@kasong2048: Why was Superpowers so popular before, but recently Grill with Docs? Because they are best practices at different stages of Agent development. Superpowers' process outputs a detailed execution plan, which implies the assumption: 1. Agent cannot execute long-range tasks, so...

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The tweet thread compares two AI agent development frameworks (Superpowers and Grill with Docs) as best practices from different eras, highlighting how their planning strategies reflect assumptions about agent capabilities for long-range tasks.

Why was Superpowers so popular before, but recently Grill with Docs? Because they are best practices at different stages of Agent development. Superpowers' process outputs a detailed execution plan, which implies the assumption: 1. Agent cannot execute long-range tasks, so it needs the Plan's TODO as a compacted execution anchor. 2. Agent will have deviations during long-range execution, so the execution plan needs to be detailed down to "what to do in each step". Grill with Docs' /implement is just 5 sentences, defining a standard Goal format: - What is the goal: check the PRD or issue - How to do it: TDD - Execution constraints: run tests and type checks periodically - Acceptance criteria: use /review to pass review - Delivery standard: commit a commit Essentially: it assumes that Agent already has good Goal capabilities.
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Why was Superpowers so popular before, and recently Grill with Docs? Because they are best practices at different stages of Agent development.

Superpowers’ process outputs a detailed execution plan, which implies it assumes:

  1. The Agent cannot execute long-term tasks, so it needs a Plan’s TODO as a compact execution anchor.
  2. The Agent’s long-term execution may deviate, so the execution plan needs to be detailed down to “what to do at each step”.

Grill with Docs’ /implement command is just 5 sentences, defining a standard Goal format:

  • What is the goal: check PRD or issue
  • How to do it: TDD
  • Execution constraints: run tests and type checks periodically
  • Acceptance criteria: pass via /review
  • Delivery standard: commit

The essence is: assume the Agent already has good Goal capabilities.

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