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Hooks

What superpowers runs automatically, and when. A hook is a command Claude Code fires at a fixed moment, without you asking for it.

From plugin
superpowers
311k15 skills1 hook

Claude Code

> /plugin marketplace add obra/superpowers
> /plugin install superpowers@superpowers-dev

What fires, and when

SessionStart

Fires once when a session begins, and again after a context compaction. It is where a plugin sets up its environment, or restores state the compaction dropped.

  • Matchesstartup|clear|compact"${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/run-hook.cmd" session-start
Read hooks/hooks.json
@obra
Ships withsuperpowers

Superpowers is a complete software development methodology for your coding agents, built on top of a set of composable skills and some initial instructions that make sure your agent uses them.

Stars on GitHub

Momentum

stars in total
310.8k
Star history of obra/superpowers on GitHub, a chart by star-history.com

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Questions about the hooks in superpowers.

Which coding agents can use the hooks in superpowers?
The hooks in superpowers install in Claude Code and Cursor: each runs Claude Code hooks from .claude/settings.json, so copy the hooks there.