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⚠️ This repo is no longer maintained

This fork has been superseded by superpowers-antigravity — a ground-up rebuild for Google Antigravity 2.0.

Why switch?

  • 86 fewer files — all legacy platform code removed (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Copilot CLI, Factory Droid)
  • Native tool names — skills use view_file, run_command, invoke_subagent directly, zero translation overhead
  • Token savings — no tool mapping loaded per session, no cross-platform branching in skills, shorter skill files
  • New capabilitiesgenerate_image mockups, browser-testing skill, async subagent coordination, rich Mermaid/diff plan formatting, cron-based verification
  • Read-only subagents — reviewers use lightweight TypeName: "research" instead of full agent clones

Migrating from roundpilot/superpowers

Linux

cd ~/.gemini/config/plugins/superpowers
git remote set-url origin https://github.com/roundpilot/superpowers-antigravity.git
git pull

On Windows (PowerShell):

cd "$env:USERPROFILE\.gemini\config\plugins\superpowers"
git remote set-url origin https://github.com/roundpilot/superpowers-antigravity.git
git pull

Superpowers for Antigravity 2.0, Antigravity IDE and Antigravity CLI

**This is a fork of [obra/superpowers](https://github.com/obra/superpowers) ported to [Google Antigravity 2.0](https://antigravity.google).\*\*

All upstream skills, workflows, and prompt templates are preserved. This fork adds native Antigravity 2.0 support: a plugin.json manifest, a comprehensive tool mapping reference (antigravity-tools.md), workspace isolation via invoke_subagent with Workspace: "branch", and a full test suite.

Superpowers is a complete software development methodology for your coding agents, built on top of a set of composable skills and some initial instructions that make sure your agent uses them.

What's different in this fork?

Area What changed
Plugin manifest Added plugin.json for Antigravity 2.0 plugin discovery
Tool mapping New antigravity-tools.md maps all 20 Antigravity tools from the generic Claude Code format used in skills
Subagent dispatch Documents invoke_subagent (baseline) and define_subagent (optimization for multi-task plans)
Workspace isolation using-git-worktrees recognizes Workspace: "branch" as a native worktree tool
Bootstrap using-superpowers SKILL.md and GEMINI.md updated with Antigravity 2.0 entries
Test suite Full tests/antigravity/ directory with plugin discovery, skill triggering, subagent dispatch, and tool mapping validation tests
Cross-platform All upstream prompt templates are unmodified — Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, and Gemini CLI all work exactly as before

Quickstart

Give your agent Superpowers: Antigravity 2.0, Antigravity IDE, Antigravity CLI, Claude Code, Codex CLI, Codex App, Factory Droid, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Cursor, GitHub Copilot CLI.

How it works

It starts from the moment you fire up your coding agent. As soon as it sees that you're building something, it doesn't just jump into trying to write code. Instead, it steps back and asks you what you're really trying to do.

Once it's teased a spec out of the conversation, it shows it to you in chunks short enough to actually read and digest.

After you've signed off on the design, your agent puts together an implementation plan that's clear enough for an enthusiastic junior engineer with poor taste, no judgement, no project context, and an aversion to testing to follow. It emphasizes true red/green TDD, YAGNI (You Aren't Gonna Need It), and DRY.

Next up, once you say "go", it launches a subagent-driven-development process, having agents work through each engineering task, inspecting and reviewing their work, and continuing forward. It's not uncommon for Claude to be able to work autonomously for a couple hours at a time without deviating from the plan you put together.

There's a bunch more to it, but that's the core of the system. And because the skills trigger automatically, you don't need to do anything special. Your coding agent just has Superpowers.

Sponsorship

If Superpowers has helped you do stuff that makes money and you are so inclined, I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd consider sponsoring my opensource work.

Thanks!

  • Jesse

Installation

Installation differs by harness. If you use more than one, install Superpowers separately for each one.

Antigravity 2.0 (IDE/CLI)

This is the primary target for this fork. Choose your platform below.

macOS / Linux

  • Global plugin (available in all projects):
  git clone https://github.com/roundpilot/superpowers ~/.gemini/config/plugins/superpowers
  • Workspace plugin (project-level only):
  git clone https://github.com/roundpilot/superpowers .agents/plugins/superpowers
  • Update later:
  cd ~/.gemini/config/plugins/superpowers \&\& git pull

Windows (PowerShell)

  • Global plugin (available in all projects):
  git clone https://github.com/roundpilot/superpowers "$env:USERPROFILE\\.gemini\\config\\plugins\\superpowers"
  • Workspace plugin (project-level only):
  git clone https://github.com/roundpilot/superpowers .agents\\plugins\\superpowers
  • Update later:
  cd "$env:USERPROFILE\\.gemini\\config\\plugins\\superpowers"; git pull

Windows (WSL)

If you run Antigravity inside WSL, use the Linux paths.

If you run the Windows Antigravity IDE but your workspace is in WSL, the plugin scope determines the location:

  • Global plugin (available in all projects, installed on Windows side):

    Clone the repository directly to your Windows user profile path:

    git clone https://github.com/roundpilot/superpowers /mnt/c/Users/$USER/.gemini/config/plugins/superpowers
  • Workspace plugin (project-level only, installed inside your WSL workspace):

    Clone (or symlink) the repository into the project-level plugins folder inside your WSL workspace:

    git clone https://github.com/roundpilot/superpowers /path/to/your/wsl/project/.agents/plugins/superpowers

    Activation

    Once installed, Superpowers skills are available via the /using-superpowers slash command in Antigravity 2.0 and Antigravity IDE. For the Antigravity CLI, the command is /superpowers:using-superpowers. Type the appropriate command at the start of a session to activate the skill system. (Note: If you have Antigravity open during install, restart the application to ensure the plugin is scanned and loaded). The agent will load the bootstrap and tool mapping, then brainstorming, TDD, subagent-driven-development, and all other skills will trigger automatically for the rest of the session.

