obra/superpowers
obra/superpowers
A plugin that adds a structured methodology to AI coding assistants, making them plan before coding to reduce errors and boost efficiency.
An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.
AI Summary
What This Project Does
Installs a "workflow plugin" on AI coding tools (like Cursor, Claude), forcing them to follow a plan-design-code sequence.
What Problems It Solves
Solves issues where AI writes code incorrectly, lacks logic, or skips tests. Replaces the traditional method of manually correcting AI repeatedly.
Who It's For
Developers using AI-assisted coding, especially mid-to-senior programmers who want more standardized code and less rework.
Typical Use Cases
1. When building new features, let AI draft a design before coding.
2. When refactoring legacy code, ensure AI understands context without breaking logic.
3. For teaching or collaboration, generate understandable plan documents.
Key Strengths & Highlights
Compared to standard AI plugins, it embeds TDD and YAGNI principles, triggers automatically, requiring no extra commands from you.
Getting Started Requirements
You need to install the plugin in supported AI tools (like Cursor, Claude Code), no server deployment needed, but API access is required.
Purpose
Worth using when you need AI to generate high-quality, maintainable code and are willing to let AI spend more time planning. Not suitable if you just want a quick simple script or your AI tool doesn't support plugins.
Category
Tech Stack
Project Info
- Primary Language
- Shell
- Default Branch
- main
- License
- MIT
- Homepage
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- Created
- Oct 9, 2025
- Last Commit
- 1 months ago
- Last Push
- 1 months ago
- Indexed
- Apr 18, 2026