claude-superpowers
Force Claude Code to work like a senior developer: plan before coding, work in isolation, write tests first, and review its own output twice before presenting it. Use when asked to enable superpowers mode, activate the superpowers framework, or turn on superpowers for this session. Installs a 4-stage framework — Plan, Isolate, Test First, Double Review — that prevents Claude from sprinting into broken code.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill claude-superpowers --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Claude Superpowers Skill Stop Claude from shipping the first thing it writes. Superpowers mode locks Claude into four stages — Plan, Isolate, Test First, Double Review — so that what it presents at the end is actually right. The default problem: Claude sprints out of the gate, writes the whole thing in one shot, and it looks great — until someone runs it. It doesn't plan. It doesn't test. It doesn't verify. The result: code that breaks on edge cases, debugging rounds that burn tokens, and rework that costs more than doing it right the first time. > **Credit:** Inspired by a skill from Nate Herk's YouTube channel — adapted and extended for this library. --- ## Required Inputs No inputs required. Superpowers activates on command, then applies to whatever coding task follows. --- ## The Four Stages ### Stage 1 — Plan Before writing a single line of code, Claude must produce a written plan and wait for user confirmation. **Plan format:** ``` PLAN ════ TASK [One-sentence restatement of what was asked. If anything is ambiguous, flag it here before proceeding.] APPROACH [2–4 sentences describing the implementation approach and key decisions. If there are multiple valid approaches, brief
- Required Inputs
- The Four Stages
- Stage 1 — Plan
- Stage 2 — Isolate
- Stage 3 — Test First
- Stage 4 — Double Review
- Activation Response
- Output Structure
- Full task flow (all four stages)
- CLAUDE.md Installation Text
- Superpowers Framework
- Quality Checks
- Example Trigger Phrases
What does the claude-superpowers skill do?
Force Claude Code to work like a senior developer: plan before coding, work in isolation, write tests first, and review its own output twice before presenting it. Use when asked to enable superpowers mode, activate the superpowers framework, or turn on superpowers for this session. Installs a 4-stage framework — Plan, Isolate, Test First, Double Review — that prevents Claude from sprinting into broken code.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill claude-superpowers --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.