docs: re-anchor Shape A examples away from Codex

hooks/session-start-codex has had no caller since "Remove Codex hooks"
(#1845) deleted hooks-codex.json and its manifest registration; the
Codex manifest now declares an empty hooks object so Codex registers no
session-start hook at all. The script is Codex-specific dead code —
nothing executes it on Codex or any other harness.

- Delete hooks/session-start-codex.
- tests/hooks/test-session-start.sh: drop the two Codex cases that are
  redundant with the generic session-start tests (nested-format and the
  legacy-warning omission are already covered by the Claude Code cases).
  Re-point the "wrapper dispatches" case to the live `session-start`
  script so run-hook.cmd dispatch coverage — used by Claude Code and
  Cursor in production — is preserved rather than lost.
- docs/porting-to-a-new-harness.md: Codex is no longer a Shape A
  (shell-hook) harness, so re-anchor that worked example to Cursor (a
  live shell-hook harness that demonstrates the same per-harness field,
  schema, and matcher variance) and mark Codex as native skill discovery
  with no session-start hook. Clears the references to the deleted
  hooks-codex.json.
- docs/windows/polyglot-hooks.md: the "check hooks-codex.json" pointer
  referenced a file deleted in #1845; re-point to hooks-cursor.json.

RELEASE-NOTES.md keeps its historical mention of hooks-codex.json (it
accurately records what that release did). The tests/codex-plugin-sync
fixtures build their own synthetic session-start-codex and test the sync
mechanism generically, so they are intentionally left as-is.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.agents/plugins/marketplace.json

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "superpowers-dev",
+  "interface": {
+    "displayName": "Superpowers Dev"
+  },
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "name": "superpowers",
+      "source": {
+        "source": "url",
+        "url": "./"
+      },
+      "policy": {
+        "installation": "AVAILABLE",
+        "authentication": "ON_INSTALL"
+      },
+      "category": "Developer Tools"
+    }
+  ]
+}

.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     {
       "name": "superpowers",
       "description": "Core skills library for Claude Code: TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and proven techniques",
-      "version": "6.0.2",
+      "version": "6.1.0",
       "source": "./",
       "author": {
         "name": "Jesse Vincent",

.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "superpowers",
   "description": "Core skills library for Claude Code: TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and proven techniques",
-  "version": "6.0.2",
+  "version": "6.1.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Jesse Vincent",
     "email": "jesse@fsck.com"

.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "superpowers",
-  "version": "6.0.2",
+  "version": "6.1.0",
   "description": "An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works: planning, TDD, debugging, and collaboration workflows.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Jesse Vincent",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "workflow"
   ],
   "skills": "./skills/",
-  "hooks": "./hooks/hooks-codex.json",
+  "hooks": {},
   "interface": {
     "displayName": "Superpowers",
     "shortDescription": "Planning, TDD, debugging, and delivery workflows for coding agents",

.cursor-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "superpowers",
   "displayName": "Superpowers",
   "description": "Core skills library: TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and proven techniques",
-  "version": "6.0.2",
+  "version": "6.1.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Jesse Vincent",
     "email": "jesse@fsck.com"

.kimi-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "superpowers",
-  "version": "6.0.2",
+  "version": "6.1.0",
   "description": "An agentic skills framework and software development methodology.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Jesse Vincent",

CLAUDE.md

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Skills are not prose — they are code that shapes agent behavior. If you modify
 
 ## Eval harness
 
-Skill-behavior evals live in [superpowers-evals](https://github.com/prime-radiant-inc/superpowers-evals/), cloned into `evals/` — see `evals/README.md` for setup. Drill (the harness) drives real tmux sessions of Claude Code / Codex / Gemini CLI and judges skill compliance with an LLM verifier. Plugin-infrastructure tests still live at `tests/`.
+Skill-behavior evals live in [superpowers-evals](https://github.com/prime-radiant-inc/superpowers-evals/), cloned into `evals/` — see `evals/README.md` for setup. The harness drives real tmux sessions of Claude Code / Codex and judges skill compliance with an LLM verifier. Plugin-infrastructure tests still live at `tests/`.
 
 ## Understand the Project Before Contributing
 

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ If this sounds like someone you know, definitely send them our way.
 
 ## Quickstart
 
-Give your agent Superpowers: [Claude Code](#claude-code), [Antigravity](#antigravity), [Codex App](#codex-app), [Codex CLI](#codex-cli), [Cursor](#cursor), [Factory Droid](#factory-droid), [Gemini CLI](#gemini-cli), [GitHub Copilot CLI](#github-copilot-cli), [Kimi Code](#kimi-code), [OpenCode](#opencode), [Pi](#pi).
+Give your agent Superpowers: [Claude Code](#claude-code), [Antigravity](#antigravity), [Codex App](#codex-app), [Codex CLI](#codex-cli), [Cursor](#cursor), [Factory Droid](#factory-droid), [GitHub Copilot CLI](#github-copilot-cli), [Kimi Code](#kimi-code), [OpenCode](#opencode), [Pi](#pi).
 
