Writing Skills
Writing Skills is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from obra/superpowers. Agents load it when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 305,225 GitHub stars across a repository of 9 listed skills.
github.com/obra/superpowers/skills/writing-skills (opens in a new tab)
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- Multi-skill repo
- Plugin marketplace
- Docs & writing
- Active
Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers
/plugin install superpowers@superpowers-devIn the Claude apps, zip the writing-skills folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git
cp -r superpowers/skills/writing-skills .agents/skills/writing-skills # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/obra/superpowers.git
cp -r superpowers/skills/writing-skills .cursor/skills/writing-skills # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment Writing skills IS Test-Driven Development applied to process documentation.
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How do I install the Writing Skills skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers and then /plugin install superpowers@superpowers-dev. For Codex or Cursor, copy the writing-skills folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Writing Skills skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.
Is Writing Skills maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 21, 2026. Its latest release is v7.0.1. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.