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superpowers-zh vs flow-next
superpowers-zh has 8,157 GitHub stars, 763 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. flow-next has 698 stars, 55 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped yesterday. superpowers-zh leads on adoption by 1,069% (8,157 vs 698 stars). superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript under MIT; flow-next is written in Python under MIT. superpowers-zh has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, flow-next 8%. flow-next was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (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 | flow-next | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.2K | ★ 698 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 763 | ⑂ 55 |
| 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 flow-next if
- You want the flow-next feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and flow-next 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 flow-next
Flow Next is a workflow plugin that runs inside AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Droid, turning a change request into specs, implementation, adversarial cross model review, and a pull request with recorded evidence, and it is aimed at individual developers and teams who already generate code with agents but lack a repeatable way to verify the result.
read the full flow-next overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is superpowers-zh or flow-next more popular?
superpowers-zh has 8,157 GitHub stars and flow-next has 698. superpowers-zh has the larger community by that measure.
Are superpowers-zh and flow-next free?
Both are open source. superpowers-zh is licensed under MIT and flow-next under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between superpowers-zh and flow-next?
superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript and flow-next in Python. 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 flow-next?
Choose superpowers-zh if you want the larger community (8,157 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose flow-next if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.