Executing Plans Inline
obra/superpowers
Has the agent carry out an implementation plan itself, task by task in the current session, keeping a ledger, proving each step with a test and ending with one whole-branch review.
Executing a written plan step-by-step in this session, with checkpoints?
Install Superpowers Executing Plans
$ npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix superpowers-executing-plans --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/superpowers-executing-plans .claude/skills/superpowers-executing-plans && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "superpowers-executing-plans" agent skill from https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix/tree/main/skills/superpowers-executing-plans into .claude/skills/superpowers-executing-plans/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "superpowers-executing-plans", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix/tree/main/skills/superpowers-executing-plansType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix superpowers-executing-plans --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/superpowers-executing-plans .agents/skills/superpowers-executing-plans && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "superpowers-executing-plans" agent skill from https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix/tree/main/skills/superpowers-executing-plans into .agents/skills/superpowers-executing-plans/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "superpowers-executing-plans", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix superpowers-executing-plans --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/superpowers-executing-plans .cursor/skills/superpowers-executing-plans && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "superpowers-executing-plans" agent skill from https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix/tree/main/skills/superpowers-executing-plans into .cursor/skills/superpowers-executing-plans/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "superpowers-executing-plans", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix.git --path skills/superpowers-executing-plans--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix superpowers-executing-plans --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/superpowers-executing-plans .gemini/skills/superpowers-executing-plans && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "superpowers-executing-plans" agent skill from https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix/tree/main/skills/superpowers-executing-plans into .gemini/skills/superpowers-executing-plans/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "superpowers-executing-plans", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix superpowers-executing-plansInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/superpowers-executing-plans .github/skills/superpowers-executing-plans && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "superpowers-executing-plans" agent skill from https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix/tree/main/skills/superpowers-executing-plans into .github/skills/superpowers-executing-plans/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "superpowers-executing-plans", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix superpowers-executing-plans --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/superpowers-executing-plans .opencode/skills/superpowers-executing-plans && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "superpowers-executing-plans" agent skill from https://github.com/christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix/tree/main/skills/superpowers-executing-plans into .opencode/skills/superpowers-executing-plans/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "superpowers-executing-plans", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
superpowers-executing-plans- GitHub stars
- 102
- Token cost
- ~693 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 329 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Executing a written plan step-by-step in this session, with checkpoints?
- Works in 3 steps: Load and Review Plan → Execute Tasks → Complete Development
- Tasks that involve Planning
- SKILL.md covers Overview, The Process, When to Stop and Ask for Help and When to Revisit Earlier Steps, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Superpowers Executing Plans is an agent skill from christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix. Executing a written plan step-by-step in this session, with checkpoints? Load this first.
Its SKILL.md is about 690 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering Planning. The repository describes itself as: Superpowers skill port to Reasonix coding harness. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Planning
Example prompts
- “/superpowers-executing-plans”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d202ba4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Superpowers Executing Plans loads about 693 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 329 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix at commit d202ba4, republished under its MIT licence (© christopherarter). 329 words, ~693 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/superpowers-executing-plans/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- superpowers-executing-plans
- description
- Executing a written plan step-by-step in this session, with checkpoints? Load this first.
Executing Plans
Overview
Load plan. Review critically. Execute all tasks. Report when complete.
Announce at start: "I'm using the superpowers-executing-plans skill to implement this plan."
Note: Reasonix has first-class subagent orchestration. Higher quality on multi-task plan: dispatch fresh subagent per task via native task tool (wait joins parallel jobs, review runs code-review) instead of inline. Use this skill when executing plan yourself, in-session, with checkpoints.
The Process
Step 1: Load and Review Plan
- Ensure an isolated workspace: use superpowers-using-git-worktrees to create one, or verify the existing one
read_filethe plan- Review critically — find questions or concerns
- Concerns? Raise with human partner before starting
- No concerns? Create
todo_writelist, proceed
Step 2: Execute Tasks
Per task:
- Mark in_progress
- Follow each step exactly (steps are bite-sized) — actually create the files the task specifies
- Run verifications as specified (via
bash) - Mark completed
Step 3: Complete Development
After all tasks complete and verified:
- Announce: "I'm using the superpowers-finishing-a-development-branch skill to complete this work."
- REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: use superpowers-finishing-a-development-branch skill
- Follow it: verify tests, present options, execute choice
When to Stop and Ask for Help
STOP executing immediately when:
- Hit blocker (missing dependency, test fails, instruction unclear)
- Plan has critical gaps preventing start
- Don't understand an instruction
- Verification fails repeatedly
Ask for clarification. Never guess.
When to Revisit Earlier Steps
Return to Review (Step 1) when: partner updates plan from your feedback, or approach needs rethinking.
Don't force through blockers — stop and ask.
Remember
- Review plan critically first
- Follow plan steps exactly — actually create the files each task specifies
- Don't skip verifications. Run the tests the plan directs (use superpowers-verification-before-completion skill before claiming done)
- Reference skills when plan says to
- Report completion WITH evidence (test output) — never claim done blindly
- Stop when blocked, don't guess
- Never start implementation on main/master branch without explicit user consent
Integration
Required workflow skills:
- superpowers-using-git-worktrees — ensures isolated workspace
- superpowers-writing-plans — creates the plan this skill executes
- superpowers-finishing-a-development-branch — completes development after all tasks
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/superpowers-executing-plans of christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d202ba4
Compare with similar skills
Superpowers Executing Plans next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superpowers Executing Plans this skillchristopherarter/superpowers-reasonix | 102 | — | ~693 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Executing Plans Inlineobra/superpowers | 296k | 2 repos | ~5.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Interview Meaddyosmani/agent-skills | 103k | 6 repos | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| OpenSpec Guided OnboardingFission-AI/OpenSpec | 71k | 1 repos | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Writing Plansgeeksblabla/stateofdev.ma | 163 | 57 repos | ~661 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Subagent Driven DevelopmentAsvarox/allkaraoke | 261 | 38 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Superpowers Executing Plans
What does Superpowers Executing Plans do?
Executing a written plan step-by-step in this session, with checkpoints? Superpowers Executing Plans is an agent skill from christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix. Executing a written plan step-by-step in this session, with checkpoints?
When should I use Superpowers Executing Plans?
Superpowers Executing Plans fits situations like: tasks that involve Planning.
How do I install Superpowers Executing Plans in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/superpowers-executing-plans in christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix) into .claude/skills/superpowers-executing-plans in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Superpowers Executing Plans in Codex?
Run `npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/superpowers-executing-plans in christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix) into .agents/skills/superpowers-executing-plans in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Superpowers Executing Plans in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix --skill superpowers-executing-plans -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/superpowers-executing-plans, .gemini/skills/superpowers-executing-plans, .github/skills/superpowers-executing-plans and .opencode/skills/superpowers-executing-plans in your project.
What does Superpowers Executing Plans need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Superpowers Executing Plans is instructions for the agent only.
Does Superpowers Executing Plans access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Superpowers Executing Plans safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Superpowers Executing Plans use?
Superpowers Executing Plans is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Superpowers Executing Plans use?
About 693 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Superpowers Executing Plans?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Superpowers Executing Plans: Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Interview Me (addyosmani/agent-skills, 103k stars), OpenSpec Guided Onboarding (Fission-AI/OpenSpec, 71k stars) and Writing Plans (geeksblabla/stateofdev.ma, 163 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Superpowers Executing Plans?
christopherarter (a GitHub user) maintains it in christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix, which has 102 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 20, 2026.
Source: christopherarter/superpowers-reasonix on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.