superpowers

name	superpowers
description	Bundled dependency skill used by mothership research for broad context gathering and option mapping.

obra/superpowers

Intended Usage During Research

When invoked by a researcher sub-agent during mothership's research phase, use this before obra/making-plans packages the handoff:

1. Context expansion — Read relevant files, docs, recent commits. Map the current state of the codebase related to the task. Understand existing patterns, architecture, and conventions before proposing changes.

2. Option mapping — Identify 2-3 viable approaches. For each:

   • Describe what it does and how it works
   • List trade-offs (complexity, risk, maintenance, performance)
   • Note dependencies and prerequisites
   • Give your recommendation with reasoning

3. Assumption validation — List assumptions implicit in the task request. For each assumption:

   • Mark as confirmed if codebase evidence supports it
   • Mark as unverified if no evidence exists
   • Mark as contradicted if codebase evidence refutes it

4. Scope assessment — If the task spans multiple independent subsystems, recommend decomposition. Identify which pieces are independent, how they relate, and what order they should be built.

Output Format

Write findings in the research-execution template:

• summary — What you investigated and what you found
• assumptions — Confirmed, unverified, and contradicted assumptions
• constraints — Known technical or business constraints
• risks — Risks and their likelihood/impact