🦸 Superpowers for Cursor

Comprehensive development workflow skills for Cursor AI agents. These rules help AI assistants follow best practices for software development.

Quick Setup

Run the setup script to symlink these rules to your global Cursor rules directory:

./enable-superpowers.sh

This creates a symlink from ~/.cursor-rules to this repository, making the rules available in all your Cursor projects.

Available Skills

Skill	When to Use
superpowers-brainstorming	Starting a new feature, exploring ideas
superpowers-writing-plans	Creating detailed implementation plans
superpowers-executing-plans	Following a written plan step-by-step
superpowers-subagent-driven-development	Executing plans with fresh subagents per task
superpowers-test-driven-development	Writing any code (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR)
superpowers-systematic-debugging	Fixing bugs, investigating failures
superpowers-verification-before-completion	Before claiming work is done
superpowers-requesting-code-review	Asking for feedback on your work
superpowers-receiving-code-review	Responding to review comments
superpowers-using-git-worktrees	Isolating feature work
superpowers-finishing-a-development-branch	Completing and merging work

Core Principles

1. TDD Always - Write the test first, watch it fail, then implement
2. Verification Before Completion - Never claim success without evidence
3. Systematic Debugging - Find root cause before attempting fixes
4. YAGNI - Don't build what you don't need
5. DRY - Don't repeat yourself
6. Frequent Commits - Small, focused commits with clear messages

Usage in Projects

Reference skills in your prompts:

@superpowers-brainstorming.mdc Let's design a new authentication system

Or invoke by context - the AI will use appropriate skills automatically based on the superpowers.mdc always-on rules.

File Structure

.
├── README.md
├── enable-superpowers.sh          # Setup script
├── superpowers.mdc                 # Always-on rules (TDD, verification, debugging)
├── superpowers-brainstorming.mdc
├── superpowers-writing-plans.mdc
├── superpowers-executing-plans.mdc
├── superpowers-subagent-driven-development.mdc
├── superpowers-test-driven-development.mdc
├── superpowers-systematic-debugging.mdc
├── superpowers-verification-before-completion.mdc
├── superpowers-requesting-code-review.mdc
├── superpowers-receiving-code-review.mdc
├── superpowers-using-git-worktrees.mdc
└── superpowers-finishing-a-development-branch.mdc

Origin

Based on obra/superpowers - AI development workflow skills.

License

MIT