 ## How it works
 
@@ -122,20 +122,6 @@ Superpowers is available via the [official Codex plugin marketplace](https://git
   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
-  ```
-
 ### GitHub Copilot CLI
 
 - Register the marketplace:

RELEASE-NOTES.md

@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Superpowers Release Notes
 
+## v6.1.0 (2026-06-30)
+
+### Lower Per-Session Token Cost
+
+The `using-superpowers` bootstrap is injected into every session, so its size is paid for constantly. This release trims it and the per-harness references it points to, without dropping behavior-shaping content.
+
+- **Compressed the `using-superpowers` bootstrap.** Replaced the graphviz skill-flow diagram with the prose it encoded, folded the standalone Instruction-Priority section into User Instructions, dropped the per-platform "How to Access Skills" walkthrough, and trimmed the Platform Adaptation pointer to the harnesses that still ship a reference file. The full Red Flags rationalization table and the user-instruction precedence rules are unchanged.
+- **Pruned the per-harness tool-mapping references.** The verbose action-to-tool tables restated guidance modern agents already follow. Each reference file is trimmed to the harness-specific notes that still carry weight — subagent dispatch, task tracking, instructions-file paths — and `claude-code-tools.md` and `copilot-tools.md`, which had nothing harness-specific left, are deleted.
+
+### Codex
+
+- **Codex can install from the marketplace.** Codex marketplace sources expect a `.agents/plugins/marketplace.json` at the marketplace root; the repo only shipped the Claude marketplace file, so Codex could name the marketplace but found no installable plugin entries. A repo-local Codex marketplace manifest now points at the same repository root, so the plugin is installable from Codex.
+- **Codex no longer ships a SessionStart hook.** Codex reliably triggers skills on its own, and the bootstrap hook made the UX worse rather than better. The Codex hook config (`hooks-codex.json`) and its manifest registration are removed.
+
+### Harness Support
+
+- **Gemini CLI support removed.** Google EOLed the Gemini CLI on 2026-06-18; the extension can no longer be installed or updated. Gemini is gone from the install docs, the subagent-capable platform lists, and the eval-harness description, and its tool-mapping reference is deleted.
+
 ## v6.0.3 (2026-06-18)
 
 ### Subagent-Driven Development

docs/porting-to-a-new-harness.md

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ every session, with no per-session opt-in by your human partner.** This is the
 one non-negotiable capability. It can take any form:
 
 - a **hook/event system** that runs a shell command at session start and reads
-  its stdout (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot CLI), or
+  its stdout (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot CLI), or
 - an **in-process plugin/extension** with a session-start or message lifecycle
   callback that can mutate the message array (OpenCode, pi), or
 - an **instructions-file** convention where the harness loads a context file that
@@ -227,18 +227,20 @@ you may **not** do is bridge a gap by editing the user's global config.
 The harness has a hook system that runs a shell command at session start and
 reads JSON from its stdout. The configured command runs `run-hook.cmd`, a
 polyglot wrapper that just locates bash and dispatches the named script; the
-script (`hooks/session-start`, or a harness-specific variant like
-`hooks/session-start-codex`) is what reads `using-superpowers/SKILL.md` and
-prints a JSON object whose **field name and nesting differ per harness**.
+script (`hooks/session-start`, or a harness-specific variant) is what reads
+`using-superpowers/SKILL.md` and prints a JSON object whose **field name and
+nesting differ per harness**.
 
-- Reference: `hooks/session-start` (and `hooks/session-start-codex`),
-  `hooks/run-hook.cmd`, and the per-harness hook config `hooks/hooks.json`
-  (Claude Code), `hooks/hooks-codex.json` (Codex), `hooks/hooks-cursor.json`
+- Reference: `hooks/session-start`, `hooks/run-hook.cmd`, and the per-harness
+  hook config `hooks/hooks.json` (Claude Code) and `hooks/hooks-cursor.json`
   (Cursor).
-- Manifests: `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`, `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` point the
-  harness at `./skills/` and the right `hooks-*.json`. (Claude Code's
+- Manifests: `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` is the Shape A manifest example that
+  points the harness at `./skills/` and the right `hooks-*.json`. Claude Code's
   `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` sets neither field — it auto-discovers `skills/`
-  and `hooks/hooks.json` by convention.)
+  and `hooks/hooks.json` by convention. Do **not** copy Codex's
+  `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` for Shape A: it declares an empty `hooks` object
+  specifically to suppress Codex's `hooks/hooks.json` auto-discovery, because
+  Codex surfaces skills natively and runs no session-start hook.
 
 > **A hook *system* is not a session-start *event*.** A harness can have a
 > `hooks.json` mechanism — and even contain the literal string `SessionStart` in
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ part of the installed extension** — never substitute "edit the user's global
 
 | If the harness… | Use shape | Copy from |
 |---|---|---|
-| runs a shell command at session start and reads its stdout | A (shell-hook) | Codex (`hooks/session-start-codex` + `hooks/hooks-codex.json` + `.codex-plugin/`) |
+| runs a shell command at session start and reads its stdout | A (shell-hook) | Cursor (`hooks/session-start` + `hooks/hooks-cursor.json` + `.cursor-plugin/`) |
 | is a JS/TS plugin host with session/message lifecycle callbacks | B (in-process) | OpenCode (`.opencode/`) — or pi (`.pi/`) if it has no native skill tool |
 | ships an extension-declared context file it always loads | C (instructions-file) | Gemini (`gemini-extension.json` + `GEMINI.md` + `references/gemini-tools.md`) |
 | has a plugin install command and a manifest `contextFileName` (or equivalent) the installer keeps | C via the plugin installer | Antigravity (`.antigravity-plugin/` — `agy plugin install` ships a generated context file; verify the installer preserves it — Part 6) |
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ patterns below are summaries; the code is the spec.
 Create whatever the harness uses to recognize the plugin. Match the existing
 ones in spirit:
 
-- **Shape A:** a `*-plugin/plugin.json` (see `.codex-plugin/plugin.json`) with
+- **Shape A:** a `*-plugin/plugin.json` (see `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json`) with
   `name`, `version`, `description`, author/license/keywords, `"skills":
   "./skills/"`, and `"hooks": "./hooks/hooks-<harness>.json"`. Plus the
   `hooks-<harness>.json` itself, registering a session-start hook whose command
@@ -375,25 +377,24 @@ both double-injects). Find the
 exact field, nesting, and event-matcher values your harness expects. Then
 decide: add a fourth branch to `hooks/session-start`, or — if the harness needs
 a different bootstrap message or env contract — add a dedicated
-`hooks/session-start-<harness>` script, the way Codex did. If you add a branch
+`hooks/session-start-<harness>` script. If you add a branch
