Superpowers (obra/superpowers)

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An open-source AI agent framework by Jesse Vincent (obra) focused on building powerful, composable AI assistants. Superpowers provides a modular architecture for creating agents with specialized capabilities that can be combined and orchestrated. Emphasizes developer experience and practical agent patterns.

Implements

Concepts this tool claims to implement:

  • Agent Orchestration primary

    Framework for composing and orchestrating AI agent capabilities with modular, reusable components.

  • Skill secondary

    Supports loadable capabilities that extend agent functionality for specific domains or tasks.

  • Tool Use secondary

    Tool integration patterns for enabling agents to interact with external systems and APIs.

Integration Surfaces

  • Python Library
  • CLI

Details

Vendor
Jesse Vincent (obra)
License
MIT
Runs On
local
Used By
human, agent

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Notes

Superpowers represents the practitioner-driven approach to agent frameworks - built by developers solving real problems rather than research labs. Jesse Vincent's background in developer tools (he created Request Tracker) brings practical engineering sensibilities to agent development.

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