Superpowers
Superpowers is a set of skills that makes coding agents plan, test, and review software work before writing code, for people building software with AI.
What it is good for
- Keeping an AI coding agent on a plan while it builds software
- Writing tests first so AI-generated code works
- Breaking a software project into steps an agent can follow
- Reviewing agent-written code before it is accepted
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Adds to an AI app you already use
Level 2 of 5. Connects to Claude, ChatGPT, or a similar app you already have, usually through a settings screen.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Skill or plugin
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenCode
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 310,883
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Superpowers free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Superpowers?
- No. Connects to Claude, ChatGPT, or a similar app you already have, usually through a settings screen.
- What does Superpowers work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, and OpenCode.
- What is Superpowers good for?
- Keeping an AI coding agent on a plan while it builds software, writing tests first so AI-generated code works, breaking a software project into steps an agent can follow, and reviewing agent-written code before it is accepted.
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