superpowers/.opencode/INSTALL.md

Installing Superpowers for OpenCode

Prerequisites

• OpenCode.ai installed

Installation

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.

Migrating from the old symlink-based install

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.

Usage

Use OpenCode's native skill tool:

use skill tool to list skills
use skill tool to load superpowers/brainstorming

Updating

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:

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

Troubleshooting

Plugin not loading

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

Windows install issues

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"]
}

Skills not found

1. Use skill tool to list what's discovered
2. Check that the plugin is loading (see above)

Tool mapping

When skills reference Claude Code tools:

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

Getting Help

• Report issues: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues
• Full documentation: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/blob/main/docs/README.opencode.md