Updated 1w ago
by DietrichGebert
ponytail
Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.
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- 6 skills (6 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 10.2k forks (10,181 forks)
- 1w ago last update (Last updated 1w ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add DietrichGebert/ponytail
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add DietrichGebert/ponytail --skill ponytail-audit — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytailcp -r "ponytail/skills/ponytail-audit" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the ponytail-audit skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
Editor's Pick
Chosen and reviewed by the DevSly team. It is pinned to the top of every Best Skills ranking.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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ponytail-audit
Quality audit of a whole repo: bugs, security holes, what breaks under real load, risky code without tests, slow paths, and what to delete, merge or split. Ranked, each finding explained in plain English. One-shot report, changes nothing. Use for "audit this codebase", "review the whole repo", "find bloat", "what can I delete", /ponytail-audit.
skills/ponytail-audit/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
ponytail-debt
List every `shortcut:` comment (and older `ponytail:` ones) as a debt ledger. One-shot report, changes nothing. Use for "ponytail debt", "what did ponytail defer", "list the shortcuts", /ponytail-debt.
skills/ponytail-debt/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
ponytail-gain
Show ponytail's measured savings (code, cost, speed) from the benchmark. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-gain, "what does ponytail save", "ponytail impact".
skills/ponytail-gain/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
ponytail-help
Quick reference for ponytail levels, skills and commands. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-help, "ponytail help", "how do I use ponytail".
skills/ponytail-help/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
ponytail-review
Quality review of a change: is the logic right, is it safe, does it hold under real load, is risky code tested, is it fast enough, and is every line needed. Reads the connected code, not only the diff. Each finding is explained in plain English. Use for "review this", "code review", "review the last commit", "review my PR", "is this over-engineered", /ponytail-review.
skills/ponytail-review/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
ponytail
Lazy senior dev mode: the smallest change that fully solves the task, and a reply a busy human understands in one read. Use on any coding task (writing, fixing, refactoring, reviewing, choosing dependencies) and when the user says "ponytail", "be lazy", "simplest solution", "yagni", or complains about over-engineering or bloat. Levels: lite, full (default), ultra.
skills/ponytail/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first. This repository is an Editor's Pick, but repositories change after review — check the version you install.