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obra/superpowers

RepoRadar surfaced obra/superpowers — a framework — into the Agent Development Methodology section, where it sits at Gold tier with a 'try now' verdict. Its strongest signal is workflow potential, scored 9.9 out of 10.

Score8.4
Popularity88.0
Risknone
TierGold
Score breakdown
Usefulness8.0
Novelty7.0
Momentum9.0
Maturity8.4
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential9.9
Setup ease6.4

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for teams that want a shared operating system for AI coding work instead of every developer reinventing skills, workflows, and review habits alone.

Who should use it

coding-agent users developer-platform teams engineering managers teams standardizing agent workflows

Who should skip it

Skip obra/superpowers if the source repository or demo is inactive, unmaintained, or no longer matches the description shown here.

About this signal

obra/superpowers is tracked by RepoRadar as a framework in the Agent Development Methodology section. First seen 2026-06-19; the source record was last checked on 2026-06-19. The current verdict is 'try now' with a Gold tier and moderate setup difficulty. Across RepoRadar's eight signals, obra/superpowers is strongest on workflow potential (9.9) and momentum (9.0) and weakest on setup ease (6.4) — a profile worth weighing against your own priorities. This page summarizes the public evidence on the linked source page and states where additional review is still needed.

How this item is evaluated

The obra/superpowers record combines a 8.4/10 composite score with separate popularity (88.0), risk (none), and setup (moderate) signals. See the scoring methodology for the current weights and evidence definitions.

Putting this into practice? Read How to vet an AI agent or MCP server before you wire it in for the checklist behind this score.

Risk explanation

No inherent user-impacting risk is flagged from the captured evidence.

Evidence links
Closest alternatives / related signals
skills agent-framework developer-workflow codex claude-code
Verification record

What RepoRadar actually verified

Discovered

Automated discovery and source capture. Last checked 2026-09-24T21:49:16.463298Z.

No editorial or hands-on review is claimed. This record remains at Discovered.

Verification sources

Longitudinal intelligence

How this decision record is moving

Raw history JSON →

76 dated snapshots retained from 2026-06-19 through 2026-09-24; see the snapshot index for explicit coverage gaps. Stars, version, release, pricing, integration, risk, maintenance, verdict, score, and momentum fields remain explicit even when a source has not reported them. Repository momentum is a normalized 0–10 RepoRadar signal; GitHub stars appear only where the popularity monitor retained exact timestamped observations.

RepoRadar score8.4 current · +0.0 net
Repository momentum10.0 current · +1.0 net
GitHub stars (observed)291,190 current · +37,676 net
GitHub stars291,190 exact observation
Versionv6.4.1
Last release2026-09-19T00:32:44Z
Maintenanceactive
Current risknone
Current verdicttry now
Pricing baselineNo structured commercial pricing baseline
Pricing checkedNot applicable or not recorded
Pricing freshnessNo dated commercial pricing review
Integrations baselineNo structured integrations recorded

Recent dated points

DateScoreMomentumStarsRiskVerdictMaintenance
2026-09-248.410.0291,190nonetry nowactive
2026-09-238.410.0290,607nonetry nowactive
2026-09-228.49.0290,105nonetry nowactive
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2026-09-118.410.0285,001nonetry nowactive
2026-09-088.49.0282,917nonetry nowactive

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