An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.
Market Signal
Why It Has Market Pull
Superpowers is one of the most widely-adopted open frameworks for AI coding-agent workflows, with a verified GitHub footprint approaching 300,000 stars within about a year and sustained, recurring coverage on Hacker News — real organic developer traction even without any company or funding behind it.
- 294,800+ verified GitHub stars, 26,300+ forks, and 305 open issues as of October 2026
- Created October 2025, with continuing releases and active issues through September-October 2026
- Officially distributed via the Claude plugin marketplace
- Multiple distinct Hacker News threads over roughly a year, including a dedicated review post and follow-up discussion
- Thousands of numbered GitHub issues opened by users, indicating sustained usage rather than a one-time spike
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What People Are Saying
"A Rave Review of Superpowers (For Claude Code)"HN post title
"superpowers was really just slowing things down and burning more tokens than vanilla"HN comment
"My impressions as a first time user"GitHub issue title
"CodeX: User Feedback"GitHub issue title
"didn't ask questions about testing methodology during planning"GitHub issue
"There are skills available that might help you out"HN comment

























