A comprehensive 11-step development lifecycle skill that merges specification-driven design with AI-powered quality assurance and brainstorming tools.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install super-spec
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install super-spec using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Super-Spec?
Super-Spec is a sophisticated orchestration layer designed to streamline the software development life cycle (SDLC) within AI coding environments. By fusing the creative and quality-focused capabilities of the superpowers suite with the structured, document-first approach of spec-kit, it creates a robust framework for building reliable software. This integration ensures that every developer using Openclaw Skills can move from a vague concept to a fully verified, peer-reviewed implementation without manual overhead.
The skill acts as an automated guide, enforcing best practices like Test-Driven Development (TDD), systematic debugging, and thorough requirement clarification. It is designed to reduce the friction of managing multiple AI sub-tasks, providing a unified command to handle everything from initial brainstorming to final branch cleanup.
Super-Spec Use Cases
- Rapidly prototyping new features starting from a simple natural language description.
- Enforcing high-quality coding standards through automated TDD and code review cycles.
- Managing complex project transitions from technical planning to executable task lists.
- Ensuring project alignment by maintaining a centralized 'Constitution' and functional specification.
How Super-Spec Works
- Dependency Check: The skill first verifies the presence of superpowers and spec-kit in the local environment.
- Ideation: Initiates a brainstorming session to refine the user's initial feature request.
- Documentation: Generates a project constitution and a formal 'Specify' document (defining the WHAT).
- Technical Design: Produces a technical plan and breaks it down into granular, actionable tasks (defining the HOW).
- Implementation & QA: Orchestrates the coding process using Test-Driven Development and systematic debugging protocols.
- Finalization: Executes a final verification, requests a code review, and automates the branch merging process.
Super-Spec Setup
To get started with this skill within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, ensure you have the required dependencies installed in your project.
# 1. Install superpowers
# Copy the superpowers skill folder to your project's .claude/skills/ directory.
# 2. Install spec-kit
# Copy the spec-kit skill folder to your project's .claude/skills/ directory.
# 3. Launch the workflow
/super-spec "describe your feature or simply say start"
Super-Spec Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Super-Spec skill manages and generates several key artifacts to maintain project state:
| Artifact | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Constitution | Defines project-wide principles and coding standards. |
| Specification | A detailed Markdown file outlining functional requirements. |
| Technical Plan | A technical roadmap for implementation. |
| Task List | A checklist of atomic steps for the AI agent to execute. |
| Test Suite | TDD-related files ensuring feature correctness. |
Super-Spec Advanced Features
- Intelligent workflow branching: Automatically skips steps like brainstorming or constitution if existing documentation is detected.
- Automated dependency guidance: Detects missing Openclaw Skills and provides interactive installation instructions.
- Full SDLC coverage: Single-command access to 11 distinct phases of professional software development.
- Context-aware arguments: Supports direct feature descriptions as input to bypass initial prompting.
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