docs: update Codex plugin install guidance (#1288)

Map Gemini Task dispatch to @agent-name/@generalist and document parallel subagent dispatch for independent tasks.

.codex/INSTALL.md

@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-# Installing Superpowers for Codex
-
-Enable superpowers skills in Codex via native skill discovery. Just clone and symlink.
-
-## Prerequisites
-
-- Git
-
-## Installation
-
-1. **Clone the superpowers repository:**
-   ```bash
-   git clone https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git ~/.codex/superpowers
-   ```
-
-2. **Create the skills symlink:**
-   ```bash
-   mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills
-   ln -s ~/.codex/superpowers/skills ~/.agents/skills/superpowers
-   ```
-
-   **Windows (PowerShell):**
-   ```powershell
-   New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.agents\skills"
-   cmd /c mklink /J "$env:USERPROFILE\.agents\skills\superpowers" "$env:USERPROFILE\.codex\superpowers\skills"
-   ```
-
-3. **Restart Codex** (quit and relaunch the CLI) to discover the skills.
-
-## Migrating from old bootstrap
-
-If you installed superpowers before native skill discovery, you need to:
-
-1. **Update the repo:**
-   ```bash
-   cd ~/.codex/superpowers && git pull
-   ```
-
-2. **Create the skills symlink** (step 2 above) — this is the new discovery mechanism.
-
-3. **Remove the old bootstrap block** from `~/.codex/AGENTS.md` — any block referencing `superpowers-codex bootstrap` is no longer needed.
-
-4. **Restart Codex.**
-
-## Verify
-
-```bash
-ls -la ~/.agents/skills/superpowers
-```
-
-You should see a symlink (or junction on Windows) pointing to your superpowers skills directory.
-
-## Updating
-
-```bash
-cd ~/.codex/superpowers && git pull
-```
-
-Skills update instantly through the symlink.
-
-## Uninstalling
-
-```bash
-rm ~/.agents/skills/superpowers
-```
-
-Optionally delete the clone: `rm -rf ~/.codex/superpowers`.

README.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Superpowers is a complete software development methodology for your coding agents, built on top of a set of composable skills and some initial instructions that make sure your agent uses them.
 
+## Quickstart
+
+Give your agent Superpowers: [Claude Code](#claude-code), [Codex CLI](#codex-cli), [Codex App](#codex-app), [Factory Droid](#factory-droid), [Gemini CLI](#gemini-cli), [OpenCode](#opencode), [Cursor](#cursor), [GitHub Copilot CLI](#github-copilot-cli).
+
 ## How it works
 
 It starts from the moment you fire up your coding agent. As soon as it sees that you're building something, it *doesn't* just jump into trying to write code. Instead, it steps back and asks you what you're really trying to do. 
@@ -26,112 +30,126 @@ Thanks!
 
 ## Installation
 
-**Note:** Installation differs by platform. 
+Installation differs by harness. If you use more than one, install Superpowers separately for each one.
 
-### Claude Code Official Marketplace
+### Claude Code
 
 Superpowers is available via the [official Claude plugin marketplace](https://claude.com/plugins/superpowers)
 
-Install the plugin from Anthropic's official marketplace:
+#### Official Marketplace
 
-```bash
-/plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official
-```
+- Install the plugin from Anthropic's official marketplace:
 
-### Claude Code (Superpowers Marketplace)
+  ```bash
+  /plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official
+  ```
+
+#### Superpowers Marketplace
 
 The Superpowers marketplace provides Superpowers and some other related plugins for Claude Code.
 
-In Claude Code, register the marketplace first:
+- Register the marketplace:
 
-```bash
-/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace
-```
+  ```bash
+  /plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace
+  ```
 
-Then install the plugin from this marketplace:
+- Install the plugin from this marketplace:
 
-```bash
-/plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace
-```
+  ```bash
+  /plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace
+  ```
 
-### OpenAI Codex CLI
+### Codex CLI
 
-- Open plugin search interface
+Superpowers is available via the [official Codex plugin marketplace](https://github.com/openai/plugins).
 
-```bash
-/plugins
-```
+- Open the plugin search interface:
 
-Search for Superpowers
+  ```bash
+  /plugins
+  ```
 
-```bash
-superpowers
-```
+- Search for Superpowers:
 
-Select `Install Plugin`
+  ```bash
+  superpowers
+  ```
 
-### OpenAI Codex App
+- Select `Install Plugin`.
+
+### Codex App
+
+Superpowers is available via the [official Codex plugin marketplace](https://github.com/openai/plugins).
 
 - In the Codex app, click on Plugins in the sidebar.
-- You should see `Superpowers` in the Coding section. 
+- You should see `Superpowers` in the Coding section.
 - Click the `+` next to Superpowers and follow the prompts.
 
