Superpowers for OpenCode

Complete guide for using Superpowers with OpenCode.ai.

Add superpowers to the plugin array in your opencode.json (global or project-level):

{
  "plugin": ["superpowers@git+https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git"]
}

Restart OpenCode. The plugin installs through OpenCode's plugin manager and registers all skills.

Verify by asking: "Tell me about your superpowers"

OpenCode uses its own plugin install. If you also use Claude Code, Codex, or another harness, install Superpowers separately for each one.

If you previously installed superpowers using git clone and symlinks, remove the old setup:

# Remove old symlinks
rm -f ~/.config/opencode/plugins/superpowers.js
rm -rf ~/.config/opencode/skills/superpowers

# Optionally remove the cloned repo
rm -rf ~/.config/opencode/superpowers

# Remove skills.paths from opencode.json if you added one for superpowers

Then follow the installation steps above.

Use OpenCode's native skill tool to list all available skills:

use skill tool to list skills

use skill tool to load superpowers/brainstorming

Create your own skills in ~/.config/opencode/skills/:

mkdir -p ~/.config/opencode/skills/my-skill

Create ~/.config/opencode/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md:

---
name: my-skill
description: Use when [condition] - [what it does]
---

# My Skill

[Your skill content here]

Create project-specific skills in .opencode/skills/ within your project.

Skill Priority: Project skills > Personal skills > Superpowers skills

OpenCode installs Superpowers through a git-backed package spec. Some OpenCode and Bun versions pin that resolved git dependency in a lockfile or cache, so a restart may not pick up the newest Superpowers commit. If updates do not appear, clear OpenCode's package cache or reinstall the plugin.

To pin a specific version, use a branch or tag:

{
  "plugin": ["superpowers@git+https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git#v5.0.3"]
}

The plugin does two things:

1. Injects bootstrap context via the experimental.chat.system.transform hook, adding superpowers awareness to every conversation.
2. Registers the skills directory via the config hook, so OpenCode discovers all superpowers skills without symlinks or manual config.

Skills written for Claude Code are automatically adapted for OpenCode:

• TodoWrite → todowrite
• Task with subagents → OpenCode's @mention system
• Skill tool → OpenCode's native skill tool
• File operations → Native OpenCode tools

1. Check OpenCode logs: opencode run --print-logs "hello" 2>&1 | grep -i superpowers
2. Verify the plugin line in your opencode.json is correct
3. Make sure you're running a recent version of OpenCode

Some Windows OpenCode builds have upstream installer issues with git-backed plugin specs, including cache paths for git+https URLs and Bun not finding git.exe even when it works in a normal terminal. If OpenCode cannot install the plugin, try installing with system npm and pointing OpenCode at the local package:

npm install superpowers@git+https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git --prefix "$HOME\.config\opencode"

Then use the installed package path in opencode.json:

{
  "plugin": ["~/.config/opencode/node_modules/superpowers"]
}

1. Use OpenCode's skill tool to list available skills
2. Check that the plugin is loading (see above)
3. Each skill needs a SKILL.md file with valid YAML frontmatter

1. Check OpenCode version supports experimental.chat.system.transform hook
2. Restart OpenCode after config changes

• Report issues: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues
• Main documentation: https://github.com/obra/superpowers
• OpenCode docs: https://opencode.ai/docs/