Ihtesham Ali

Superpowers is an open-source development methodology for AI coding agents that just hit 40,900 stars on GitHub — and it fundamentally changes how tools like Claude Code and Codex build software. In this video, I break down exactly how it works. Instead of letting your agent guess and go, Superpowers forces it to stop, brainstorm, and lock in a spec before a single line of code gets written. It then runs subagent-driven development with two-stage code review, enforces strict test-driven development, and can operate autonomously for hours without deviating from your plan. This isn't a prompt template. It's a complete operating system for how AI agents should write software — built around three principles: systematic over ad-hoc, evidence over claims, and verify before declaring success. Works with Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode. 100% open source under the MIT license. GitHub: github. com/obra/superpowers #claude #aiagents #opensource #fyp