The 4 plugins I run in Claude Code every day

You commented STACK. Here are the four plugins from the reel, with the exact commands.

Each one fixes a different way Claude Code goes wrong: it codes on a guess, it writes too much, it writes like a robot, and nobody checks its work. Type each command into Claude Code, one line at a time.

Stops Claude starting to code on a guess. It asks what you are building, writes a plan, waits for your approval, then builds against that plan with tests first. The workflow runs through brainstorming, writing-plans, subagent-driven-development and test-driven-development.

295,812 GitHub stars (obra/superpowers, 6 Oct 2026).

Try this first: open a fresh session and ask for something small, like "add a dark mode toggle". Watch it ask questions and show you a plan before it touches a file. That is the plugin working.

One CLAUDE file built from Andrej Karpathy's complaint that models "implement a bloated construction over 1000 lines when 100 would do." It sets four rules: Think Before Coding, Simplicity First, Surgical Changes, Goal-Driven Execution.

217,171 GitHub stars (multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills, 6 Oct 2026). The repo moved from the forrestchang path, and the README still uses the old one for the install.

Try this first: ask Claude for a one-line fix in a file you know well, then check the diff. Every changed line should trace back to what you asked for.

A skill file that strips AI tells out of anything Claude writes: emails, posts, docs. It bans em dashes, "Here's the thing:", "game-changer" and throat-clearing openers, and it scores the text on directness, rhythm, trust, authenticity and density.

It is a skill, not a marketplace plugin, so there is no install command. Go to github.com/hardikpandya/stop-slop and add the folder to Claude Code as a skill.

17,788 GitHub stars (hardikpandya/stop-slop, 6 Oct 2026).

Try this first: paste an email you wrote with Claude and say "run stop-slop on this". Compare the before and after.

Made by OpenAI. Claude writes the code, Codex reviews it, so two different models check each other before anything ships.

You need Node.js 18.18 or later, plus a ChatGPT account (the free tier counts) or an OpenAI API key. Usage counts against your Codex limits.

33,872 GitHub stars (openai/codex-plugin-cc, 6 Oct 2026).

Try this first: finish a change, then run this. It is a read-only review, so it will not edit anything.

The STACK keyword also covers the reel with 24 tools. That list, with links and prices, is here: Your 24 tools, with links (and what they actually cost).

Star counts move daily. These are the figures from 6 October 2026.

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