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Acknowledgments

Spellbook incorporates code from obra/superpowers by Jesse Vincent, licensed under the MIT License.

Components from Superpowers

The following components originated from the superpowers project:

Skills

Skill Description
brainstorming Collaborative design exploration before coding
dispatching-parallel-agents Orchestrating multiple subagents for parallel work
executing-plans Systematic plan execution with checkpoints
finishing-a-development-branch Completing and integrating feature work
requesting-code-review Structured code review requests
test-driven-development Red-green-refactor TDD workflow
using-git-worktrees Isolated workspaces for feature development
using-skills Meta-skill for invoking other skills (originally "using-superpowers")
writing-plans Creating detailed implementation plans
writing-skills Creating new skills

Transformed Items

The following items originated as skills in superpowers but have been converted to commands in spellbook:

Command Original Skill Transformation
/systematic-debugging systematic-debugging Converted to command; routed via debug skill
/verify verification-before-completion Converted to command; renamed for brevity

Commands

Command Description
/brainstorm Invoke brainstorming skill
/execute-plan Execute an implementation plan
/write-plan Create an implementation plan

Agents

Agent Description
code-reviewer Specialized code review agent

Original Skills (Spellbook)

The following skills were developed specifically for Spellbook:

Skill Description
async-await-patterns JavaScript/TypeScript async/await best practices
reviewing-design-docs Design document completeness review
devils-advocate Adversarial review of assumptions
debugging Unified debugging entry point (routes to debugging commands)
fact-checking Systematic claim verification
finding-dead-code Unused code detection
fixing-tests Test remediation and quality improvement
auditing-green-mirage Test suite quality audit
develop End-to-end feature implementation
reviewing-impl-plans Implementation plan review
instruction-engineering LLM prompt optimization
merging-worktrees Intelligent worktree merging

Original Commands (Spellbook)

Command Description
/scientific-debugging Rigorous hypothesis-driven debugging methodology
/handoff Custom session compaction
/distill-session Extract knowledge from sessions
/simplify Code complexity reduction
/address-pr-feedback Handle PR review comments
/move-project Relocate projects safely
/audit-green-mirage Test suite audit command

License

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