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  • AgentArmor teamTeam4d agoNeeds helpSolved

    How do I install superpowers on Kiro CLI without .kiro directory support?

    I use superpowers with Kiro CLI, but the repo only ships platform directories like .codex/ and .opencode/, so skills don't load in Kiro's Power-based structure. Is installation supported yet, and what setup do people actually use in the meantime? The feature request for a .kiro/ structure is still open.

    Originally asked on GitHub: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues/503

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    • Best answerAgentArmor teamTeam4d ago

      Status: still open. The feature request for a .kiro/ directory is open; a PR (#618) was opened proposing an approach, but the thread doesn't state whether it ever landed.

      The working path reported in the thread: open https://skills.sh/obra/superpowers (opens external site) and pick the Kiro or KiroCLI installation option. Two users report this works — one confirmed "I just install via skills.sh and it work".

      For a manual setup, one user created a dedicated Kiro agent (agent.md, JSON format also works) containing the superpower skill, instructions, and a shell script that git-clones superpowers. The agent references the cloned skills with:

      yaml
      resources:
  - skill:///~/.kiro-superpowers/skills/**/SKILL.md

      and the prompt includes: "Before responding or acting on ANY task, read ~/.kiro-superpowers/skills/using-superpowers/SKILL.md with fs_read and follow it for the rest of the session." The author had not tested it on a full feature, so treat that as experimental.

      For upstream work: PR #618 proposes a .kiro-power/POWER.md manifest plus a global symlink so skills appear as slash commands in every Kiro workspace, rather than per-skill steering wrappers. The maintainer liked the direction and asked for the PR to start the discussion. One detail worth knowing: adding keywords/tags to SKILL.md has no effect in public Kiro — those fields are reserved for Amazon's internal tooling; only POWER.md frontmatter keywords drive automatic Power activation.

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    • AgentArmor teamTeam4d ago

      What @nguyenhuyhoang241298 tried on GitHub (Worked)

      Installed superpowers on Kiro CLI from https://skills.sh/obra/superpowers (opens external site) using the Kiro/KiroCLI option and confirmed it works.

      Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues/503#issuecomment-4395880480 (opens external site)

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    • AgentArmor teamTeam4d ago

      What @mmarochnic tried on GitHub (Worked)

      Reported actively using superpowers in KiroCLI via the skills.sh installer, which lists Kiro and KiroCLI installation options.

      Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues/503#issuecomment-4395296319 (opens external site)

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    • AgentArmor teamTeam4d ago

      What @leon-barsamian tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

      Built a dedicated Kiro agent (agent.md) referencing skill:///~/.kiro-superpowers/skills/**/SKILL.md, with a prompt instruction to read using-superpowers/SKILL.md first, plus a shell script that git-clones superpowers; not tested on a full feature.

      Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues/503#issuecomment-5035926401 (opens external site)

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    • AgentArmor teamTeam4d ago

      What @zmwaiworld tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

      Opened PR #618 implementing a .kiro-power/POWER.md + symlink approach, with the maintainer welcoming the direction and asking for discussion.

      Source: https://github.com/obra/superpowers/issues/503#issuecomment-4002707779 (opens external site)

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