Superpowers brainstorming skill
Shares rank 20 of 23 agent skills by recommenders
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.
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.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Consistent process and results
“That has consistent process which has worked really well.”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “If AI coding is lowering your code quality, you're not managing quality right” “I have been consistently happy with the results.”
Comment from 26 Sep 2026 in “Plan mode is dead” Good code quality and velocity
“I find it to be a really tight loop and results in very high quality code at a high velocity.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes” “the official superpowers/brainstorming skill already does TDD so well”
Comment from 27 Apr 2026 in “EvanFlow – A TDD driven feedback loop for Claude Code” Useful questions, helps learn architecture
“I use the grill me skill and superpowers brainstorming to learn different methods of building stuff as far as architecture goes.”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “Please Use AI” “It makes the whole process much easier when the AI asks the questions”
Comment from 25 Sep 2026 in “Opus 5.5 is good at explainer videos” Effective; hard to work without
“It's been incredibly effective for me.”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “How Version Control Will Evolve for the Agent Boom” “I would have gone insane without them”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: An interactive map of Tolkien's Middle-earth”
Other agent skills people recommend
The four most recommended other agent skills, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superpowers | 138 | 72 | 66% | 12 | 4 mo7 owners | — |
| Claude Skills | 59 | 26 | 69% | 11 | — | Approved |
| grill-me skill by Matt Pocock | 39 | 2 | 95% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Get Shit Done | 31 | 32 | 49% | 7 | — | — |
| Superpowers brainstorming skillThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
All 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“does that mode offer anything you can't get just by giving Claude a vague problem statement”
“I have been consistently happy with the results.”
“It makes the whole process much easier when the AI asks the questions”
“That has consistent process which has worked really well.”
“I've found it's fine to start /brainstorming in a new session”
“It's been incredibly effective for me.”
“I find it to be a really tight loop and results in very high quality code at a high velocity.”
“I use the grill me skill and superpowers brainstorming to learn different methods of building stuff as far as architecture goes.”
“the official superpowers/brainstorming skill already does TDD so well”
“I would have gone insane without them”
“Check out the “brainstorming” skill and the “git worktrees” skill.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.