 and your harness *also* sets an env var an earlier branch keys on (some harnesses
 set `CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT` too), order your branch before the one that would
 otherwise shadow it. Match the harness's
-own event-matcher strings (Claude Code uses `startup|clear|compact`, Codex
-`startup|resume|clear`, Cursor `sessionStart`); wrong matchers mean the hook
-silently never fires.
+own event-matcher strings (Claude Code uses `startup|clear|compact`, Cursor
+`sessionStart`); wrong matchers mean the hook silently never fires.
 
 The **hook-config schema itself varies per harness** — don't assume the
-Claude/Codex shape is universal. Compare `hooks/hooks.json`,
-`hooks/hooks-codex.json`, and `hooks/hooks-cursor.json`: Cursor's uses
+Claude Code shape is universal. Compare `hooks/hooks.json` and
+`hooks/hooks-cursor.json`: Cursor's uses
 `"version": 1`, a lowercase `sessionStart` key, a relative
-`./hooks/run-hook.cmd` command, and omits the `matcher`/`type`/`async` fields the
-others use. Match your `hooks-<harness>.json` to whichever existing file is
+`./hooks/run-hook.cmd` command, and omits the `matcher`/`type`/`async` fields
+Claude Code uses. Match your `hooks-<harness>.json` to whichever existing file is
 closest, not to a single canonical template.
 
 The hook **command string references a harness-provided plugin-root variable**,
 and its name differs per harness: `hooks.json` uses `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}`,
-`hooks-codex.json` uses `${PLUGIN_ROOT}`, Cursor uses a relative path. Use
+`hooks-cursor.json` uses a relative path. Use
 whatever your harness exports. (The `session-start` script re-derives the root
 itself via `dirname`, so the script body doesn't depend on this — but the
 command in the manifest does.)
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ Use this as the live index; when in doubt, read the files, not this table.
 | Harness | Entry point | Bootstrap mechanism | Tool mapping | Tests | Distribution |
 |---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Claude Code | `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` + `hooks/hooks.json` | shell hook → `hooks/session-start` (`hookSpecificOutput.additionalContext`) | native `Skill` tool; `references/claude-code-tools.md` | `tests/hooks/` | marketplace |
-| Codex | `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` + `hooks/hooks-codex.json` | shell hook → `hooks/session-start-codex` | `references/codex-tools.md` | `tests/codex-plugin-sync/`, `tests/hooks/` | fork sync (`scripts/sync-to-codex-plugin.sh`) |
+| Codex | `.codex-plugin/plugin.json` (declares empty `hooks`) | native skill discovery (no session-start hook) | `references/codex-tools.md` | `tests/codex/`, `tests/codex-plugin-sync/` | fork sync (`scripts/sync-to-codex-plugin.sh`) |
 | Cursor | `.cursor-plugin/plugin.json` + `hooks/hooks-cursor.json` | shell hook → `hooks/session-start` (`additional_context`) | `references/claude-code-tools.md` | `tests/hooks/` | hand-authored |
 | Copilot CLI | (shares Claude Code hook path; `COPILOT_CLI` env) | shell hook → `hooks/session-start` (`additionalContext`) | `references/copilot-tools.md` | `tests/hooks/` | — |
 | Gemini CLI | `gemini-extension.json` + `GEMINI.md` | instructions file `@`-includes bootstrap + mapping | `references/gemini-tools.md` | — | `gemini extensions install` |
@@ -799,10 +800,10 @@ Use this as the live index; when in doubt, read the files, not this table.
 - **Wrong JSON field → silent failure or double injection.** Shape A only.
   Confirm the exact field/nesting; Claude Code reads two fields without dedup.
 - **Hook-config schema varies per harness.** Shape A. Cursor's `hooks-cursor.json`
-  looks nothing like the Claude/Codex one (`version`, lowercase `sessionStart`,
+  looks nothing like the Claude Code one (`version`, lowercase `sessionStart`,
   relative command, no `matcher`/`type`/`async`). Match the closest existing file.
 - **Plugin-root env var differs per harness.** Shape A. The hook command uses
-  `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}` (Claude), `${PLUGIN_ROOT}` (Codex), or a relative path
+  `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}` (Claude) or a relative path
   (Cursor). Use what your harness exports; the script re-derives the root itself.
 - **System-message injection.** Shape B injects a *user* message on purpose
   (#750, #894). Don't "fix" it to a system message.

docs/windows/polyglot-hooks.md

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Check that the script filename is **extensionless** in `hooks.json`. A command l
 
 ### Hook doesn't fire at all
 
-Verify the `matcher` in `hooks.json` matches the event type your harness emits. Claude Code uses `startup|clear|compact`; Codex uses `startup|resume|clear`. Check `hooks-codex.json` for the Codex variant.
+Verify the `matcher` in `hooks.json` matches the event type your harness emits. Claude Code uses `startup|clear|compact`; Cursor uses `sessionStart`. Check `hooks-cursor.json` for the Cursor variant.
 
 ## Related Issues
 

gemini-extension.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "superpowers",
   "description": "Core skills library: TDD, debugging, collaboration patterns, and proven techniques",
-  "version": "6.0.2",
+  "version": "6.1.0",
   "contextFileName": "GEMINI.md"
 }

hooks/hooks-codex.json

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "hooks": {
-    "SessionStart": [
-      {
-        "matcher": "startup|resume|clear",
-        "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "command": "\"${PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/run-hook.cmd\" session-start-codex",
-            "async": false
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}

hooks/session-start-codex

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# Codex SessionStart hook for superpowers plugin
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-PLUGIN_ROOT="$(cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.." && pwd)"
-
-using_superpowers_content=$(cat "${PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md" 2>&1 || echo "Error reading using-superpowers skill")
-
-escape_for_json() {
-    local s="$1"
-    s="${s//\\/\\\\}"
-    s="${s//\"/\\\"}"
-    s="${s//$'\n'/\\n}"
-    s="${s//$'\r'/\\r}"
-    s="${s//$'\t'/\\t}"
-    printf '%s' "$s"
-}
-
-using_superpowers_escaped=$(escape_for_json "$using_superpowers_content")
-session_context="<EXTREMELY_IMPORTANT>\nYou have superpowers.\n\n**Below is the full content of your 'superpowers:using-superpowers' skill - your introduction to using skills. For all other skills, follow the Codex skill-loading instructions in that skill:**\n\n${using_superpowers_escaped}\n</EXTREMELY_IMPORTANT>"
-
-printf '{\n  "hookSpecificOutput": {\n    "hookEventName": "SessionStart",\n    "additionalContext": "%s"\n  }\n}\n' "$session_context" | cat
-
-exit 0

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "superpowers",
-  "version": "6.0.2",
+  "version": "6.1.0",
   "description": "Superpowers skills and runtime bootstrap for coding agents",
   "type": "module",
   "main": ".opencode/plugins/superpowers.js",

skills/brainstorming/visual-companion.md

@@ -74,13 +74,6 @@ On Windows, the script auto-detects and switches to foreground mode (which block
 scripts/start-server.sh --project-dir /path/to/project --open
 ```
 
