Category: Productivity
Writing Plans
A Superpowers skill that breaks a spec into bite-sized, testable 2–5 minute tasks in a detailed implementation plan.
Works with
What it does
- Breaks work into TDD steps: failing test, verify, implement, verify, commit
- Maps file structure and responsibilities up front
- Gives exact file paths, code, commands, and expected output for each step
- Reviews the plan with a subagent, then executes per task or in batches
When to use it
Great for planning a large multi-step task before handing it to an agent so it doesn't lose its way.
How to install
- 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 writing-plans
- To install manually, download the
writing-plansskill 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.