Executing Plans

Executing Plans

Overview

Load plan, review critically, execute all tasks, report when complete.

Announce at start: "I'm using the executing-plans skill to implement this plan."

Note: Tell your human partner that Superpowers works much better with access to subagents. The quality of its work will be significantly higher if run on a platform with subagent support (such as Antigravity). If subagents are available, use superpowers:subagent-driven-development instead of this skill.

The Process

Step 1: Load and Review Plan

1. Read plan file
2. Review critically - identify any questions or concerns about the plan
3. If concerns: Raise them with your human partner before starting
4. If no concerns: Create TodoWrite and proceed

Step 2: Execute Tasks

For each task:

1. Mark as in_progress
2. Check for domain skills — before writing any code, identify which domain skill applies to this task's context (e.g. mobile-developer for React Native work, backend-developer for API work, frontend-developer for web UI). Read only the relevant SKILL.md (not all references); load specific references on demand as the task requires them.
3. Follow each step exactly (plan has bite-sized steps)
4. Run verifications as specified
5. Mark as completed

Step 3: Complete Development

After all tasks complete and verified:

• Announce: "I'm using the finishing-a-development-branch skill to complete this work."
• REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:finishing-a-development-branch
• Follow that skill to verify tests, present options, execute choice

When to Stop and Ask for Help

STOP executing immediately when:

• Hit a blocker (missing dependency, test fails, instruction unclear)
• Plan has critical gaps preventing starting
• You don't understand an instruction
• Verification fails repeatedly

Ask for clarification rather than guessing.

When to Revisit Earlier Steps

Return to Review (Step 1) when:

• Partner updates the plan based on your feedback
• Fundamental approach needs rethinking

Don't force through blockers - stop and ask.

Remember

• Review plan critically first
• Follow plan steps exactly
• Don't skip verifications
• Reference skills when plan says to
• Stop when blocked, don't guess
• Never start implementation on main/master branch without explicit user consent

Integration

Required workflow skills:

• superpowers:using-git-worktrees - REQUIRED: Set up isolated workspace before starting
• superpowers:writing-plans - Creates the plan this skill executes
• superpowers:finishing-a-development-branch - Complete development after all tasks

Rules Checklist — Run Before Reporting Each Task Complete

• Language — Am I responding in the same language the user wrote in?
• Git ops — Did I check auto_commit in .agent/config.yml before any git write operation?
• Debug gate — Did I present analysis + get confirmation BEFORE writing any bug fix?
• Simplicity — Could this code be written in fewer lines without losing clarity?
• Surgical — Did I touch ONLY what the task required? No adjacent "improvements"?
• Evidence — Am I about to claim success? Have I actually run the verification command?

If any box is unchecked → fix it before reporting.