-**Gemini CLI:**
-```bash
-# Use --foreground and set is_background: true on your shell tool call
-# so the process survives across turns
-scripts/start-server.sh --project-dir /path/to/project --open --foreground
-```
-
 **Copilot CLI:**
 ```bash
 # Use --foreground and start the server via the bash tool with mode: "async"

skills/executing-plans/SKILL.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Load plan, review critically, execute all tasks, report when complete.
 
 **Announce at start:** "I'm using the executing-plans skill to implement this plan."
 
-**Note:** Tell your human partner that Superpowers works much better with access to subagents. The quality of its work will be significantly higher if run on a platform with subagent support (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Codex App, Copilot CLI, and Gemini CLI all qualify; see the per-platform tool refs in `../using-superpowers/references/`). If subagents are available, use superpowers:subagent-driven-development instead of this skill.
+**Note:** Tell your human partner that Superpowers works much better with access to subagents. The quality of its work will be significantly higher if run on a platform with subagent support (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Codex App, and Copilot CLI all qualify; see the per-platform tool refs in `../using-superpowers/references/`). If subagents are available, use superpowers:subagent-driven-development instead of this skill.
 
 ## The Process
 

skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and us
 ---
 
 <SUBAGENT-STOP>
-If you were dispatched as a subagent to execute a specific task, skip this skill.
+If you were dispatched as a subagent to execute a specific task, ignore this skill.
 </SUBAGENT-STOP>
 
 <EXTREMELY-IMPORTANT>
@@ -12,72 +12,23 @@ If you think there is even a 1% chance a skill might apply to what you are doing
 
 IF A SKILL APPLIES TO YOUR TASK, YOU DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE. YOU MUST USE IT.
 
-This is not negotiable. This is not optional. You cannot rationalize your way out of this.
+This is not negotiable. You cannot rationalize your way out of this.
 </EXTREMELY-IMPORTANT>
 
-## Instruction Priority
-
-Superpowers skills override default system prompt behavior, but **user instructions always take precedence**:
-
-1. **User's explicit instructions** (CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, AGENTS.md, direct requests) — highest priority
-2. **Superpowers skills** — override default system behavior where they conflict
-3. **Default system prompt** — lowest priority
-
-If CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, or AGENTS.md says "don't use TDD" and a skill says "always use TDD," follow the user's instructions. The user is in control.
-
-## How to Access Skills
-
-**Never read skill files manually with file tools** — always use your platform's skill-loading mechanism so the skill is properly activated.
-
-**In Claude Code:** Use the `Skill` tool. When you invoke a skill, its content is loaded and presented to you — follow it directly.
-
-**In Codex:** Skills load natively. Follow the instructions presented when a skill activates.
-
-**In Copilot CLI:** Use the `skill` tool. Skills are auto-discovered from installed plugins.
-
-**In Gemini CLI:** Skills activate via the `activate_skill` tool. Gemini loads skill metadata at session start and activates the full content on demand.
-
-**In other environments:** Check your platform's documentation for how skills are loaded.
-
-## Platform Adaptation
-
-Skills speak in actions ("dispatch a subagent", "create a todo", "read a file") rather than naming any one runtime's tools. For per-platform tool equivalents and instructions-file conventions, see [claude-code-tools.md](references/claude-code-tools.md), [codex-tools.md](references/codex-tools.md), [copilot-tools.md](references/copilot-tools.md), [gemini-tools.md](references/gemini-tools.md), [pi-tools.md](references/pi-tools.md), and [antigravity-tools.md](references/antigravity-tools.md). Gemini CLI users get the tool mapping loaded automatically via GEMINI.md.
-
-# Using Skills
-
 ## The Rule
 
-**Invoke relevant or requested skills BEFORE any response or action.** Even a 1% chance a skill might apply means that you should invoke the skill to check. If an invoked skill turns out to be wrong for the situation, you don't need to use it.
+**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.
 
-```dot
-digraph skill_flow {
-    "User message received" [shape=doublecircle];
-    "About to enter plan mode?" [shape=doublecircle];
-    "Already brainstormed?" [shape=diamond];
-    "Invoke brainstorming skill" [shape=box];
-    "Might any skill apply?" [shape=diamond];
-    "Invoke the skill" [shape=box];
-    "Announce: 'Using [skill] to [purpose]'" [shape=box];
-    "Has checklist?" [shape=diamond];
-    "Create a todo per item" [shape=box];
-    "Follow skill exactly" [shape=box];
-    "Respond (including clarifications)" [shape=doublecircle];
+**Before entering plan mode:** if you haven't already brainstormed, invoke the brainstorming skill first.
 
-    "About to enter plan mode?" -> "Already brainstormed?";
-    "Already brainstormed?" -> "Invoke brainstorming skill" [label="no"];
-    "Already brainstormed?" -> "Might any skill apply?" [label="yes"];
-    "Invoke brainstorming skill" -> "Might any skill apply?";
+Then announce "Using [skill] to [purpose]" and follow the skill exactly. If it has a checklist, create a todo per item.
 
-    "User message received" -> "Might any skill apply?";
-    "Might any skill apply?" -> "Invoke the skill" [label="yes, even 1%"];
-    "Might any skill apply?" -> "Respond (including clarifications)" [label="definitely not"];
-    "Invoke the skill" -> "Announce: 'Using [skill] to [purpose]'";
-    "Announce: 'Using [skill] to [purpose]'" -> "Has checklist?";
-    "Has checklist?" -> "Create a todo per item" [label="yes"];
-    "Has checklist?" -> "Follow skill exactly" [label="no"];
-    "Create a todo per item" -> "Follow skill exactly";
-}
-```
+## 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
 
@@ -98,24 +49,14 @@ These thoughts mean STOP—you're rationalizing:
 | "This feels productive" | Undisciplined action wastes time. Skills prevent this. |
 | "I know what that means" | Knowing the concept ≠ using the skill. Invoke it. |
 
-## Skill Priority
+## Platform Adaptation
 
-When multiple skills could apply, use this order:
+If your harness appears here, read its reference file for special instructions:
 
-1. **Process skills first** (brainstorming, systematic-debugging) - these determine HOW to approach the task
-2. **Implementation skills second** (frontend-design, mcp-builder) - these guide execution
-
-"Let's build X" → brainstorming first, then implementation skills.
-"Fix this bug" → systematic-debugging first, then domain-specific skills.
-
-## Skill Types
-
-**Rigid** (TDD, systematic-debugging): Follow exactly. Don't adapt away discipline.
-
-**Flexible** (patterns): Adapt principles to context.
-
-The skill itself tells you which.
+- Codex: `references/codex-tools.md`
+- Pi: `references/pi-tools.md`
+- Antigravity: `references/antigravity-tools.md`
 
 ## User Instructions
 
-Instructions say WHAT, not HOW. "Add X" or "Fix Y" doesn't mean skip workflows.
+User instructions (CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, GEMINI.md, etc, direct requests) take precedence over skills, which in turn override default behavior. Only skip skill workflows or instructions when your human partner has explicitly told you to.

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

@@ -4,85 +4,12 @@ Skills speak in actions ("dispatch a subagent", "create a todo", "read a file").
 
 | Action skills request | Antigravity CLI equivalent |
 |----------------------|----------------------|
-| Read a file | `view_file` |
-| Create a new file | `write_to_file` |
-| Edit a file | `replace_file_content` |
-| Edit a file in several places at once | `multi_replace_file_content` |
-| Run a shell command | `run_command` |
-| Search file contents | `grep_search` |
-| Find files by name / list a directory | `list_dir` (no dedicated glob tool — combine `list_dir` with `grep_search`) |
-| Fetch a URL | `read_url_content` |
-| Search the web | `search_web` |
-| Pose a structured question to your human partner | `ask_question` |
 | Dispatch a subagent (`Subagent (general-purpose):` template) | `invoke_subagent` with a built-in `TypeName` — `self` for full-capability work, `research` for read-only (see [Subagent support](#subagent-support)) |
-| Multiple parallel dispatches | Multiple entries in one `invoke_subagent` call's `Subagents` array |
 | Task tracking ("create a todo", "mark complete") | a **task artifact** — `write_to_file` with `IsArtifact: true` and `ArtifactType: "task"` (see [Task tracking](#task-tracking)). **Not** `manage_task`, which manages background processes. |
 
-## Invoking a skill — read its `SKILL.md`
-
-Antigravity surfaces every installed skill's `name` + `description` to you at the
-start of each session, but it has **no `Skill`/`activate_skill` tool**. To load a
-skill, **read its `SKILL.md` with `view_file`, setting `IsSkillFile: true`** when
-the skill applies — e.g. `view_file` on
