What are the 'Red Flags' mentioned in the skill?

Red Flags are common internal justifications—like 'this is just a simple question' or 'I'll do this one thing first'—that lead to skipped workflows. This skill explicitly blocks those behaviors.

Why does this skill require invocation before asking questions?

Invoking skills before clarifying questions ensures that the skill's specific guidance on how to gather information or define context is applied immediately, preventing wasted effort.

How does it handle multiple applicable skills?

It follows a strict priority order where process-oriented skills (like brainstorming or debugging) are invoked first to determine the approach, followed by implementation-specific skills.

Can I skip a skill if it turns out to be irrelevant?

Yes. The rule is to invoke the skill if there is even a 1% chance it applies. If, after reading the content, it is clearly not the right fit, the AI can proceed without using it.

Superpowers: Skill-First Workflow

Name: Superpowers: Skill-First Workflow
Author: darthmolen

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Productivity & Workflow

Enforces a mandatory skill-first approach in Claude Code to ensure specialized knowledge and best practices are applied to every task.

This skill establishes a rigorous framework for how Claude interacts with its environment, mandating that specialized skills are discovered and invoked before any other action or response—including clarifying questions. By eliminating the 'rationalization' phase where an AI might skip formal workflows for perceived speed, it guarantees that every interaction benefits from domain-specific guidance, checklists, and implementation patterns. It provides a structured priority system for handling multiple skills and integrates directly with task-tracking tools to ensure comprehensive follow-through on complex requirements.

Key Features

01Automatically converts skill checklists into TodoWrite tasks

020 GitHub stars

03Mandates skill tool invocation before any response or clarification

04Standardizes AI behavior across diverse development environments

05Establishes a clear priority hierarchy (Process first, Implementation second)

06Identifies and blocks 'Red Flag' rationalizations for skipping workflows

Use Cases

01Standardizing how the AI gathers context and explores new codebases

02Enforcing strict adherence to team-specific coding standards and architectural patterns

03Ensuring complex debugging or TDD workflows are never bypassed for 'simple' fixes

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add darthmolen/learning-knowledge-store using-superpowers

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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