---
title: "OrchestKit vs Superpowers"
description: "Superpowers is Anthropic's official process plugin. OrchestKit is production patterns plus lifecycle hooks. Complementary, not a rival listing."
canonical: "https://orchestkit.yonyon.ai/docs/getting-started/superpowers"
---

# OrchestKit vs Superpowers

Superpowers is Anthropic's official process plugin. OrchestKit is production patterns plus lifecycle hooks. Complementary, not a rival listing.

import { Callout } from 'fumadocs-ui/components/callout';

<Callout type="info">
Superpowers is on the official Anthropic marketplace. Do not treat OrchestKit as a replacement listing for it. Use both, or pick one, based on what you actually need.
</Callout>

## The split

| | [Superpowers](https://github.com/obra/superpowers) | OrchestKit |
|---|---|---|
| Home | Official Anthropic marketplace | `yonatangross/orchestkit` |
| Job | Process: how the agent works a task (TDD, planning, review loops) | Production patterns: FastAPI, React, RAG, security, CI, plus lifecycle hooks |
| Shape | Small, official, workflow | Broad catalog + `/ork:doctor` + hooks that fire without being asked |

If you want the agent to follow a disciplined process, start with Superpowers. If you want it to already know how you ship a FastAPI endpoint, a TanStack query, or a pgvector retriever — and to block a commit that skips tests — that is OrchestKit.

## Install either, or both

Claude Code:

```bash
claude install orchestkit/ork
```

Cursor: Settings → marketplaces → `yonatangross/orchestkit` → enable **ork** → new chat.

A 12-skill starter (not the skills.sh firehose):

```bash
npx skills add yonatangross/orchestkit -s doctor -s setup -s explore -s implement -s verify -s review-pr -s commit -s expect -s assess -s brainstorm -s create-pr -s remember
```

Public write-up on yonyon.ai: [OrchestKit vs Superpowers](https://yonyon.ai/compare/orchestkit-superpowers).