using-superpowers

IF A SKILL APPLIES TO YOUR TASK, YOU DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE. YOU MUST USE IT. This is not negotiable. This is not optional. You cannot rationalize your way out of this. Instruction Priority Superpowers skills override default system prompt behavior, but user instructions always take precedence : User's explicit instructions (CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, AGENTS.md, direct requests) — highest priority Superpowers skills — override default system behavior where they conflict Default system prompt — lowest priority If CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, or AGENTS.md says "don't use TDD" and a skill says "always use TDD," follow the user's instructions. The user is in control. How to Access Skills In Claude Code: Use the Skill tool. When you invoke a skill, its content is loaded and presented to you—follow it directly. Never use the Read tool on skill files. In Copilot CLI: Use the skill tool. Skills are auto-discovered from installed plugins. The skill tool works the same as Claude Code's Skill tool. In Gemini CLI: Skills activate via the activate_skill tool. Gemini loads skill metadata at session start and activates the full content on demand. In other environments: Check your platform's documentation for how skills are loaded. Platform Adaptation Skills use Claude Code tool names. Non-CC platforms: see references/copilot-tools.md (Copilot CLI), references/codex-tools.md (Codex) for tool equivalents. Gemini CLI users get the tool mapping loaded automatically via GEMINI.md. Using Skills The Rule Invoke relevant or requested skills BEFORE any response or action. Even a 1% chance a skill might apply means that you should invoke the skill to check. If an invoked skill turns out to be wrong for the situation, you don't need to use it. digraph skill_flow { "User message received" [ shape = doublecircle ] ; "About to EnterPlanMode?" [ shape = doublecircle ] ; "Already brainstormed?" [ shape = diamond ] ; "Invoke brainstorming skill" [ shape = box ] ; "Might any skill apply?" [ shape = diamond ] ; "

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