Superpowers plugin for Codex
Use Superpowers to guide agent work through brainstorming, implementation planning, test-driven development, systematic debugging, parallel execution, code review, and finish-the-branch workflows.
How to install Superpowers in Codex
codex plugin add superpowers@openai-curatedCommand format from the Codex CLI reference (codex plugin add <plugin[@marketplace]>); openai-curated is the marketplace name in OpenAI's catalog file. You need to be signed in to Codex. Source: Codex CLI reference.
Or in Codex CLI type /plugins and pick it from the OpenAI curated marketplace; in the ChatGPT desktop app, open the Plugins tab. Start a new session afterwards so the plugin's skills and tools load. (OpenAI plugin docs)
What it contains
Skills (14)
brainstorming— You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.dispatching-parallel-agents— Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependenciesexecuting-plans— Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpointsfinishing-a-development-branch— Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the workreceiving-code-review— Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not performative agreement or blind implementationrequesting-code-review— Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirementssubagent-driven-development— Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current sessionsystematic-debugging— Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixestest-driven-development— Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation codeusing-git-worktrees— Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - ensures an isolated workspace exists via native tools or git worktree fallbackusing-superpowers— Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY response including clarifying questionsverification-before-completion— Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions alwayswriting-plans— Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching codewriting-skills— Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
Example prompts from the manifest
- I've got an idea for something I'd like to build.
- Let's add a feature to this project.
About this listing
Superpowers is in OpenAI's official curated Codex plugin catalog, published by Jesse Vincent. It shows up in the Codex CLI plugin browser (/plugins) and in the ChatGPT desktop app's Plugins tab. The catalog lists it for the Codex product only. From its files we found 14 skills. The manifest says version 6.3.0. It's one of 79 listings in the Developer Tools category. It also appears in best Codex plugins for code review.
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Superpowers FAQ
How do I install Superpowers in Codex?
Run codex plugin add superpowers@openai-curated (format from the Codex CLI reference). Or in Codex CLI type /plugins and pick it from the OpenAI curated marketplace; in the ChatGPT desktop app, open the Plugins tab. Start a new session afterwards so the plugin's skills and tools load.
Is Superpowers an official Codex plugin?
Yes. Superpowers is in OpenAI's official curated Codex plugin catalog (marketplace openai-curated), published by Jesse Vincent. It appears in the Codex CLI plugin browser and the ChatGPT desktop app's Plugins tab.
What does Superpowers include?
From its files in OpenAI's plugin repo, Superpowers includes 14 skills: brainstorming, dispatching-parallel-agents, executing-plans, finishing-a-development-branch, receiving-code-review, requesting-code-review….
Details
- Type
- Plugin
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Source
- Official OpenAI curated
- Publisher
- Jesse Vincent
- Version
- 6.3.0
- License
- MIT
- Sign-in
- Asks you to connect/sign in when you install it
- Availability
- Codex only (per the catalog's products field)
- Keywords
- brainstorming, subagent-driven-development, skills, planning, tdd, debugging, code-review, workflow
- Source
- https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/main/plugins/superpowers
- Website
- https://github.com/obra/superpowers
- Listed in
- OpenAI catalog file
- Tested by CodexStacks
- Not yet
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