Superpowers

Superpowers teaches Claude a disciplined, hands-on software workflow so it can behave like a developer on your team. It reads code snippets or repo context you give it, generates concrete unit and integration test cases, maps tests to implementation points, and outlines small TDD cycles: write a failing test, implement minimal code, run assertions, refactor. It frames commits and small diffs, and it drafts the commit message and PR description that match the test-driven changes.

The plugin also walks through systematic debugging: it reproduces failure steps from logs or stack traces you paste, isolates likely root causes, ranks hypotheses, and suggests targeted fixes and smaller follow-up tests. It runs Socratic brainstorming sessions by asking constraining questions, proposing alternatives, and scoring trade-offs. For review-heavy flows it spins up subagent-driven reviews that check style, API contracts, and edge cases, then aggregates reviewer comments into a prioritized todo list. You can extend the framework by defining custom skills that read files, run a checklist, or produce a standardized review template.

Use Superpowers when you want to go from failing test to merged PR without juggling docs, chat threads, or another review tool. For example, paste failing CI logs from a microservice, have Claude generate the failing test, propose a minimal patch, and collect subagent review comments — you avoid switching to a separate whiteboard session or manual inbox review and get a clear path to a green build. See the implementation on GitHub: https://github.com/obra/superpowers