-`.../plugins/superpowers/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md` with `IsSkillFile: true`.
-(`IsSkillFile` is agy's own signal that you're reading a file to *execute its
-instructions*, not to edit or preview it — set it whenever you load a skill.)
-
-This is the blessed skill-loading mechanism on this harness. The general rule
-"never read skill files manually" means "don't bypass your platform's
-skill-loading mechanism" — and on Antigravity, reading `SKILL.md` *is* that
-mechanism. Reading it honors the rule rather than breaking it.
-
-You already know which skills exist and what they're for: their names and
-descriptions are in front of you at session start. When a description matches
-what you're about to do, read that skill's `SKILL.md` before acting.
-
-## Subagent support
-
-Antigravity dispatches subagents with `invoke_subagent`, passing each one a
-`TypeName` in the `Subagents` array. Two `TypeName`s are **built in** — use them
-directly, no `define_subagent` needed:
-
-- **`self`** — a full clone of you, with every tool you have (including
-  `write_to_file`/`replace_file_content`/`run_command`). The safe default for
-  general-purpose work: implementing, fixing, anything that edits files or runs
-  commands.
-- **`research`** — read-only (file reading, `grep_search`, web/URL fetch; no write
-  or command access). Use it when you specifically want a subagent that can't make
-  changes — investigation and read-only review.
-
-Call `define_subagent` only for a custom system prompt or capability mix: set
-`enable_write_tools: true` to grant file edits **and** `run_command`,
-`enable_subagent_tools` for nested dispatch, `enable_mcp_tools` for MCP. Then
-invoke it by the name you gave it. (`manage_subagents` lists/kills running
-subagents.)
-
-Skills dispatch with `Subagent (general-purpose):` and either reference a
-prompt-template file (e.g. `superpowers:subagent-driven-development`'s
-`./implementer-prompt.md`) or supply an inline prompt. On Antigravity:
-
-| Skill dispatch form | Antigravity equivalent |
-|---------------------|----------------------|
-| An implementer-style `*-prompt.md` template (writes code, runs tests) | Fill the template, then `invoke_subagent` with `TypeName: "self"` and the filled prompt |
-| A read-only reviewer template (`task-reviewer`, `code-reviewer`, `requesting-code-review`'s `./code-reviewer.md`) | `invoke_subagent` with `TypeName: "research"` and the filled review template |
-| Inline prompt (no template referenced) | `invoke_subagent` with `TypeName: "self"` (or `"research"` if the task only reads) and your inline prompt |
-
-### Prompt filling
-
-Skills provide prompt templates with placeholders like `{WHAT_WAS_IMPLEMENTED}` or
-`[FULL TEXT of task]`. Fill all placeholders before passing the complete prompt to
-`invoke_subagent`. The prompt template itself contains the agent's role, review
-criteria, and expected output format — the subagent will follow it.
-
-### Parallel dispatch
-
-Put multiple entries in a single `invoke_subagent` call's `Subagents` array to run
-independent subagent work in parallel. Keep dependent tasks sequential, but do not
-serialize independent subagent tasks just to preserve a simpler history.
-
 ## Task tracking
 
-Antigravity has **no todo / `TodoWrite` tool** (`manage_task` manages background
+Antigravity has **no todo tool** (`manage_task` manages background
 processes — `list`/`kill`/`status`/`send_input` — it is *not* a checklist). When a
 skill says to create a todo list or track tasks, maintain a **task artifact**: a
 markdown checklist saved with `write_to_file` (`IsArtifact: true`,

skills/using-superpowers/references/claude-code-tools.md

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-# Claude Code Tool Mapping
-
-Skills speak in actions ("dispatch a subagent", "create a todo", "read a file"). On Claude Code these resolve to the tools below.
-
-## Tools
-
-| Action skills request | Claude Code tool |
-|----------------------|------------------|
-| Read a file | `Read` |
-| Create a new file | `Write` |
-| Edit a file | `Edit` |
-| Run a shell command | `Bash` |
-| Search file contents | `Grep` |
-| Find files by name | `Glob` |
-| Fetch a URL | `WebFetch` |
-| Search the web | `WebSearch` |
-| Invoke a skill | `Skill` |
-| Dispatch a subagent (`Subagent (general-purpose):` template) | `Agent` (older releases named this `Task`) |
-| Multiple parallel dispatches | Multiple `Agent` calls in one response |
-| Task tracking ("create a todo", "mark complete") | `TaskCreate`, `TaskUpdate`, `TaskList`, `TaskGet`; `TodoWrite` in `claude -p` / Agent SDK unless `CLAUDE_CODE_ENABLE_TASKS=1` is set |
-| Background-process / subagent lifecycle (read output, cancel) | `TaskOutput`, `TaskStop` — these are distinct from the todo tools above and apply to running shells, agents, and remote sessions |
-
-## Instructions file
-
-When a skill mentions "your instructions file", on Claude Code this is **`CLAUDE.md`**. Claude Code walks up the directory tree from the current working directory and concatenates every `CLAUDE.md` and `CLAUDE.local.md` it finds along the way. Standard locations:
-
-| Scope | Location |
-|-------|----------|
-| Project (team-shared) | `./CLAUDE.md` or `./.claude/CLAUDE.md` |
-| User global | `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` |
-| Local-private (gitignored) | `./CLAUDE.local.md` |
-| Managed policy (org-wide) | `/Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/CLAUDE.md` (macOS), `/etc/claude-code/CLAUDE.md` (Linux/WSL), `C:\Program Files\ClaudeCode\CLAUDE.md` (Windows) |
-
-CLAUDE.md files can pull in additional content with `@path/to/file` imports (relative or absolute, max five hops deep). Subdirectory `CLAUDE.md` files are also discovered automatically and loaded on-demand when Claude Code reads files in those subdirectories.
-
-Claude Code does **not** read `AGENTS.md` directly. If a project already maintains `AGENTS.md` for other agents, import it from `CLAUDE.md` so both runtimes share the same instructions:
-
-```markdown
-@AGENTS.md
-
-## Claude Code
-
-(Claude-Code-specific instructions go here.)
-```
-
-For path-scoped rules and larger-project organization, see `.claude/rules/` (rules can be scoped to specific files via `paths` frontmatter and load on demand).
-
-## Personal skills directory
-
-User-level skills live at **`~/.claude/skills/`**. Each skill is a subdirectory containing a `SKILL.md` (with `name` and `description` frontmatter) plus any supporting files. Claude Code does not currently recognize the cross-runtime `~/.agents/skills/` path that Codex, Copilot CLI, and Gemini CLI read; if you're relying on cross-runtime support in the future, verify against the [official skills docs](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills).

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

@@ -1,31 +1,3 @@
-# Codex Tool Mapping
-
-Skills speak in actions ("dispatch a subagent", "create a todo", "read a file"). On Codex these resolve to the tools below.
-
-| Action skills request | Codex equivalent |
-|----------------------|------------------|
-| Read a file | `shell` (e.g., `cat`, `head`, `tail`) — Codex reads files via shell |
-| Create / edit / delete a file | `apply_patch` (structured diff for create, update, delete) |
-| Run a shell command | `shell` |
-| Search file contents | `shell` (e.g., `grep`, `rg`) |
-| Find files by name | `shell` (e.g., `find`, `ls`) |
-| Fetch a URL | `shell` with `curl` / `wget` — Codex has no native fetch tool |
-| Search the web | `web_search` (enabled by default; configurable in `config.toml` via the top-level `web_search` setting — `live`, `cached`, or `disabled`) |
-| Invoke a skill | Skills load natively — just follow the instructions |
-| Dispatch a subagent (`Subagent (general-purpose):` template) | `spawn_agent` (see [Subagent dispatch requires multi-agent support](#subagent-dispatch-requires-multi-agent-support)) |
-| Multiple parallel dispatches | Multiple `spawn_agent` calls in one response |
-| Wait for subagent result | `wait_agent` |
-| Free up subagent slot when done | `close_agent` |
-| Task tracking ("create a todo", "mark complete") | `update_plan` |
-
-## Instructions file
-
-When a skill mentions "your instructions file", on Codex this is **`AGENTS.md`** at the project root. Codex also reads `~/.codex/AGENTS.md` for global context, and an `AGENTS.override.md` (in the project tree or `~/.codex/`) takes precedence when present. Codex walks from the project root down to the current working directory, concatenating `AGENTS.md` files it finds along the way, up to `project_doc_max_bytes` (32 KiB by default).
-
-## Personal skills directory
-
-User-level skills live at **`$CODEX_HOME/skills/`** (default `~/.codex/skills/`). Codex also reads the cross-runtime path **`~/.agents/skills/`** (shared with Copilot CLI and Gemini CLI). When both directories exist at the same scope, Codex loads them both as separate skill catalogs — Codex's docs don't currently document a precedence between them. Each skill is a subdirectory containing a `SKILL.md` (with `name` and `description` frontmatter).
-
 ## Subagent dispatch requires multi-agent support
 
 Add to your Codex config (`~/.codex/config.toml`):
@@ -35,12 +7,7 @@ Add to your Codex config (`~/.codex/config.toml`):
 multi_agent = true
 ```
 
