FIND-20260409-009 · 2026-04-09 · Innovation Veille

obra/superpowers — agentic skills framework with 141k stars, MIT, directly relevant to ADLC skills

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superpowers by obra is an agentic skills framework and software development methodology written primarily in Shell scripts. It defines a conventions-based system for packaging reusable agent capabilities as 'skills' — structured directories with prompts, tool definitions, and execution scripts that agents can load dynamically. Trending massively at 141,633 stars (+2028 today), MIT license, last commit April 6 2026. The framework is LLM-agnostic and is directly comparable to the ODS ADLC skill system (~/.claude/skills/).

Source

https://github.com/obra/superpowers

ODS Impact

ODS already has a similar skill architecture (~/.claude/skills/cli-tools/SKILL.md, /infra-registry, /boot, /slack-bridge, etc.). The superpowers project represents the emerging community standard for this pattern. Reading superpowers source could inform improvements to ODS ADLC skill packaging: error handling conventions, skill discovery, skill versioning. Also relevant to PDLC orchestrator. The high star count signals this methodology is becoming mainstream — ODS is ahead of the curve. Recommend monitoring for skill packaging improvements.

Security Review

License: MIT | Maintenance: ACTIVE | Risk: LOW | Recommendation: SAFE_TO_USE

Tags

agents skills adlc methodology shell ai-engineering orchestration