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Super Powers for Getting Things Done with the Claude Code workflow

The daily agential workflows I use every day in my brownfield portfolio – 19 phases, 64 subservices, 556 development tools and 702 articles. Eighteen technical clusters, two well-documented frameworks, an honest comparative matrix.

This corestone consolidates series and career tracks into one page (D-PG-1). Filter clusters by category, compare active tools, download the Lead Magnet PDFs.

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Workflow Patterns 2026

Pattern di workflow Claude Code estratti dalle 19 phase del portfolio brownfield.

PDF Contents

  • Decision tree quando usare Claude Code
  • Anti-pattern documentati
  • Checklist setup brownfield

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v1.0 · aggiornato 2026-05

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Skill Design Cookbook

Ricettario per scrivere SKILL.md Superpowers che il modello invoca davvero.

PDF Contents

  • Frontmatter YAML chirurgico
  • 3 quando invocare vs no
  • Progressive disclosure

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v1.0 · aggiornato 2026-05

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GSD Planning Recipes

Ricette di planning per progetti brownfield: ROADMAP, plan-checker, agent orchestration.

PDF Contents

  • Template ROADMAP orizzontale
  • Plan-checker 10 dimensioni
  • Wave-based parallelism

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v1.0 · aggiornato 2026-05

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Agent Orchestration Patterns

Pattern per orchestare sub-agent: spawn, recovery timeout, worktree isolation.

PDF Contents

  • 64 sub-agent del portfolio
  • Worktree isolation pattern
  • Recovery on timeout

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Cost Optimization Claude Code

Decision matrix Opus/Sonnet/Haiku con benchmark sanitizzato su 19 phase reali.

PDF Contents

  • €100-300/mese range reale
  • Modello per task type
  • Sub-agent worktree economy

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Spring Framework and Spring Boot are the two main frameworks of this series.

Each framework has its own subpage with introduction, prerequisites and links to the six thematic clusters dedicated to it.

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Superpowers (obra)

Skill marketplace per Claude Code: skill design, brainstorming, debugging, TDD, code-reviewer, refactor-cleaner. Sei cluster di approfondimento.

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Get Shit Done (qrx)

Planning system fasato: ROADMAP orizzontale, plan-checker iterativo, agent orchestration, wave-based parallelism, ingest-docs, memory management.

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I have 18 clusters of the series

Filter by theme tracks. Each cluster is a self-contained technical article with examples taken from the real-world portfolio.

#9200superpowers

Skill design pattern: come scrivere SKILL.md che il modello invoca davvero

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#9203superpowers

TDD enforcement skill: RED-GREEN-REFACTOR su validatore IBAN

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#9205superpowers

Refactor-cleaner skill: knip + depcheck + ts-prune orchestration

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#9208gsd

Agent orchestration: sub-agent spawn + recovery + worktree isolation

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#9210gsd

Ingest-docs synthesizer: 3 buckets conflicts + consolidamento 60 docs

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#9212platform

MCP server development: stdio/HTTP, tool naming, server custom Python TS

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#9215platform

Cost optimization: decision matrix Opus/Sonnet/Haiku + benchmark

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#9216cross-framework

Debug-skill end-to-end: orchestrare skill + GSD sul portfolio brownfield

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#9217cross-framework

Integrazione Superpowers + GSD: workflow end-to-end completo

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Honest comparison: 5 tools x 10 criteria

Claude Code + Superpowers vs the four main alternatives. No cherry picking here, I used all tools currently available and this is my honest evaluation.

