fix: detect plugin-managed superpowers in doctor

Author: googs1025

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 All notable changes to @rpamis/comet will be documented in this file.
 
+## What's Changed [0.4.0-beta.16] - 2026-08-05
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Doctor Superpowers detection**: `comet doctor` now recognizes Claude Code plugin-managed Superpowers installs, so users with Superpowers under the plugin cache no longer receive a misleading install warning.
+
 ## What's Changed [0.4.0-beta.15] - 2026-08-05
 
 ### Added

app/commands/doctor.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {
   getPlatformSkillsDirs,
   type Platform,
 } from '../../platform/install/platforms.js';
+import { hasSkills } from '../../platform/install/detect.js';
 import { resolveCanonicalSkillRootOwners } from '../../platform/install/skill-root-owner.js';
 import type { InstallScope } from '../../platform/install/types.js';
 import { inspectClassicChangeReadOnly } from '../../domains/comet-classic/classic-diagnostics.js';
@@ -610,6 +611,15 @@ async function checkSuperpowers(
   const detected: string[] = [];
   for (const base of getScopeBases(projectPath, scope, context)) {
     for (const platform of PLATFORMS) {
+      if (
+        await hasSkills(base.baseDir, platform, 'superpowers', [platform], base.scope, {
+          includeGlobalFallback: false,
+          includePluginFallback: base.scope === 'global',
+        })
+      ) {
+        detected.push(`${platform.name} ${base.scope}`);
+        continue;
+      }
       for (const skillsDir of getPlatformSkillsDirs(platform, base.scope)) {
         for (const sentinel of SUPERPOWERS_SENTINELS) {
           if (await fileExists(path.join(base.baseDir, skillsDir, 'skills', sentinel))) {

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@rpamis/comet",
-  "version": "0.4.0-beta.15",
+  "version": "0.4.0-beta.16",
   "description": "Agent Skill Harness For Turning Ideas Into Evaluated Workflows",
   "keywords": [
     "comet",

package.json

@@ -1184,6 +1184,49 @@ describe('doctor command', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('detects Claude plugin-managed Superpowers installs', async () => {
+    const fakeHome = path.join(tmpDir, 'plugin-home');
+    const pluginSkillsDir = path.join(
+      fakeHome,
+      '.claude',
+      'plugins',
+      'cache',
+      'claude-plugins-official',
+      'superpowers',
+      '6.2.0',
+      'skills',
+    );
+    await fs.mkdir(path.join(pluginSkillsDir, 'using-superpowers'), { recursive: true });
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      path.join(pluginSkillsDir, 'using-superpowers', 'SKILL.md'),
+      '# using-superpowers\n',
+      'utf8',
+    );
+
+    const previousClaudeConfigDir = process.env.CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR;
+    process.env.CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR = path.join(fakeHome, '.claude');
+    try {
+      const log = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+      let output: string;
+      try {
+        await doctorCommand(tmpDir, { homeDir: fakeHome });
+        output = log.mock.calls.map((call) => call.join(' ')).join('\n');
+      } finally {
+        log.mockRestore();
+      }
+
+      expect(output).toContain('Superpowers: detected');
+      expect(output).toContain('Claude Code global');
+      expect(output).not.toContain('Superpowers: not detected');
+    } finally {
+      if (previousClaudeConfigDir === undefined) {
+        delete process.env.CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR;
+      } else {
+        process.env.CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR = previousClaudeConfigDir;
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   it('reports partial Comet installs with an update command instead of a raw missing dump', async () => {
     await fs.mkdir(path.join(tmpDir, '.claude', 'skills', 'comet'), {
       recursive: true,