superpowers is a Doramagic Project Pack for skill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight. It links the upstream repository, source-backed manual, prompt preview, AI context, and risk boundaries so users can evaluate the project before installation.

What should I verify first?

Verify the smallest path in an isolated environment and keep a rollback path.. Keep credentials out of the first run, record expected output, define cleanup, and use public sample data before real workloads.

What is the main risk?

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.. Use upstream documentation and a sandbox validation path before adoption.

Software Development & Delivery · Public

superpowers

An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.

Best fitUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Check whether this project matches your task before installing it.

What it can doskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

Review the portable capability path.

Before continuingVerify in a sandbox

Do not treat a preview pack as a proven local install.

GitHub snapshot220k stars

20k forks · 32 contributors

Doramagic.ai Last verification date: 2026-06-08 Verification method: source evidence, semantic profile, public page gate, and static build acceptance.

Official first step Read manual preview Source repository

Publication status · 2026-06-08

What is superpowers?

An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.
Best fit: Users who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.
Not for: Not for users who want to skip sandbox verification or cannot accept configuration, permission, or maintenance overhead.
Capability added to an AI workflow: skill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight
First safe verification step: Verify the smallest path in an isolated environment and keep a rollback path.
Verification state: source, Quick Start, and sandbox install checks are recorded as passed.
Top risk: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
Evidence base: https://github.com/obra/superpowers, https://github.com/obra/superpowers#readme, Human Manual, Pitfall Log

Quick decision

Use this section to decide whether the project is worth a deeper read.

Best forUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Match the project to your task before installing it.

Capabilityskill, recipe, host_instruction, eval, preflight

An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.

Repositoryobra/superpowers

220k stars · 20k forks

What it can do

Translate the upstream project into concrete capabilities the user can judge before installing.

Overview, Philosophy, and Installation

Related topics: Skills Library and Development Methodology, Brainstorming, Planning, and Subagent-Driven Execution, Harness Runtime, Branch Lifecycle, and Operations

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers / Human Manual

Skills Library and Development Methodology

Related topics: Overview, Philosophy, and Installation, Brainstorming, Planning, and Subagent-Driven Execution, Harness Runtime, Branch Lifecycle, and Operations

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers / Human Manual

Brainstorming, Planning, and Subagent-Driven Execution

Related topics: Overview, Philosophy, and Installation, Skills Library and Development Methodology, Harness Runtime, Branch Lifecycle, and Operations

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers / Human Manual

Harness Runtime, Branch Lifecycle, and Operations

Related topics: Overview, Philosophy, and Installation, Skills Library and Development Methodology, Brainstorming, Planning, and Subagent-Driven Execution

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

Sources: https://github.com/obra/superpowers, Human Manual, Project Pack evidence, and downstream validation signals.

Community Discussion Evidence

Project-level external discussion stays visible on the detail page, not only inside the manual.

Stars220k stars

Forks20k forks

Contributors32 contributors

Licenseunknown

Community Discussion Evidence

12 source-linked items

Review these external discussions before using superpowers with real data or production workflows. They are review inputs, not standalone proof that the project is production-ready.

01
subagent-driven-development: Model Selection guidance is not enforced at
github / github_issue
02
Feature Request: Add a core project memory system for cross-session retr
github / github_issue
03
feat(subagent-driven-development): accumulate learnings across tasks and
github / github_issue
04
Feature Request: Hermes Agent harness support — make Superpowers skills
github / github_issue
05
Antigravity 2.0 support
github / github_issue
06
An error occurs when calling oMLX v0.4.2.dev2 via OpenClaw
github / github_issue
07
writing-plans/brainstorming: default docs/superpowers/ location can leak
github / github_issue
08
Pi Agent package
github / github_issue
09
v5.1.0
github / github_release
10
v5.0.7
github / github_release
11
v5.0.6
github / github_release
12
v5.0.5
github / github_release

How to start

Only source-backed commands are shown here. Verify them in an isolated environment first.

Try the prompt first

Test the workflow without installing the upstream project.

preview

Read the Human Manual

Understand inputs, outputs, limits, and failure modes.

manual

Take context to your AI host

Use the compiled assets in your preferred AI environment.

context

Run sandbox verification

Confirm install commands and rollback before using a primary environment.

verify

plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official

Official start command · https://github.com/obra/superpowers#readme · verified: yes

Human Manual

The English page must expose the real manual, not a short placeholder.

8+ sections · Human Manual

superpowers Manual

An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.

Open the full manual

https://github.com/obra/superpowers Project Manual
Table of Contents
Overview, Philosophy, and Installation
Related Pages
What Is Superpowers
Core Philosophy
Architecture at a Glance
Installation and First Run

Overview, Philosophy, and Installation

Related topics: Skills Library and Development Methodology, Brainstorming, Planning, and Subagent-Driven Execution, Harness Runtime, Branch Lifecycle, and Operations

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers / Human Manual

Skills Library and Development Methodology

Related topics: Overview, Philosophy, and Installation, Brainstorming, Planning, and Subagent-Driven Execution, Harness Runtime, Branch Lifecycle, and Operations

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers / Human Manual

Brainstorming, Planning, and Subagent-Driven Execution

Related topics: Overview, Philosophy, and Installation, Skills Library and Development Methodology, Harness Runtime, Branch Lifecycle, and Operations

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers / Human Manual

Harness Runtime, Branch Lifecycle, and Operations

Related topics: Overview, Philosophy, and Installation, Skills Library and Development Methodology, Brainstorming, Planning, and Subagent-Driven Execution

Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

AI Context Pack and portable assets

After deciding to continue, take the project context into your own AI host.

Complete pack plus user-owned assets

These files are planning and verification assets for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI hosts.

Download complete pack Read Human Manual

BundleComplete Project Pack AssetAI Context Pack AssetBoundary & Risk Card AssetHuman Manual AssetPitfall Log AssetPrompt Preview AssetQuick Start EvidenceREPO_INSPECTION.json

Preflight checks

Treat this page as a planning asset, not proof that your local environment is ready.

The manual is generated from source-linked project files and Doramagic validation signals.
Community evidence warnings stay visible instead of being converted into marketing claims.
This English page is indexable because the locale quality gate passed and explicit English index approval is enabled.
Use the upstream repository as the final authority for installation commands, license, and version-specific behavior.

Pitfall Log and verification risks

Doramagic surfaces high-risk items before users treat a candidate capability as verified.

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Antigravity 2.0 support

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Feature Request: Hermes Agent harness support — make Superpowers skills available in native Hermes format

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Developers may fail before the first successful local run: Pi Agent package

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v5.0.4

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v5.0.7

medium

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.