5×10 comparison matrix - Claude Code + Superpowers + GSD vs Cursor / Aider / Cline / plain Claude across 10 criteria (agentic execution, multi-agent, planning, skill marketplace, hooks, IDE, cost, learning curve, language, community).
Claude Code + SP + GSD Cursor IDE Aider (CLI) Cline (VS Code) Plain Claude
Agentic execution Parzialecopilot in-IDENativosingle-agent CLIParzialesingle VS Code sessionNosingle-shot conversation
Multi-agent / parallel NoNoNoNo
Planning system NoNoParzialemarkdown TODONo
Skill marketplace Parzialecustom rules .mdcNoNoNo
Hook system NoNoNoNo
IDE integration IDE proprioCLI onlyVS CodeWeb only
Cost / modello $20/mo + APIPay-per-use APIPay-per-use API$20/mo (Claude.ai)
Learning curve BassaMediaBassa-MediaZero
Language support TuttiCode-focusedCode-focusedTutti
Community / docs cursor.shgrowingGitHub activeGitHub smallAnthropic ufficiale

Projects extracted from the portfolio

Free public repositories on GitHub with MIT license and the templates I use every day. No up-selling or paywalls.

fedcal/gsd-plan-templates-portfolio

Template ROADMAP/PLAN/SUMMARY GSD estratti dal portfolio federicocalo.dev (19 phase reali).

- stelle MIT
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fedcal/superpowers-skill-pack-portfolio

Skill pack Superpowers (skill design, debug, TDD, code-reviewer, refactor-cleaner) - estratti reali.

- stelle MIT
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I'd be happy to help you with the translation of your Italian UI strings. Here is my translated version: I'll write out our workflow (even if it's not Claude Code) and respond honestly within a day or two. No free consultation, no sales pitch.

Frequently asked questions

Cosa sono Superpowers e Get Shit Done per Claude Code?

Superpowers (obra) è un skill marketplace per Claude Code che permette di definire comportamenti specializzati come file SKILL.md riusabili con auto-discovery via frontmatter. Get Shit Done (GSD, qrx) è un planning system fasato che struttura il lavoro con ROADMAP orizzontali, plan-checker iterativo e agent orchestration wave-based su brownfield.

Come scelgo tra Claude Code, Cursor e Aider?

Claude Code eccelle per workflow agentici multi-step con planning fasato (GSD) e skill specializzate (Superpowers) - ideale per brownfield long-running. Cursor è ottimale per copiloting inline in IDE con onboarding rapido. Aider è ideale per workflow CLI minimal con atomic commit e undo. La scelta dipende da quanta struttura di planning serve.

Quanto costa usare Claude Code con Superpowers e GSD?

Sul mio portfolio (19 phase, 64 sub-agent, 556 dev-tools, 702 articoli) la spesa mensile resta tra €100 e €300 grazie a una decision matrix sul modello: Opus per planning e plan-checker, Sonnet per esecuzione e code review, Haiku per batch lookup ripetitivi. Senza decision matrix il costo sarebbe almeno il doppio.

Posso usare Superpowers senza Claude Code?

No. Superpowers è un plugin che dipende dal sistema di skill auto-discovery di Claude Code (lettura SKILL.md con frontmatter, invocazione automatica via description matching). Fuori da Claude Code la cartella skill resta inerte. GSD invece è uno slash command system riutilizzabile in qualunque ambiente che supporti i comandi Claude Code.

GSD funziona su progetti greenfield?

Sì. GSD è agnostico rispetto allo stato del progetto: funziona sia su brownfield (come il mio portfolio) sia su greenfield. Il vantaggio brownfield è la disponibilità di SUMMARY e RETROSPECTIVE per ridurre context reload; in greenfield il primo passo è una Phase 0 con walking skeleton + ROADMAP iniziale.

Who am I?

Federico Calò

Full-Stack AI Engineer

federicocalo.dev

Full-Stack AI Engineer: backend enterprise Spring Boot (Clean Architecture, Java 21), frontend Angular 21 SSR e microservizi AI on-prem con FastAPI, RAG e Ollama. Software production-ready, privacy-first e conforme all’EU AI Act per startup e PMI italiane ed europee - 702 articoli tecnici, 556 dev-tool gratuiti e un Knowledge Hub open data.

Not affiliated with Anthropic, work or xqrx. Personal opinions based on direct experience.