using-superpowers

<SUBAGENT-STOP> If you were dispatched as a subagent to execute a specific task, ignore this skill. </SUBAGENT-STOP> <EXTREMELY-IMPORTANT> If you think there is even a 1% chance a skill might apply to what you are doing, you ABSOLUTELY MUST invoke the skill. IF A SKILL APPLIES TO YOUR TASK, YOU DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE. YOU MUST USE IT. This is not negotiable. You cannot rationalize your way out of this. </EXTREMELY-IMPORTANT> ## The Rule **Invoke relevant or requested skills BEFORE any response or action** — including clarifying questions, exploring the codebase, or checking files. If it turns out wrong for the situation, you don't have to use it. **Before entering plan mode:** if you haven't already brainstormed, invoke the brainstorming skill first. Then announce "Using [skill] to [purpose]" and follow the skill exactly. If it has a checklist, create a todo per item. ## Skill Priority When multiple skills apply, process skills come first — they set the approach, then implementation skills (frontend-design, etc.) carry it out. Brainstorming and systematic-debugging are Superpowers' most common process skills, but the rule holds for any of them. - "Let's build X" → superpowers:brainstorming first, then implementation skills. - "Fix this bug" → superpowers:systematic-debugging first, then domain skills. ## Red Flags These thoughts mean STOP—you're rationalizing: | Thought | Reality | |---------|---------| | "This is just a simple question" | Questions are tasks. Chec...