-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.
+This enables `spawn_agent`, `wait_agent`, and `close_agent` for skills like `dispatching-parallel-agents` and `subagent-driven-development`. When using subagent-driven-development, you should always close implementer and reviewer subagents when they have finished all their work.
 
 ## Environment Detection
 

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

@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-# Copilot CLI Tool Mapping
-
-Skills speak in actions ("dispatch a subagent", "create a todo", "read a file"). On Copilot CLI these resolve to the tools below.
-
-| Action skills request | Copilot CLI equivalent |
-|----------------------|----------------------|
-| Read a file | `view` |
-| Create / edit / delete a file | `apply_patch` (Copilot CLI has no separate create/edit/write tools) |
-| Run a shell command | `bash` |
-| Search file contents | `rg` (ripgrep; Copilot CLI does not expose a `grep` tool) |
-| Find files by name | `glob` |
-| Fetch a URL | `web_fetch` |
-| Search the web | `web_search` |
-| Invoke a skill | `skill` |
-| Dispatch a subagent (`Subagent (general-purpose):` template) | `task` with `agent_type: "general-purpose"` (other accepted types: `explore`, `task`, `code-review`, `research`, `configure-copilot`) |
-| Multiple parallel dispatches | Multiple `task` calls in one response |
-| Subagent status/output/control | `read_agent`, `list_agents`, `write_agent` |
-| Task tracking ("create a todo", "mark complete") | `update_todo` |
-| Enter / exit plan mode | No equivalent — stay in the main session |
-
-## Instructions file
-
-When a skill mentions "your instructions file", on Copilot CLI this is **`AGENTS.md`** at the repository root. If both `AGENTS.md` and `.github/copilot-instructions.md` are present, Copilot reads both.
-
-## Personal skills directory
-
-User-level skills live at **`~/.copilot/skills/`**. Copilot CLI also recognizes the cross-runtime alias **`~/.agents/skills/`**, which is shared with Codex and Gemini CLI. Each skill is a subdirectory containing a `SKILL.md` (with `name` and `description` frontmatter).
-
-## Async shell sessions
-
-Copilot CLI supports persistent async shell sessions:
-
-| Tool | Purpose |
-|------|---------|
-| `bash` with `mode: "async"` (and optionally `detach: true`) | Start a long-running command in the background; returns a `shellId` |
-| `write_bash` | Send input to a running async session |
-| `read_bash` | Read output from an async session |
-| `stop_bash` | Terminate an async session |
-| `list_bash` | List all active shell sessions |
-
-## Additional Copilot CLI tools
-
-| Tool | Purpose |
-|------|---------|
-| `store_memory` | Persist facts about the codebase for future sessions |
-| `report_intent` | Update the UI status line with current intent |
-| `sql` | Query the session's SQLite database (todos, metadata) |
-| `fetch_copilot_cli_documentation` | Look up Copilot CLI documentation |
-| GitHub MCP tools (`github-mcp-server-*`) | Native GitHub API access (issues, PRs, code search) |

