Skills Reference
Superpowers includes 14 core skills, organized into 5 categories.
Collaboration
Collaboration skills help AI agents communicate and collaborate effectively with humans.
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| brainstorming | Brainstorming - understand requirements and form design documents through dialogue |
| writing-plans | Write detailed implementation plans |
| executing-plans | Execute implementation plans |
| requesting-code-review | Request code review |
| receiving-code-review | Receive and handle code review feedback |
| finishing-a-development-branch | Finish development branch |
Execution
Execution skills guide how AI agents perform specific development tasks.
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| subagent-driven-development | Subagent-driven development |
| dispatching-parallel-agents | Dispatch parallel agents |
| using-git-worktrees | Using Git Worktrees |
Testing
Testing skills ensure code quality and reliability.
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| test-driven-development | Test-Driven Development |
| verification-before-completion | Verification before completion |
Debugging
Debugging skills help systematically solve technical problems.
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| systematic-debugging | Systematic debugging |
Meta Skills
Meta skills are skills about skills themselves.
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| writing-skills | Writing new skills |
| using-superpowers | Using Superpowers |