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ponytailby DietrichGebertDevelopmentGitHub stars: 162k

Ponytail skill: what it does and how to install it

Keeps coding changes small and complete by reusing existing patterns, avoiding unnecessary dependencies and checking affected callers.

Summary generated from the skill's documentation.

Install

$ npx skills add DietrichGebert/ponytail --skill ponytail

Run it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.

About this skill

What it does. Guides coding work through three levels: lite, full and ultra. It scopes affected callers, tests and configuration, then chooses the smallest complete change, preserving validation, error handling, security and accessibility.

When to use it. For writing, fixing, refactoring, reviewing or dependency decisions where over-engineering is a concern. It remains active for the session until normal mode or an explicit stop command is given.

History

Repo stars

162k+11.5k since 1 Oct 2026

Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 6 skills.

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DateRepo stars
12 Oct 2026161,585
11 Oct 2026160,772
10 Oct 2026160,067
9 Oct 2026159,152
8 Oct 2026158,139
7 Oct 2026157,236
6 Oct 2026156,417
5 Oct 2026155,576
4 Oct 2026154,168
3 Oct 2026152,280
2 Oct 2026151,125
1 Oct 2026150,037

Installs

83.3k

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Installs via skills.sh

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