+### Factory Droid
 
-### Cursor (via Plugin Marketplace)
+- Register the marketplace:
 
-In Cursor Agent chat, install from marketplace:
+  ```bash
+  droid plugin marketplace add https://github.com/obra/superpowers
+  ```
 
-```text
-/add-plugin superpowers
-```
+- Install the plugin:
 
-or search for "superpowers" in the plugin marketplace.
+  ```bash
+  droid plugin install superpowers@superpowers
+  ```
+
+### Gemini CLI
+
+- Install the extension:
+
+  ```bash
+  gemini extensions install https://github.com/obra/superpowers
+  ```
+
+- Update later:
+
+  ```bash
+  gemini extensions update superpowers
+  ```
 
 ### OpenCode
 
 OpenCode uses its own plugin install; install Superpowers separately even if you
 already use it in another harness.
 
-Tell OpenCode:
+- Tell OpenCode:
 
-```
-Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/refs/heads/main/.opencode/INSTALL.md
-```
+  ```
+  Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/refs/heads/main/.opencode/INSTALL.md
+  ```
 
-**Detailed docs:** [docs/README.opencode.md](docs/README.opencode.md)
+- Detailed docs: [docs/README.opencode.md](docs/README.opencode.md)
+
+### Cursor
+
+- In Cursor Agent chat, install from marketplace:
+
+  ```text
+  /add-plugin superpowers
+  ```
+
+- Or search for "superpowers" in the plugin marketplace.
 
 ### GitHub Copilot CLI
 
-```bash
-copilot plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace
-copilot plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace
-```
+- Register the marketplace:
 
-### Gemini CLI
+  ```bash
+  copilot plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers-marketplace
+  ```
 
-```bash
-gemini extensions install https://github.com/obra/superpowers
-```
+- Install the plugin:
 
-To update:
-
-```bash
-gemini extensions update superpowers
-```
-
-### Factory Droid
-
-In Droid, register the marketplace:
-
-```bash
-droid plugin marketplace add https://github.com/obra/superpowers
-```
-
-Then install:
-
-```bash
-droid plugin install superpowers@superpowers
-```
+  ```bash
+  copilot plugin install superpowers@superpowers-marketplace
+  ```
 
 ## The Basic Workflow
 

docs/README.codex.md

@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-# Superpowers for Codex
-
-Guide for using Superpowers with OpenAI Codex via native skill discovery.
-
-## Quick Install
-
-Tell Codex:
-
-```
-Fetch and follow instructions from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/obra/superpowers/refs/heads/main/.codex/INSTALL.md
-```
-
-## Manual Installation
-
-### Prerequisites
-
-- OpenAI Codex CLI
-- Git
-
-### Steps
-
-1. Clone the repo:
-   ```bash
-   git clone https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git ~/.codex/superpowers
-   ```
-
-2. Create the skills symlink:
-   ```bash
-   mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills
-   ln -s ~/.codex/superpowers/skills ~/.agents/skills/superpowers
-   ```
-
-3. Restart Codex.
-
-4. **For subagent skills** (optional): Skills like `dispatching-parallel-agents` and `subagent-driven-development` require Codex's multi-agent feature. Add to your Codex config:
-   ```toml
-   [features]
-   multi_agent = true
-   ```
-
-### Windows
-
-Use a junction instead of a symlink (works without Developer Mode):
-
-```powershell
-New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.agents\skills"
-cmd /c mklink /J "$env:USERPROFILE\.agents\skills\superpowers" "$env:USERPROFILE\.codex\superpowers\skills"
-```
-
-## How It Works
-
-Codex has native skill discovery — it scans `~/.agents/skills/` at startup, parses SKILL.md frontmatter, and loads skills on demand. Superpowers skills are made visible through a single symlink:
-
-```
-~/.agents/skills/superpowers/ → ~/.codex/superpowers/skills/
-```
-
-The `using-superpowers` skill is discovered automatically and enforces skill usage discipline — no additional configuration needed.
-
-## Usage
-
-Skills are discovered automatically. Codex activates them when:
-- You mention a skill by name (e.g., "use brainstorming")
-- The task matches a skill's description
-- The `using-superpowers` skill directs Codex to use one
-
-### Personal Skills
-
-Create your own skills in `~/.agents/skills/`:
-
-```bash
-mkdir -p ~/.agents/skills/my-skill
-```
-
-Create `~/.agents/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md`:
-
-```markdown
----
-name: my-skill
-description: Use when [condition] - [what it does]
----
-
-# My Skill
-
-[Your skill content here]
-```
-
-The `description` field is how Codex decides when to activate a skill automatically — write it as a clear trigger condition.
-
-## Updating
-
-```bash
-cd ~/.codex/superpowers && git pull
-```
-
-Skills update instantly through the symlink.
-
-## Uninstalling
-
-```bash
-rm ~/.agents/skills/superpowers
-```
-
-**Windows (PowerShell):**
-```powershell
-Remove-Item "$env:USERPROFILE\.agents\skills\superpowers"
-```
-
-Optionally delete the clone: `rm -rf ~/.codex/superpowers` (Windows: `Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.codex\superpowers"`).
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
-### Skills not showing up
-
-1. Verify the symlink: `ls -la ~/.agents/skills/superpowers`
-2. Check skills exist: `ls ~/.codex/superpowers/skills`
-3. Restart Codex — skills are discovered at startup
-
-### Windows junction issues
-
-Junctions normally work without special permissions. If creation fails, try running PowerShell as administrator.
-
-## Getting Help
-
-- Report issues: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues
-- Main documentation: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

