superpowers

What your AI can do with it

• Brainstorming plans before starting work
• Subagent driven development with built in code review
• Systematic debugging of problems
• Red/green test-driven development (TDD)
• Authoring new skills
• Testing skills the agent creates

Getting started

1. Have an agent setup that supports installing plugins.
2. Add the superpowers plugin to that setup.
3. Enable or configure the plugin according to your agent's plugin settings.
4. Start a session and ask the agent to brainstorm a plan, debug systematically, or work test-first to see the habits in use.

Signals

GitHub stars

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Last commit

Sep 2026

Hacker News mentions

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Questions

Is the Superpowers plugin free?

Pricing is not specified in the available information, so whether it is free cannot be confirmed here.

Is the Claude Code Superpowers plugin worth it?

That depends on your needs. It adds structured habits such as brainstorming, systematic debugging, test-driven development, and self-review to an agent's workflow.

What does the superpower plugin do?

It teaches an agent brainstorming, subagent driven development with built in code review, systematic debugging, red/green TDD, and how to author and test new skills.

How do I install Superpowers?

Install it as a plugin in an agent setup that supports plugins: add the plugin, then enable or configure it in your plugin settings.