using-superpowers

What problem does it solve?

This Skill ensures you consistently leverage the full power of available AI capabilities by establishing mandatory workflows for finding and using specialized skills. It prevents common pitfalls like skipping crucial steps or reinventing solutions, leading to more efficient and higher-quality AI-driven work.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Mandatory Skill Usage: Enforces the rule that if a relevant skill exists for a task, it must be used, preventing repetition of solved problems and ensuring best practices.
• Checklist Integration: Requires creating TodoWrite todos for every item in a skill's checklist, ensuring no steps are missed and tasks are completed thoroughly.
• Transparent Workflow: Mandates announcing skill usage, providing clarity to your human partner and confirming adherence to best practices.
• Use Case: Before starting any coding task, use this skill to first check for relevant skills like brainstorming or test-driven-development. Announce your intention to use them, and if they contain checklists, create TodoWrite items for each step, ensuring a structured and effective approach.

Quick Start

Starting any task:

1. If relevant skill exists → Use the skill
2. Announce you're using it
3. Follow what it says

Example: Announcing skill usage

You: "I'm using the brainstorming skill to refine your idea into a design."