🐛 Using Superpowers
This skill ensures you invoke skills before any response to verify applicability and guide task execution.
npx playbooks add skill obra/superpowers --skill using-superpowers
About Using Superpowers
Use Using Superpowers to configure Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot for debugging: it this skill ensures you invoke skills before any response to verify applicability and guide task execution.
This compact 16-word instruction set is purpose-built for debugging work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.
Use Cases
- Systematically diagnosing production errors and crashes
- Tracing memory leaks and performance bottlenecks
- Debugging async race conditions and concurrency issues
- Root-cause analysis with structured logging
Example Prompts
System Prompt (16 words)
This skill ensures you invoke skills before any response to verify applicability and guide task execution.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Using Superpowers?
Using Superpowers is a free debugging skill for AI coding agents. This skill ensures you invoke skills before any response to verify applicability and guide task execution.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with debugging expertise.
How do I use Using Superpowers with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill obra/superpowers --skill using-superpowers in your terminal to install Using Superpowers into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Using Superpowers?
Using Superpowers is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Using Superpowers free to use?
Yes, Using Superpowers is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/obra/superpowers/tree/main/skills/using-superpowers. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
