# Superpowers brainstorming skill

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Superpowers brainstorming skill and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it because the AI asks questions before building, giving a consistent process and high-quality code. Critics ask whether it beats a vague prompt.

## Why people recommend it

- Consistent process and results (2 comments): "That has consistent process which has worked really well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49775229)) "I have been consistently happy with the results." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49856911))
- Good code quality and velocity (2 comments): "I find it to be a really tight loop and results in very high quality code at a high velocity." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399186)) "the official superpowers/brainstorming skill already does TDD so well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47918077))
- Useful questions, helps learn architecture (2 comments): "I use the grill me skill and superpowers brainstorming to learn different methods of building stuff as far as architecture goes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48325336)) "It makes the whole process much easier when the AI asks the questions" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49840282))
- Effective; hard to work without (2 comments): "It's been incredibly effective for me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48846955)) "I would have gone insane without them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47733207))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Superpowers](https://hackerapproved.com/p/superpowers.md): 138 recommend
- [Claude Skills](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-skills.md): 59 recommend
- [grill-me skill by Matt Pocock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grill-me-skill.md): 39 recommend
- [Get Shit Done](https://hackerapproved.com/p/get-shit-done.md): 31 recommend
- [Matt Pocock's skills](https://hackerapproved.com/p/matt-pocock-s-skills.md): 27 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Superpowers brainstorming skill", https://hackerapproved.com/p/superpowers-brainstorming-skill/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).