hooks/hooks-cursor.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "hooks": {
     "sessionStart": [
       {
-        "command": "./hooks/session-start"
+        "command": "./hooks/run-hook.cmd session-start"
       }
     ]
   }

skills/using-superpowers/references/codex-tools.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Skills use Claude Code tool names. When you encounter these in a skill, use your
 |-----------------|------------------|
 | `Task` tool (dispatch subagent) | `spawn_agent` (see [Named agent dispatch](#named-agent-dispatch)) |
 | Multiple `Task` calls (parallel) | Multiple `spawn_agent` calls |
-| Task returns result | `wait` |
+| Task returns result | `wait_agent` |
 | Task completes automatically | `close_agent` to free slot |
 | `TodoWrite` (task tracking) | `update_plan` |
 | `Skill` tool (invoke a skill) | Skills load natively — just follow the instructions |
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ Add to your Codex config (`~/.codex/config.toml`):
 multi_agent = true
 ```
 
-This enables `spawn_agent`, `wait`, and `close_agent` for skills like `dispatching-parallel-agents` and `subagent-driven-development`.
+This enables `spawn_agent`, `wait_agent`, and `close_agent` for skills like `dispatching-parallel-agents` and `subagent-driven-development`.
+
+Legacy note: Codex builds before `rust-v0.115.0` exposed spawned-agent
+waiting as `wait`. Current Codex uses `wait_agent` for spawned agents. The
+`wait` name now belongs to code-mode `exec/wait`, which resumes a yielded exec
+cell by `cell_id`; it is not the spawned-agent result tool.
 
 ## Named agent dispatch
 
@@ -65,10 +70,11 @@ specified in the instructions above.
 
 ### When this workaround can be removed
 
-This approach compensates for Codex's plugin system not yet supporting an `agents`
-field in `plugin.json`. When `RawPluginManifest` gains an `agents` field, the
-plugin can symlink to `agents/` (mirroring the existing `skills/` symlink) and
-skills can dispatch named agent types directly.
+This approach compensates for Codex not yet exposing plugin-packaged custom
+agents as named `spawn_agent` targets. OpenAI plugin examples can include
+plugin-level `agents/` directories, but skills still need to read those prompts
+and spawn a built-in agent role. When Codex exposes plugin agents as callable
+named agent types, this manual prompt-loading workaround can be removed.
 
 ## Environment Detection
 

skills/using-superpowers/references/gemini-tools.md

@@ -14,11 +14,29 @@ Skills use Claude Code tool names. When you encounter these in a skill, use your
 | `Skill` tool (invoke a skill) | `activate_skill` |
 | `WebSearch` | `google_web_search` |
 | `WebFetch` | `web_fetch` |
-| `Task` tool (dispatch subagent) | No equivalent — Gemini CLI does not support subagents |
+| `Task` tool (dispatch subagent) | `@agent-name` (see [Subagent support](#subagent-support)) |
 
-## No subagent support
+## Subagent support
 
-Gemini CLI has no equivalent to Claude Code's `Task` tool. Skills that rely on subagent dispatch (`subagent-driven-development`, `dispatching-parallel-agents`) will fall back to single-session execution via `executing-plans`.
+Gemini CLI supports subagents natively via the `@` syntax. Use the built-in `@generalist` agent to dispatch any task — it has access to all tools and follows the prompt you provide.
+
+When a skill says to dispatch a named agent type, use `@generalist` with the full prompt from the skill's prompt template:
+
+| Skill instruction | Gemini CLI equivalent |
+|-------------------|----------------------|
+| `Task tool (superpowers:implementer)` | `@generalist` with the filled `implementer-prompt.md` template |
+| `Task tool (superpowers:spec-reviewer)` | `@generalist` with the filled `spec-reviewer-prompt.md` template |
+| `Task tool (superpowers:code-reviewer)` | `@code-reviewer` (bundled agent) or `@generalist` with the filled review prompt |
+| `Task tool (superpowers:code-quality-reviewer)` | `@generalist` with the filled `code-quality-reviewer-prompt.md` template |
+| `Task tool (general-purpose)` with inline prompt | `@generalist` with your inline prompt |
+
+### Prompt filling
+
+Skills provide prompt templates with placeholders like `{WHAT_WAS_IMPLEMENTED}` or `[FULL TEXT of task]`. Fill all placeholders and pass the complete prompt as the message to `@generalist`. The prompt template itself contains the agent's role, review criteria, and expected output format — `@generalist` will follow it.
