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claude-skills/.tasks/bootstrap-recommend-superpowers.md
vitya d3a83a7d41 feat(project-bootstrap): recommend superpowers plugin if missing
CLAUDE.md template adds `use superpowers` as a trigger, but that line
is silently dead until the official plugin is installed. New Step 5.6
reads ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json and, when the
`superpowers@claude-plugins-official` key is absent, prints a chat-only
recommendation with the install command and the upstream link
(github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official).

Strict no-auto-install: slash commands aren't callable from a skill,
and silent plugin install would be overreach.

Bumps project-bootstrap 1.0.0 → 1.1.0. Rebuilt dist archive.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-28 20:47:58 +03:00

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bootstrap-recommend-superpowers

Goal

project-bootstrap writes use superpowers into the new project's CLAUDE.md (Step 5 template), but that trigger only fires if the superpowers@claude-plugins-official plugin is installed. On a fresh machine the plugin is often absent, so the trigger silently no-ops. Add a Step 5.6 that detects the plugin via ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json and, when missing, prints a recommendation with the exact install command + upstream link. Strictly informational — never auto-installs.

Key files

  • skills/project-bootstrap/SKILL.md — add Step 5.6 between 5.5 (manifest) and 6 (commit); bump frontmatter version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0
  • skills/project-bootstrap/README.md — extend the steps overview to mention the new check
  • ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json — detection source

Decisions log

  • 2026-04-28: Place check at Step 5.6 (right after manifest, before commit). Reason: CLAUDE.md just got use superpowers, so the recommendation lands while context is fresh. Alternative — fold into Step 0 detect — rejected: Step 0 is meant to be quick + read-only summary; threading plugin checks there bloats the no-op happy path.
  • 2026-04-28: Detection by file read, not by /plugin list. Reason: slash commands aren't callable from inside a skill; the JSON file is the source of truth Claude Code itself reads. Same approach as setup-context7 Phase 1.
  • 2026-04-28: Recommendation, not auto-install. Reason: /plugin install is interactive and per setup-context7 we can't drive slash commands from a skill. Even if we could, auto-installing a plugin without consent is overreach.
  • 2026-04-28: Limit scope to superpowers only. User explicitly asked for that one. Generic "recommended plugins" framework is feature creep — defer until there's a second item.

Open questions

  • None — done.

Completed steps

  • Confirm plugin install path / JSON shape from local installed_plugins.json
  • Pick insertion point (Step 5.6)
  • Pick detection method (file read of installed_plugins.json)
  • Patch SKILL.md (Step 5.6 + frontmatter version: 1.1.0)
  • Update README.md workflow numbering
  • Reinstall to ~/.claude/skills/project-bootstrap/
  • Rebuild dist/project-bootstrap.skill
  • Append wiki log entry
  • Commit

Notes

  • Plugin install command (canonical, from installed_plugins.json key): /plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official
  • Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official
  • Cross-platform path: ~/.claude/plugins/installed_plugins.json resolves identically on Windows / Linux / macOS.