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

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# Gemini CLI Tool Mapping
-
-Skills speak in actions ("dispatch a subagent", "create a todo", "read a file"). On Gemini CLI these resolve to the tools below.
-
-| Action skills request | Gemini CLI equivalent |
-|----------------------|----------------------|
-| Read a file | `read_file` |
-| Read multiple files at once | `read_many_files` |
-| Create a new file | `write_file` |
-| Edit a file | `replace` |
-| Run a shell command | `run_shell_command` |
-| Search file contents | `grep_search` |
-| Find files by name | `glob` |
-| List files and subdirectories | `list_directory` |
-| Fetch a URL | `web_fetch` |
-| Search the web | `google_web_search` |
-| Invoke a skill | `activate_skill` |
-| Dispatch a subagent (`Subagent (general-purpose):` template) | `invoke_agent` with `agent_name: "generalist"` (invocable via `@generalist` chat syntax — see [Subagent support](#subagent-support)) |
-| Multiple parallel dispatches | Multiple `invoke_agent` calls in the same response |
-| Task tracking ("create a todo", "mark complete") | `write_todos` (statuses: pending, in_progress, completed, cancelled, blocked) |
-
-## Instructions file
-
-When a skill mentions "your instructions file", on Gemini CLI this is **`GEMINI.md`**. Gemini CLI loads `GEMINI.md` hierarchically: global at `~/.gemini/GEMINI.md`, project-level files in workspace directories and their ancestors, and sub-directory `GEMINI.md` files when a tool accesses files in those directories.
-
-## Personal skills directory
-
-User-level skills live at **`~/.gemini/skills/`**, with **`~/.agents/skills/`** as a cross-runtime alias (shared with Codex and Copilot CLI). When both directories exist at the same scope, `.agents/skills/` takes precedence. Each skill is a subdirectory containing a `SKILL.md` (with `name` and `description` frontmatter).
-
-## Subagent support
-
-Gemini CLI dispatches subagents through the `invoke_agent` tool, which takes `agent_name` and `prompt` parameters. The same dispatch is also surfaced as a chat-syntax shortcut: typing `@generalist <prompt>` is equivalent to calling `invoke_agent` with `agent_name: "generalist"`. Built-in agent names include `generalist`, `cli_help`, `codebase_investigator`, and (with browser tooling enabled) `browser_agent`.
-
-Skills dispatch with `Subagent (general-purpose):` and either reference a prompt-template file (e.g., `superpowers:subagent-driven-development`'s `./implementer-prompt.md`) or supply an inline prompt. On Gemini CLI:
-
-| Skill dispatch form | Gemini CLI equivalent |
-|---------------------|----------------------|
-| References a `*-prompt.md` template (implementer, task-reviewer, code-reviewer, etc.) | Fill the template, then `invoke_agent` with `agent_name: "generalist"` and the filled prompt |
-| References `superpowers:requesting-code-review`'s `./code-reviewer.md` | `invoke_agent` with `agent_name: "generalist"` and the filled review template |
-| Inline prompt (no template referenced) | `invoke_agent` with `agent_name: "generalist"` and your inline prompt |
-
-### Prompt filling
-
-Skills provide prompt templates with placeholders like `{WHAT_WAS_IMPLEMENTED}` or `[FULL TEXT of task]`. Fill all placeholders before passing the complete prompt to `invoke_agent`. The prompt template itself contains the agent's role, review criteria, and expected output format — the subagent will follow it.
-
-### Parallel dispatch
-
-Gemini CLI supports parallel subagent dispatch. Issue multiple `invoke_agent` calls in the same response (or multiple `@generalist` invocations in one prompt) to run independent subagent work in parallel. Keep dependent tasks sequential, but do not serialize independent subagent tasks just to preserve a simpler history.
-
-## Additional Gemini CLI tools
-
-These tools are unique to Gemini CLI:
-
-| Tool | Purpose |
-|------|---------|
-| `save_memory` (legacy) | Persist facts across sessions when `experimental.memoryV2 = false` |
-| `get_internal_docs` | Look up Gemini CLI's bundled documentation |
-| `ask_user` | Pose structured questions to the user (text / single-select / multi-select) |
-| `enter_plan_mode` / `exit_plan_mode` | Switch into and out of read-only plan mode |
-| `update_topic` | Update the current conversation's topic / strategic-intent metadata |
-| `complete_task` | Signal that a Gemini subagent has completed and return its result to the parent agent |
-| `tracker_create_task`, `tracker_update_task`, `tracker_get_task`, `tracker_list_tasks`, `tracker_add_dependency`, `tracker_visualize` | Rich task tracker with dependency and visualization support |
-| `read_mcp_resource`, `list_mcp_resources` | MCP resource access |

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

@@ -4,21 +4,9 @@ Skills speak in actions ("dispatch a subagent", "create a todo", "read a file").
 
 | Action skills request | Pi equivalent |
 | --- | --- |
-| Invoke a skill | Pi native skills: load the relevant `SKILL.md` with `read`, or let the human use `/skill:name` |
-| Read a file | `read` |
-| Create a file | `write` |
-| Edit a file | `edit` |
-| Run a shell command | `bash` |
-| Search file contents | `grep` when active; otherwise `bash` with `rg`/`grep` |
-| Find files by name | `find` or `bash` with shell globs |
-| List files and subdirectories | `ls` when active; otherwise `bash` with `ls` |
 | Dispatch a subagent (`Subagent (general-purpose):` template) | Use an installed subagent tool such as `subagent` from `pi-subagents` if available |
 | Task tracking ("create a todo", "mark complete") | Use an installed todo/task tool if available, otherwise track tasks in the plan or `TODO.md` |
 
-## Skills
-
-Pi discovers skills from configured skill directories and installed Pi packages. A Superpowers Pi package should expose `skills/` through its `pi.skills` manifest entry. Pi does not expose Claude Code's `Skill` tool, but the agent should still follow the Superpowers rule: when a skill applies, load and follow it before responding.
-
 ## Subagents
 
 Pi core does not ship a standard subagent tool. The `pi-subagents` package is a strong optional companion and provides a `subagent` tool with single-agent, chain, parallel, async, forked-context, and resume/status workflows. If no subagent tool is available, do not fabricate `Task` calls; execute sequentially in the current session or explain that the optional subagent capability is not installed.

skills/writing-skills/SKILL.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description: Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying
 
 **Writing skills IS Test-Driven Development applied to process documentation.**
 
-**Personal skills live in your runtime's skills directory** — see [claude-code-tools.md](../using-superpowers/references/claude-code-tools.md), [codex-tools.md](../using-superpowers/references/codex-tools.md), [copilot-tools.md](../using-superpowers/references/copilot-tools.md), or [gemini-tools.md](../using-superpowers/references/gemini-tools.md) for the path on your runtime. Codex, Copilot CLI, and Gemini CLI all also recognize `~/.agents/skills/` as a cross-runtime alias.
+**Personal skills live in your runtime's skills directory** 
 
 You write test cases (pressure scenarios with subagents), watch them fail (baseline behavior), write the skill (documentation), watch tests pass (agents comply), and refactor (close loopholes).
 

