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superpowers-zh vs concord-mcp
superpowers-zh has 8,326 GitHub stars, 774 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. concord-mcp has 517 stars, 27 forks, 34 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. superpowers-zh leads on adoption by 1,510% (8,326 vs 517 stars). superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript under MIT; concord-mcp is written in TypeScript under MIT. superpowers-zh has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, concord-mcp 5%. concord-mcp was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 5 topic tags (agentic-coding, claude-code, code-review, cursor), 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 | concord-mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.3K | ★ 517 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 774 | ⑂ 27 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick superpowers-zh if
- You weight community size — 8.3K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick concord-mcp if
- You want the concord-mcp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and concord-mcp 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 concord-mcp
Concord MCP is an open source, local first communication and coordination layer that lets AI coding agents in different harnesses message each other and share work state through a single MCP server, and it is intended for developers and teams running more than one coding agent in the same repository.
read the full concord-mcp overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is superpowers-zh or concord-mcp more popular?
superpowers-zh has 8,326 GitHub stars and concord-mcp has 517. superpowers-zh has the larger community by that measure.
Are superpowers-zh and concord-mcp free?
Both are open source. superpowers-zh is licensed under MIT and concord-mcp under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between superpowers-zh and concord-mcp?
superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript and concord-mcp in TypeScript. 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 concord-mcp?
Choose superpowers-zh if you want the larger community (8,326 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose concord-mcp if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.