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superpowers-zh vs autoprompt-skill
superpowers-zh has 8,157 GitHub stars, 763 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. autoprompt-skill has 1,170 stars, 72 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped yesterday. superpowers-zh leads on adoption by 597% (8,157 vs 1,170 stars). superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript under MIT; autoprompt-skill is written in JavaScript under MIT. superpowers-zh has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, autoprompt-skill 6%. autoprompt-skill was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (agent-skills, ai-coding, claude-code, code-review), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| superpowers-zh | autoprompt-skill | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.2K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 763 | ⑂ 72 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick superpowers-zh if
- You weight community size — 8.2K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick autoprompt-skill if
- You want the autoprompt-skill feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and autoprompt-skill fits your workflow better
About superpowers-zh
superpowers zh is the Chinese language community edition of the superpowers agent skills framework, packaging 20 skills — 14 translated from upstream plus 4 written for Chinese development workflows — for use across 26 AI coding tools, and it is aimed at Chinese speaking developers and teams who already drive assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or Gemini CLI and want those assistants to follow a disciplined engineering method instead of jumping straight into code.
read the full superpowers-zh overview →
About autoprompt-skill
Autoprompt is an MIT licensed coding agent skill for developers and teams working in agentic coding environments who want fewer failed runs, adding a review, fix, and recheck workflow to supported coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
read the full autoprompt-skill overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is superpowers-zh or autoprompt-skill more popular?
superpowers-zh has 8,157 GitHub stars and autoprompt-skill has 1,170. superpowers-zh has the larger community by that measure.
Are superpowers-zh and autoprompt-skill free?
Both are open source. superpowers-zh is licensed under MIT and autoprompt-skill under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between superpowers-zh and autoprompt-skill?
superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript and autoprompt-skill in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, superpowers-zh or autoprompt-skill?
Choose superpowers-zh if you want the larger community (8,157 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose autoprompt-skill if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.