Harnessed: Independent Quality Verification

Harnessed ensures that code you write is independently reviewed before being declared complete. Self-critique is useful for improving a draft, but it is not independent verification and it cannot replace the final QA and gate. Harnessed lowers self-evaluation bias and improves issue-finding rate; it does not claim perfect objectivity.

Detect Operating Mode

Detect Superpowers: Check if the session context contains references to Superpowers skills (e.g., superpowers: prefix in loaded skills), or if a superpowers plugin directory exists in the project. If Superpowers was loaded by a SessionStart hook, its instructions will already be in your context — look for mentions of "Superpowers" in your system instructions.

• Superpowers detected → Complementary Mode — SKIP harnessed:contract-writing; use Superpowers specs as acceptance criteria.
• Superpowers not detected → Standalone Mode — USE harnessed:contract-writing before any coding task.
• Superpowers detected but no specs available → Fall back to Standalone Mode.

Both modes USE harnessed:independent-qa after each coding round and harnessed:verification-gate before completion.

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