Tag: superpowers

A full development methodology for coding agents: brainstorm a design, break it into an implementation plan, dispatch subagents to build and review each task, with mandatory TDD and systematic debugging. Installed as a plugin, it injects its bootstrap automatically.

A four-phase root-cause debugging method: investigate the root cause, compare against working examples, test one hypothesis at a time, then fix the root cause. Guessing at code changes before locating the cause is not allowed. From the Superpowers workflow.

Before writing code, asks questions one at a time to clarify intent, constraints and success criteria, turning a vague idea into a reviewable design; implementation starts only after you approve it. A core Superpowers skill.

Once requirements or a spec exist and before touching code, writes multi-step work as a fine-grained implementation plan listing the files, interface signatures and tests to verify each step. A core Superpowers skill.

Forces red-green-refactor: write a test and watch it fail, then write the minimum code to pass. Any code written without a verified failing test gets deleted and redone. From the Superpowers workflow.

Sets up an isolated workspace before feature work: uses the agent's built-in worktree tool when available, otherwise falls back to git worktree, then installs dependencies and runs baseline tests to confirm a clean start. From Superpowers.

Follows an implementation plan by dispatching a fresh subagent for each task, reviewing each for spec compliance and code quality, then doing a final overall review. From Superpowers; use with its code-review and branch-finishing skills.

Requires the agent to run the full verification commands and read the output before claiming work is done, fixed or passing, backing claims with evidence and ruling out unverified success reports. From the Superpowers workflow.

Before finishing a task or merging, dispatches an independent reviewer subagent over a git commit range to check the work against the plan and requirements, then handles feedback by severity: critical, important, minor. Part of obra/superpowers.