Superpowers

What it does

Superpowers gives your coding agent a way of working, not only a list of tricks. It is a set of composable skills plus starter instructions that make the agent use them: think through the problem first, write a plan, build test-first, and debug step by step.

Why it is useful

• The agent stops jumping straight into code. It clarifies the task and plans before it edits.
• The skills compose, so the same method works on small fixes and large features.
• It is available in the official Claude Code plugin marketplace, and for Codex and Cursor.

How to use it

In Claude Code:

/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official

Start a new session and describe a feature. The agent now asks questions and proposes a plan before it writes code.

Watch out for

• Install it once per harness. Each tool (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) has its own install step.
• The method adds steps. For one-line fixes you can tell the agent to skip the plan.