obra/superpowers
GitHubbrainstorming
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
receiving-code-review
Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not performative agreement or blind implementation
systematic-debugging
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes
requesting-code-review
Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements
test-driven-development
Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code
using-superpowers
Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
verification-before-completion
Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always
writing-plans
Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code
executing-plans
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
dispatching-parallel-agents
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
subagent-driven-development
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session
writing-skills
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
finishing-a-development-branch
Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup
using-git-worktrees
Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - creates isolated git worktrees with smart directory selection and safety verification