skills/writing-skills/render-graphs.js

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
-const { execFileSync } = require('child_process');
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
 
 function extractDotBlocks(markdown) {
   const blocks = [];
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ ${bodies.join('\n\n')}
 
 function renderToSvg(dotContent) {
   try {
-    return execFileSync('dot', ['-Tsvg'], {
+    return execSync('dot -Tsvg', {
       input: dotContent,
       encoding: 'utf-8',
       maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024
@@ -107,10 +107,9 @@ function main() {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  // Check if dot is available. Run the binary directly rather than probing
-  // with `which`, which is not a command on Windows.
+  // Check if dot is available
   try {
-    execFileSync('dot', ['-V'], { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    execSync('which dot', { encoding: 'utf-8' });
   } catch {
     console.error('Error: graphviz (dot) not found. Install with:');
     console.error('  brew install graphviz    # macOS');

tests/codex/test-marketplace-manifest.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
+MARKETPLACE="$REPO_ROOT/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json"
+
+python3 - "$MARKETPLACE" "$REPO_ROOT" <<'PY'
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+marketplace_path = Path(sys.argv[1])
+repo_root = Path(sys.argv[2])
+
+if not marketplace_path.exists():
+    raise AssertionError(".agents/plugins/marketplace.json must exist")
+
+marketplace = json.loads(marketplace_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+def assert_equal(actual, expected, label):
+    if actual != expected:
+        raise AssertionError(f"{label}: expected {expected!r}, got {actual!r}")
+
+assert_equal(marketplace.get("name"), "superpowers-dev", "marketplace name")
+assert_equal(
+    marketplace.get("interface", {}).get("displayName"),
+    "Superpowers Dev",
+    "marketplace display name",
+)
+
+plugins = marketplace.get("plugins")
+if not isinstance(plugins, list):
+    raise AssertionError("plugins must be a list")
+
+matching_plugins = [plugin for plugin in plugins if plugin.get("name") == "superpowers"]
+assert_equal(len(matching_plugins), 1, "superpowers plugin entry count")
+
+plugin = matching_plugins[0]
+assert_equal(plugin.get("source"), {"source": "url", "url": "./"}, "plugin source")
+assert_equal(
+    plugin.get("policy"),
+    {"installation": "AVAILABLE", "authentication": "ON_INSTALL"},
+    "plugin policy",
+)
+assert_equal(plugin.get("category"), "Developer Tools", "plugin category")
+
+plugin_manifest = repo_root / ".codex-plugin" / "plugin.json"
+if not plugin_manifest.exists():
+    raise AssertionError(".codex-plugin/plugin.json must exist")
+
+manifest = json.loads(plugin_manifest.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+assert_equal(manifest.get("name"), plugin.get("name"), "plugin manifest name")
+
+# Codex auto-discovers a plugin's hooks/hooks.json whenever the Codex manifest
+# has no `hooks` field: load_plugin_hooks falls back to a hardcoded
+# DEFAULT_HOOKS_CONFIG_FILE = "hooks/hooks.json" and registers it. That file is
+# the Claude Code SessionStart hook, it is tracked in this repo, and this
+# marketplace installs the whole repo root (source url "./"), so on Codex the
+# fallback re-registers the SessionStart hook and its install-time trust prompt.
+# Declaring an empty inline hooks object ({}) parses as an empty inline hook set
+# and suppresses the auto-discovery. An absent field, an empty array ([]), and
+# an empty inline list all collapse back to the fallback, so the value must be
+# exactly an empty object.
+hooks_config = repo_root / "hooks" / "hooks.json"
+if not hooks_config.exists():
+    raise AssertionError("hooks/hooks.json must exist (Claude Code SessionStart hook)")
+
+assert_equal(
+    manifest.get("hooks"),
+    {},
+    "Codex manifest must declare empty hooks {} to suppress hooks/hooks.json auto-discovery",
+)
+
+print("Codex marketplace manifest looks good")
+PY

tests/hooks/test-session-start.sh

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
 HOOK_UNDER_TEST="$REPO_ROOT/hooks/session-start"
-CODEX_HOOK_UNDER_TEST="$REPO_ROOT/hooks/session-start-codex"
 WRAPPER_UNDER_TEST="$REPO_ROOT/hooks/run-hook.cmd"
 
 FAILURES=0
@@ -154,35 +153,15 @@ assert_command_output \
     CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
     bash "$HOOK_UNDER_TEST"
 
-codex_home="$(make_home codex-plugin-hooks)"
-codex_data="$TEST_ROOT/codex-plugin-hooks/data"
-mkdir -p "$codex_data"
+wrapper_home="$(make_home run-hook-wrapper)"
 assert_command_output \
-    "Codex plugin hooks use dedicated script and emit nested SessionStart additionalContext" \
+    "run-hook.cmd wrapper dispatches to the named session-start script" \
     "nested" \
     "" \
     "" \
-    "$codex_home" \
-    PLUGIN_DATA="$codex_data" \
-    CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA="$codex_data" \
-    PLUGIN_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
+    "$wrapper_home" \
     CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
-    bash "$CODEX_HOOK_UNDER_TEST"
-
-codex_wrapper_home="$(make_home codex-wrapper)"
-codex_wrapper_data="$TEST_ROOT/codex-wrapper/data"
-mkdir -p "$codex_wrapper_data"
-assert_command_output \
-    "Codex wrapper path dispatches to dedicated script" \
-    "nested" \
-    "" \
-    "" \
-    "$codex_wrapper_home" \
-    PLUGIN_DATA="$codex_wrapper_data" \
-    CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA="$codex_wrapper_data" \
-    PLUGIN_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
-    CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
-    bash "$WRAPPER_UNDER_TEST" session-start-codex
+    bash "$WRAPPER_UNDER_TEST" session-start
 
 cursor_home="$(make_home cursor)"
 assert_command_output \
@@ -217,21 +196,6 @@ assert_command_output \
     CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
     bash "$HOOK_UNDER_TEST"
 
-codex_legacy_home="$(make_home codex-legacy-warning-removed)"
-codex_legacy_data="$TEST_ROOT/codex-legacy-warning-removed/data"
-mkdir -p "$codex_legacy_home/.config/superpowers/skills" "$codex_legacy_data"
-assert_command_output \
-    "Codex SessionStart omits obsolete legacy custom-skill warning" \
-    "nested" \
-    "" \
-    "Superpowers now uses"$'\037'"~/.config/superpowers/skills"$'\037'"~/.claude/skills"$'\037'"legacy" \
-    "$codex_legacy_home" \
-    PLUGIN_DATA="$codex_legacy_data" \
-    CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA="$codex_legacy_data" \
-    PLUGIN_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
-    CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" \
-    bash "$CODEX_HOOK_UNDER_TEST"
-
 if [[ "$FAILURES" -gt 0 ]]; then
     echo "STATUS: FAILED ($FAILURES failure(s))"
     exit 1