using-superpowers SKILL.md skillA

using-superpowers from brunob54/superpowers-orchestrator is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add brunob54/superpowers-orchestrator/using-superpowers@git:20261008.bfac412

Pins git:20261008.bfac412 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
brunob54/superpowers-orchestrator
Path
skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
12
Latest version
git:20261008.bfac412, committed Oct 8, 2026
First version recorded
Mar 29, 2026
Size
16,830 bytes
Repository stars
3
License
MIT

BLOCKING REQUIREMENT — invoke this skill BEFORE writing any code, editing files, debugging, planning, reviewing, or making any technical tool calls beyond reading files. This is the mandatory workflow router for ALL technical tasks. Matches: "implement", "build", "fix", "debug", "refactor", "optimize", "add feature", "change", "update", "create", "develop", "plan", "review", "test", or ANY request that involves code changes. Do NOT skip this skill even if the task seems simple. Invoke FIRST…

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Using Superpowers

<SUBAGENT-STOP>
If you were dispatched as a subagent to execute a specific task, skip this skill entirely.
</SUBAGENT-STOP>

## Trigger Conditions

This skill MUST be invoked when any of the following occur:

- A new session starts with a technical request
- The user gives a new task or changes topic mid-session
- Any technical work is about to begin without a skill selected
- The user asks "what should I use" or "which workflow"

**Exception:** Micro tasks (typo fix, single variable rename, 1-line config change) can skip the entry sequence entirely. Just do them.

## When the User Names a Specific Skill

If the user's prompt references a skill by name (e.g., "use brainstorming," "use context management," "run verification"), that is a **Skill tool invocation request**:

1. Still complete Entry Sequence steps 1–6 (token-efficiency, staleness check, etc.) — these are always-on prerequisites, not routing.
2. **Invoke the named skill via the `Skill` tool.** Do not re-implement the skill's purpose with ad-hoc agents, manual file reads, or improvised workflows. The skill contains tested, structured logic — use it.
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add brunob54/superpowers-orchestrator/using-superpowers@sha256:82047185c3ab6531

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261008.bfac412, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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Versions

The registry has recorded 12 versions of this file, between Mar 29, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026, about one every 18 days.

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git:20261008.bfac412 latest2026-10-08 bfac412 16,830 BA view · diff
git:20261006.040adb72026-10-06 040adb7 16,771 BA view · diff
git:20261006.621afaf2026-10-06 621afaf 15,681 BA view · diff
git:20260930.2d2529b2026-09-30 2d2529b 14,130 BA view · diff
git:20260921.ebb76ef2026-09-21 ebb76ef 13,991 BA view · diff
git:20260917.9b2176f2026-09-17 9b2176f 13,874 BA view · diff
git:20260917.0fd57332026-09-17 0fd5733 13,711 BA view · diff
git:20260415.0a78a702026-04-15 0a78a70 12,432 BA view · diff
git:20260409.546c3ec2026-04-09 546c3ec 11,529 BA view · diff
git:20260330.9d10c4e2026-03-30 9d10c4e 11,599 BA view · diff
git:20260329.73857312026-03-29 7385731 11,384 BA view · diff
git:20260329.4a8e1f52026-03-29 4a8e1f5 10,377 BA view

Audit of the latest version

A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (16830 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

brunob54/superpowers-orchestrator · 3 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-02 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_g3svsjgqngv7luwb
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=brunob54/superpowers-orchestrator/using-superpowers
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/82047185c3ab65313742f95de13abca7402b97ed5e4db991594049f02733b66f

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