    Verify Installation

  1. Start a new Antigravity session

  2. Type /using-superpowers (or /superpowers:using-superpowers if using the Antigravity CLI)

  3. Say "Let's make a react todo list"

  4. The brainstorming skill should trigger automatically

    Claude Code

    Superpowers is available via the official Claude plugin marketplace

    Official Marketplace

  • Install the plugin from Anthropic's official marketplace:

    /plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official

    Superpowers Marketplace

    The Superpowers marketplace provides Superpowers and some other related plugins for Claude Code.

  • Register the marketplace:

    /plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace
  • Install the plugin from this marketplace:

    /plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace

    Codex CLI

    Superpowers is available via the official Codex plugin marketplace.

  • Open the plugin search interface:

    /plugins
  • Search for Superpowers:

    superpowers
  • Select Install Plugin.

    Codex App

    Superpowers is available via the official Codex plugin marketplace.

  • In the Codex app, click on Plugins in the sidebar.

  • You should see Superpowers in the Coding section.

  • Click the + next to Superpowers and follow the prompts.

    Factory Droid

  • Register the marketplace:

    droid plugin marketplace add https://github.com/obra/superpowers
  • Install the plugin:

    droid plugin install superpowers@superpowers

    Gemini CLI

  • Install the extension:

    gemini extensions install https://github.com/obra/superpowers
  • Update later:

    gemini extensions update superpowers

    OpenCode

    OpenCode uses its own plugin install; install Superpowers separately even if you already use it in another harness.

  • Tell OpenCode:

    Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/refs/heads/main/.opencode/INSTALL.md
    
  • Detailed docs: docs/README.opencode.md

    Cursor

  • In Cursor Agent chat, install from marketplace:

    /add-plugin superpowers
    
  • Or search for "superpowers" in the plugin marketplace.

    GitHub Copilot CLI

  • Register the marketplace:

    copilot plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace
  • Install the plugin:

    copilot plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace

    The Basic Workflow

  1. brainstorming - Activates before writing code. Refines rough ideas through questions, explores alternatives, presents design in sections for validation. Saves design document.

  2. using-git-worktrees - Activates after design approval. Creates isolated workspace on new branch, runs project setup, verifies clean test baseline.

  3. writing-plans - Activates with approved design. Breaks work into bite-sized tasks (2-5 minutes each). Every task has exact file paths, complete code, verification steps.

  4. subagent-driven-development or executing-plans - Activates with plan. Dispatches fresh subagent per task with two-stage review (spec compliance, then code quality), or executes in batches with human checkpoints.

  5. test-driven-development - Activates during implementation. Enforces RED-GREEN-REFACTOR: write failing test, watch it fail, write minimal code, watch it pass, commit. Deletes code written before tests.

  6. requesting-code-review - Activates between tasks. Reviews against plan, reports issues by severity. Critical issues block progress.

  7. finishing-a-development-branch - Activates when tasks complete. Verifies tests, presents options (merge/PR/keep/discard), cleans up worktree.

    The agent checks for relevant skills before any task. Mandatory workflows, not suggestions.

    What's Inside

    Skills Library

    Testing

  • test-driven-development - RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle (includes testing anti-patterns reference)

    Debugging

  • systematic-debugging - 4-phase root cause process (includes root-cause-tracing, defense-in-depth, condition-based-waiting techniques)

  • verification-before-completion - Ensure it's actually fixed

    Collaboration

  • brainstorming - Socratic design refinement

  • writing-plans - Detailed implementation plans

  • executing-plans - Batch execution with checkpoints

  • dispatching-parallel-agents - Concurrent subagent workflows

  • requesting-code-review - Pre-review checklist

  • receiving-code-review - Responding to feedback

  • using-git-worktrees - Parallel development branches

  • finishing-a-development-branch - Merge/PR decision workflow

  • subagent-driven-development - Fast iteration with two-stage review (spec compliance, then code quality)

    Meta

  • writing-skills - Create new skills following best practices (includes testing methodology)

  • using-superpowers - Introduction to the skills system

    Philosophy

  • Test-Driven Development - Write tests first, always

  • Systematic over ad-hoc - Process over guessing

  • Complexity reduction - Simplicity as primary goal

  • Evidence over claims - Verify before declaring success

    Read the original release announcement.

    Contributing

    The general contribution process for Superpowers is below. Keep in mind that we don't generally accept contributions of new skills and that any updates to skills must work across all of the coding agents we support.

  1. Fork the repository

  2. Switch to the 'dev' branch

  3. Create a branch for your work

  4. Follow the writing-skills skill for creating and testing new and modified skills

  5. Submit a PR, being sure to fill in the pull request template.

    See skills/writing-skills/SKILL.md for the complete guide.

    Updating

    Superpowers updates are somewhat coding-agent dependent, but are often automatic.

    License

    MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

    Community

    Superpowers is built by Jesse Vincent and the rest of the folks at Prime Radiant.

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