obra · Agent Skills

14 skills with substantive source documentation and an official publisher or observed installation demand. Read each skill’s original documentation through its card.

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brainstorming

You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, modifying behavior, or planning anything new, in software or out of it (a talk, a business, a renovation).

installs

387.6K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT8 Files

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systematic-debugging

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

installs

287.3K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT11 Files

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writing-plans

Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code

installs

269.7K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT1 Files

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using-superpowers

Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions

installs

260.3K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

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requesting-code-review

Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements

installs

247.9K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT2 Files

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test-driven-development

Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code

installs

246.4K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT2 Files

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verification-before-completion

Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always

installs

234.6K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT1 Files

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executing-plans

Use when executing an implementation plan in the current session as the implementer yourself — your human partner chose inline execution, or no subagent tool is available

installs

230.7K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT3 Files

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subagent-driven-development

Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session

installs

223.7K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

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receiving-code-review

Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not performative agreement or blind implementation

installs

210.2K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT1 Files

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dispatching-parallel-agents

Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies

installs

207.5K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

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writing-skills

Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment

installs

206.8K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

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using-git-worktrees

Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - ensures an isolated workspace exists via native tools or git worktree fallback

installs

206.3K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT1 Files

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finishing-a-development-branch

Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work

installs

203.7K

GitHub stars

297.7K

Updated

Oct 10

MIT1 Files

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