superpowers: a Claude Code plugin by Prime Radiant
For developers who want Claude to follow a fixed design, plan, test-first and review routine on every task. Skip it if you prefer quick, unstructured edits.
Before you install: Its optional visual companion loads a logo from the maker's website by default, which reports the plugin version; set SUPERPOWERS_DISABLE_TELEMETRY to stop it.
- Score
- 79of 100
- Rank
- #2of 25
- Stars
- 316Kon GitHub
- Updated
- 2026
Install
/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official
Type it in Claude Code. View the source
What does superpowers do?
superpowers is a Claude Code plugin that installs a library of skills which trigger on their own and steer Claude through a set software process. A brainstorming skill asks questions until a design is agreed, then a worktree skill opens an isolated branch and checks that the tests pass before work starts. A planning skill breaks the job into small tasks with file paths and verification steps. Claude then works through each task with a fresh subagent and a review, or inline, writing a failing test before any code. Other skills cover systematic debugging, code review, finishing a branch, writing new skills and diagnosing a session that went wrong.
When should you use superpowers?
Use it when
- Starting a new feature and you want a written design first
- You want strict red/green test-driven development
- Long tasks that should run from a plan with reviews
Skip it when
- You want Claude to make a quick one-line change
- You dislike mandatory workflows that run before coding
What it needs and what it can touch
You need
- A git repository for the worktree and branch steps
What it can do
- Runs shell commands, including git and your test suite
- Creates git worktrees and branches
- Reads and edits project files
- Launches subagents
- Loads a logo from the maker's website with the plugin version, unless telemetry is turned off
From reading its instructions, not from running it.
Why it scores 79
Strongest on adoption (100 of 100), weakest on trust (23).
Details
- Repository stars
- 315,837
- Last repository change
- License
- Not stated
- Data confidence
- Medium
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