Category: Development

Using Git Worktrees

Starts isolated feature work with Git worktrees before implementing plans.

Works with

Core principle:* Detect existing isolation first. Then use native tools. Then fall back to git. Never fight the harness.
Announce at start:* "I'm using the using-git-worktrees skill to set up an isolated workspace."
Step 0: Detect Existing Isolation
Before creating anything, check if you are already in an isolated workspace.*

Starts isolated feature work with Git worktrees before implementing plans.

Run the command below in your terminal. Pick the agents you use (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, and more) and it installs into the right folder.

npx skills add https://github.com/obra/superpowers --skill using-git-worktrees

To install manually, download the using-git-worktrees skill folder from the GitHub repository and copy it into your agent's skills folder, such as ~/.claude/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Ask your agent for a related task and the skill is used automatically.

Development
Writing Skills
Creates or edits skills and verifies they work before deployment.
Development
Subagent-Driven Development
Executes implementation plans with independent tasks via subagents in the current session.
Development
Test-Driven Development (Superpowers)
Superpowers TDD skill: write tests before implementation code.
Development
Verification Before Completion
Requires real verification before claiming work is complete or opening a PR.