Use when starting any conversation — establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
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name: using-superpowers
description: "Use when starting any conversation — establishes how to find and use skills, requiring Skill tool invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions"
metadata:
sources:
- kind: github-file
repo: obra/superpowers
path: skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md
commit: 1128a721ca3b7fd76bf12e8392cdeb89cfcfcf2a
attribution: Jesse Vincent
license: MIT
usage: referenced
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Introduction and guidance for the Superpowers skill system. Establishes skill usage discipline and mandatory invocation patterns.