using-superpowers

What problem does it solve? AI assistants often skip available skills and answer directly, missing specialized workflows. This Skill establishes a mandatory rule that relevant skills must be checked and invoked before any response, including clarifying questions. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Mandatory Skill Check: Requires invoking any skill with even a 1% chance of applying before responding or acting. - Decision Flowchart: Provides a visual flow for deciding when to invoke skills, announce usage, and convert checklists into todo items. - Red Flag Detection: Lists common rationalizations (e.g., "this is just a simple question") that signal you are skipping required skill checks. - Priority Ordering: Defines that process skills (brainstorming, debugging) run before implementation skills. - Use Case: When a user asks to fix a bug, the assistant first invokes the debugging skill, then any domain-specific skills, instead of jumping straight into code edits. ## Quick Start Start every conversation by checking which skills might apply to the user's request and invoke them before responding.