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superpowers-zh vs pstack-claude
superpowers-zh has 8,270 GitHub stars, 771 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. pstack-claude has 1,595 stars, 169 forks, 1 open issues and last shipped today. superpowers-zh leads on adoption by 418% (8,270 vs 1,595 stars). superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript under MIT; pstack-claude is written in JavaScript under MIT. superpowers-zh has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, pstack-claude 11%. pstack-claude was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (agent-skills, 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 | pstack-claude | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 8.3K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-04 | 2026-10-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 771 | ⑂ 169 |
| 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 pstack-claude if
- You want the pstack-claude feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and pstack-claude 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 pstack-claude
pstack claude is an MIT licensed plugin port of Lauren Tan's opinionated Cursor pstack skill stack to Claude Code, Codex, Pi, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, and Prime Agent, for developers who want rigorous, verified agent workflows outside Cursor.
read the full pstack-claude overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is superpowers-zh or pstack-claude more popular?
superpowers-zh has 8,270 GitHub stars and pstack-claude has 1,595. superpowers-zh has the larger community by that measure.
Are superpowers-zh and pstack-claude free?
Both are open source. superpowers-zh is licensed under MIT and pstack-claude under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between superpowers-zh and pstack-claude?
superpowers-zh is written in JavaScript and pstack-claude 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 pstack-claude?
Choose superpowers-zh if you want the larger community (8,270 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose pstack-claude if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.