How does it handle multiple applicable skills?

It follows a specific priority order, executing process-oriented skills like brainstorming and debugging first, followed by implementation-specific skills like frontend design.

When should I use the Superpowers skill?

It should be invoked at the start of every session or new request to ensure that no relevant skills or best practices are overlooked during the planning phase.

What is the Superpowers skill?

It is a meta-skill that forces Claude to check for and apply relevant domain-specific skills before starting any task, ensuring a disciplined and structured approach.

How does the skill discover available capabilities?

It scans for SKILL.md files in two primary locations: project-local directories at './.agents/skills/' and user-level global directories at '~/.agents/skills/'.

Superpowers Skill Orchestrator

Name: Superpowers Skill Orchestrator
Author: yang0

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Productivity & Workflow

Enforces a skill-first execution strategy by requiring a mandatory check of available domain-specific capabilities before any planning or implementation action.

The Superpowers skill acts as a governance layer for the Codex CLI, ensuring that the AI agent never bypasses specialized knowledge or established best practices. By mandating a skill check at the start of every conversation or new user request, it prevents impulsive, unguided coding and ensures that domain-specific patterns, checklists, and architectural constraints are integrated into the workflow from the very first step. It is an essential tool for maintaining high discipline and consistency across complex software projects where modular skills are utilized.

Key Features

01Automatic discovery of local and user-level skills

02Hierarchical skill prioritization (Process vs. Implementation)

03Rationalization 'Red Flag' detection to prevent skipping protocols

04Skill-first execution enforcement

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06Visual decision flow for task planning and brainstorming

Use Cases

01Preventing context-free decision-making during rapid feature development

02Standardizing team workflows by forcing the use of shared debugging or TDD skills

03Ensuring project-specific architectural patterns are reviewed before writing code

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add yang0/superpower using-superpowers

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT