superpowers

brainstorming

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.

writing-skills

Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment

test-driven-development

Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code

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

requesting-code-review

Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements

writing-plans

Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code

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

using-superpowers

Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions

systematic-debugging

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

subagent-driven-development

Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session

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

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

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