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feat: Add Superpowers software development skills#137

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@kaos35 kaos35 commented Feb 27, 2026

Add 5 new skills for professional software development workflows, adapted from the Superpowers project

  • test-driven-development: RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle enforcement
  • systematic-debugging: 4-phase root cause investigation
  • subagent-driven-development: Structured delegation with two-stage review
  • writing-plans: Comprehensive implementation planning
  • requesting-code-review: Systematic code review process

These skills provide structured development workflows that transform Hermes from a general assistant into a professional software engineer with defined processes for quality assurance.

Skills are organized under software-development category and follow Hermes skill format with proper frontmatter, examples, and integration guidance with existing skills
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Add 5 new skills for professional software development workflows,
adapted from the Superpowers project ( obra/superpowers ):

- test-driven-development: RED-GREEN-REFACTOR cycle enforcement
- systematic-debugging: 4-phase root cause investigation
- subagent-driven-development: Structured delegation with two-stage review
- writing-plans: Comprehensive implementation planning
- requesting-code-review: Systematic code review process

These skills provide structured development workflows that transform
Hermes from a general assistant into a professional software engineer
with defined processes for quality assurance.

Skills are organized under software-development category and follow
Hermes skill format with proper frontmatter, examples, and integration
guidance with existing skills.
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teknium1 commented Mar 1, 2026

Can you link me the Superpowers project?
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kaos35 commented Mar 1, 2026

Can you link me the Superpowers project?

https://github.com/obra/superpowers @teknium1
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teknium1 commented Mar 3, 2026

Merged! Thanks for adapting these from Superpowers — great addition to the skill library. I'll be following up with some enhancements to integrate them more tightly with Hermes's delegate_task, skill system, and agent tooling.
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teknium1 commented Mar 3, 2026

Follow-up enhancements pushed in commit de0af4d:

  • Restored key content from the original superpowers skills that was lost in adaptation: anti-rationalization tables, "Rule of Three" (3+ failed fixes = question architecture), Pattern Analysis & Hypothesis Testing phases, "Why Order Matters" rebuttals, verification checklists, and red flags lists. These are the behavioral guardrails that prevent LLMs from taking shortcuts.
  • Added proper Hermes delegate_task integration with real parameter examples (goal, context, toolsets) throughout all 5 skills.
  • Added Hermes tool usage (search_files, read_file, terminal, todo) for investigation and verification steps.
  • Removed references to skills that don't exist in Hermes (brainstorming, finishing-a-development-branch, executing-plans, using-git-worktrees).
  • Cut ~430 lines of generic content (Go/Rust/Jest boilerplate) while adding more actionable agent guidance.

Net result: tighter, more Hermes-native skills that actually constrain agent behavior. Thanks again for the contribution!
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