning and execution

…Go back to the agent with any comments 9. If finished, delete the plan files and merge the PR [0]: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by deevus · 2026-02-22 · in How I use Claude Code: Separation of planning and execution

…“Superpowers”[1] and “Gas Town”[2]. Posting as I don’t see any discussion on it here yet. [1] https://github.com/obra/superpowers [2] https://github.com/steveyegge/gastown

comment by harveynick · 2026-02-18 · in Claude Code is powerful. Pilot makes it reliable

…Vincent), quintessential hacker and was a leader in the Perl community back in the day (still?). https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by Multiplayer · 2026-02-15 · in Ask HN: Why is my Claude experience so bad? What am I doing wrong?

Add https://github.com/obra/superpowers and then try again.

comment by esaym · 2026-02-15 · in Ask HN: Why is my Claude experience so bad? What am I doing wrong?

…more involved than Superpowers with more commands. Maybe it'd be better for larger projects. [0] https://github.com/obra/superpowers [1] https://github.com/glittercowboy/get-shit-done

comment by rob · 2026-01-27 · in A few random notes from Claude coding quite a bit last few weeks

I have had good success with the plans generated by https://github.com/obra/superpowers I also really like the Socratic method it uses to create the plans.

comment by colelyman · 2026-01-24 · in Claude Code's new hidden feature: Swarms

…breakthrough when someone finally figures out a good system for having the llm do this. I've found https://github.com/obra/superpowers very helpful for breaking the work up into logical chunks a subagent can handle.

comment by AnonyX387 · 2026-01-19 · in Provide agents with automated feedback

…skills are really quite useful and there is a lot of usage + community - e.g. take a look at https://github.com/obra/superpowers which I know is used by a lot of people to smooth out their workflow with Claude with great results (not…

comment by cliftonc · 2026-01-16 · in First impressions of Claude Cowork

…external storage solutions to custom shell scripts to ... BTW, I still find "superpowers" from https://github.com/obra/superpowers to be the single best improvement to Claude (and other providers) even if it's just another in a long…

comment by troupo · 2026-01-07 · in Opus 4.5 is not the normal AI agent experience that I have had thus far

Superpowers is amazing. https://github.com/obra/superpowers

comment by linesofcode · 2025-12-21 · in Ask HN: What public Claude Code MCPs, Skills do you have installed and use?

My favorite set of tools to use with Claude Code right now: https://github.com/obra/superpowers 1. Start with the ‘brainstorm’ session where you explain your feature or the task that you're trying to complete. 2. Allow it to write up a…

comment by jdelsman · 2025-12-13 · in Ask HN: How can I get better at using AI for programming?