deep-researchUse when a question has to be answered from measurements or captured sources rather than memory, and the answer must outlive the conversation — "research this", "deep research X", "go deep on", "use whatever it takes", "compare what the vendors do", "what does the standard actually say", "is X the r
iterative-researchMulti-round deepening WebSearch pattern for complex, open-ended research questions. Three rounds of 3 parallel WebSearch queries each, synthesizing after every round before deciding the next batch — never plan all nine queries upfront. Use this skill whenever the user asks for "research", "best prac
mapping-unknownsUse before superpowers:brainstorming, a plan, or any long-horizon task whenever the person's own knowledge of the territory is the bottleneck rather than the design — they say they are new to this part of the codebase or to the domain, "I know nothing about X", "I don't know what good looks like her
planning-task-graphStructured planning methodology for complex multi-file feature work. Decomposes a feature into phase specification files (detailed design per phase) and a task-graph JSON (discrete, ordered, dependency-tracked tasks with acceptance criteria). Use this skill whenever planning work that spans 5+ files