Switching from Superpowers to mattpocock/skills: Less Token Waste, More Control
The author shares a real-world comparison between Superpowers and mattpocock/skills, explaining why they switched. Superpowers uses hooks to enforce a rigid workflow, which is helpful for novices but often overcomplicates simple tasks and burns excessive tokens. mattpocock/skills takes a 'real engineer' approach, giving control back to the user via explicit commands like /grill-with-docs, /to-prd, /to-issues, and /implement. Key advantages: lower token consumption, built-in debugging (/tdd, /diagnosing-bugs), model handoff (/handoff), and architecture refactoring (/improve-codebase-architecture). The author pairs these skills with Fable 5 and Codex 5.5 models, storing PRDs and issues on GitHub for traceability. A candid take for engineers evaluating agent frameworks and tooling.