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superpowers

1.1kCommunity RegistryGeneralby Jesse Vincent

Core skills library: TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and proven techniques

First seen 4/17/2026
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Overview

Curated Claude Code plugins for skills, workflows, and productivity tools.

Installation

Add this marketplace to Claude Code:

bash
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace

Available Plugins

Superpowers (Core)

Description: Core skills library with TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and proven techniques

Categories: Testing, Debugging, Collaboration, Meta

Install:

bash
/plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace

What you get:

  • •20+ battle-tested skills
  • •/brainstorm, /write-plan, /execute-plan commands
  • •Skills-search tool for discovery
  • •SessionStart context injection

Repository: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

Elements of Style

Description: Writing guidance based on William Strunk Jr.'s The Elements of Style (1918)

Categories: Writing, Documentation, Reference

Install:

bash
/plugin install elements-of-style@superpowers-marketplace

What you get:

  • •writing-clearly-and-concisely skill
  • •Complete 1918 reference text (~12k tokens)
  • •All 18 rules for clear, concise writing
  • •Grammar, punctuation, and composition guidance

Repository: https://github.com/obra/the-elements-of-style

Superpowers: Developing for Claude Code

Description: Skills and resources for developing Claude Code plugins, skills, MCP servers, and extensions

Categories: Development, Documentation, Claude Code, Plugin Development

Install:

bash
/plugin install superpowers-developing-for-claude-code@superpowers-marketplace

What you get:

  • •working-with-claude-code skill with 42+ official documentation files
  • •developing-claude-code-plugins skill for streamlined development workflows
  • •Self-update mechanism for documentation
  • •Complete reference for plugin development, skills, MCP servers, and extensions

Repository: https://github.com/obra/superpowers-developing-for-claude-code

Private Journal MCP

Description: Private journaling MCP server with semantic search

Categories: Journaling, Memory, MCP

Install:

bash
/plugin install private-journal-mcp@superpowers-marketplace

What you get:

  • •Multi-section private journaling (feelings, project notes, technical insights, user context, world knowledge)
  • •Local AI semantic search via embeddings
  • •Read recent entries with full content retrieval
  • •Dual storage: project-local and user-global journals

Repository: https://github.com/obra/private-journal-mcp

Marketplace Structure

code
superpowers-marketplace/
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── marketplace.json       # Plugin catalog
└── README.md                  # This file

Support

  • •Issues: https://github.com/obra/superpowers-marketplace/issues
  • •Core Plugin: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

License

Marketplace metadata: MIT License

Individual plugins: See respective plugin licenses

Install & Usage

1
Create the skills directory
mkdir -p .claude/skills
2
Download the skill file
mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/superpowers.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers-marketplace/main/SKILL.md
3
Invoke in Claude Code
/superpowers
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is superpowers?

Core skills library: TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and proven techniques

How to install superpowers?

To install superpowers: create the skills directory (mkdir -p .claude/skills), then run: mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/superpowers.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers-marketplace/main/SKILL.md. Finally, /superpowers in Claude Code.

What is superpowers best for?

superpowers is a skill categorized under General. Created by Jesse Vincent.