+
+### Parallel dispatch
+
+Gemini CLI supports parallel subagent dispatch. When a skill asks you to dispatch multiple independent subagent tasks in parallel, request all of those `@generalist` or named subagent tasks together in the same prompt. Keep dependent tasks sequential, but do not serialize independent subagent tasks just to preserve a simpler history.
 
 ## Additional Gemini CLI tools
 

tests/claude-code/test-subagent-driven-development-integration.sh

@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Note: We use a longer timeout since this is integration testing
 # Use --allowed-tools to enable tool usage in headless mode
-# IMPORTANT: Run from superpowers directory so local dev skills are available
-PROMPT="Change to directory $TEST_PROJECT and then execute the implementation plan at docs/superpowers/plans/implementation-plan.md using the subagent-driven-development skill.
+PROMPT="Execute the implementation plan at docs/superpowers/plans/implementation-plan.md using the subagent-driven-development skill.
 
 IMPORTANT: Follow the skill exactly. I will be verifying that you:
 1. Read the plan once at the beginning
@@ -147,9 +146,14 @@ IMPORTANT: Follow the skill exactly. I will be verifying that you:
 
 Begin now. Execute the plan."
 
-echo "Running Claude (output will be shown below and saved to $OUTPUT_FILE)..."
+PLUGIN_DIR=$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)
+
+# Run claude from inside the test project so its session JSONL lands in a
+# project-specific directory under ~/.claude/projects/, isolated from any
+# other concurrent claude sessions.
+echo "Running Claude (plugin-dir: $PLUGIN_DIR, cwd: $TEST_PROJECT)..."
 echo "================================================================================"
-cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && timeout 1800 claude -p "$PROMPT" --allowed-tools=all --add-dir "$TEST_PROJECT" --permission-mode bypassPermissions 2>&1 | tee "$OUTPUT_FILE" || {
+cd "$TEST_PROJECT" && timeout 1800 claude -p "$PROMPT" --plugin-dir "$PLUGIN_DIR" --allowed-tools=all --permission-mode bypassPermissions 2>&1 | tee "$OUTPUT_FILE" || {
     echo ""
     echo "================================================================================"
     echo "EXECUTION FAILED (exit code: $?)"
@@ -161,13 +165,17 @@ echo ""
 echo "Execution complete. Analyzing results..."
 echo ""
 
-# Find the session transcript
-# Session files are in ~/.claude/projects/-<working-dir>/<session-id>.jsonl
-WORKING_DIR_ESCAPED=$(echo "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." | sed 's/\//-/g' | sed 's/^-//')
-SESSION_DIR="$HOME/.claude/projects/$WORKING_DIR_ESCAPED"
-
-# Find the most recent session file (created during this test run)
-SESSION_FILE=$(find "$SESSION_DIR" -name "*.jsonl" -type f -mmin -60 2>/dev/null | sort -r | head -1)
+# Find the session transcript. Because we ran claude from $TEST_PROJECT (a
+# unique tmp dir), its sessions live in their own ~/.claude/projects/ folder
+# and we can pick the most-recent one without racing other concurrent sessions.
+# Resolve the real path because macOS mktemp returns /var/... but claude
+# normalizes it to /private/var/... when naming the project dir.
+TEST_PROJECT_REAL=$(cd "$TEST_PROJECT" && pwd -P)
+# Claude normalizes the cwd to a directory name by replacing every non-alphanumeric
+# character with `-` (so `_`, `.`, `/` all become `-`).
+SESSION_DIR="$HOME/.claude/projects/$(echo "$TEST_PROJECT_REAL" | sed 's|[^a-zA-Z0-9]|-|g')"
+# `|| true` prevents pipefail killing the script if ls gets SIGPIPE'd by head.
+SESSION_FILE=$(ls -t "$SESSION_DIR"/*.jsonl 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
 
 if [ -z "$SESSION_FILE" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: Could not find session transcript file"
@@ -194,9 +202,9 @@ else
 fi
 echo ""
 
-# Test 2: Subagents were used (Task tool)
+# Test 2: Subagents were used (Agent / Task tool — name varies by harness version)
 echo "Test 2: Subagents dispatched..."
-task_count=$(grep -c '"name":"Task"' "$SESSION_FILE" || echo "0")
+task_count=$(grep -cE '"name":"(Agent|Task)"' "$SESSION_FILE" || echo "0")
 if [ "$task_count" -ge 2 ]; then
     echo "  [PASS] $task_count subagents dispatched"
 else