ponytail-help

Name: ponytail-help
Author: dietrichgebert

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How to install ponytail-help?

dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-help

$npx -y skills add dietrichgebert/ponytail --skill ponytail-help

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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail" --skill "dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-help"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.

Use the whole pack

Use the skills in "https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.

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SKILL.md

1	# Ponytail Help
2
3	Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode,
4	write flag files, or persist anything.
5
6	## Levels
7
8	\| Level \| Trigger \| What change \|
9	\|-------\|---------\|-------------\|
10	\| Lite \| `/ponytail lite` \| Build what's asked, name the lazier alternative in one line. \|
11	\| Full \| `/ponytail` \| The ladder enforced: YAGNI → stdlib → native → one line → minimum. Default. \|
12	\| Ultra \| `/ponytail ultra` \| YAGNI extremist. Deletion before addition. Challenges requirements before building. \|
13
14	Level sticks until changed or session end.
15
16	## Skills
17
18	\| Skill \| Trigger \| What it does \|
19	\|-------\|---------\|--------------\|
20	\| ponytail \| `/ponytail` \| Lazy mode itself. Simplest solution that works. \|
21	\| ponytail-review \| `/ponytail-review` \| Over-engineering review: `L42: yagni: factory, one product. Inline.` \|
22	\| ponytail-audit \| `/ponytail-audit` \| Whole-repo over-engineering audit: ranked list of what to delete. \|
23	\| ponytail-debt \| `/ponytail-debt` \| Harvest `ponytail:` shortcut comments into a tracked ledger. \|
24	\| ponytail-gain \| `/ponytail-gain` \| Measured-impact scoreboard: less code, less cost, more speed. \|
25	\| ponytail-help \| `/ponytail-help` \| This card. \|
26
27	Codex uses `@ponytail`, `@ponytail-review`, and `@ponytail-help`; Claude Code
28	and OpenCode use the slash-command forms above (OpenCode ships all six as
29	slash commands).
30
31	## Deactivate
32
33	Say "stop ponytail" or "normal mode". Resume anytime with `/ponytail`.
34	`/ponytail off` also works.
35
36	## Configure Default Mode
37
38	Default mode = `full`, auto-active every session. Change it:
39
40	Environment variable (highest priority):
41	```bash
42	export PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
43	```
44
45	Config file (`~/.config/ponytail/config.json`, Windows: `%APPDATA%\ponytail\config.json`):
46	```json
47	{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
48	```
49
50	Set `"off"` to disable auto-activation on session start, activate manually
51	with `/ponytail` when wanted.
52
53	Resolution: env var > config file > `full`.
54
55	## Update
56
57	Enable auto-update once: open `/plugin`, go to Marketplaces, pick ponytail, Enable auto-update. Claude Code then pulls new versions at startup (run `/reload-plugins` when it prompts). Manual refresh: `/plugin marketplace update ponytail` then `/reload-plugins`.
58
59	If `/plugin` is not recognized, your Claude Code is out of date. Update it (`npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@latest`, or `brew upgrade claude-code`) and restart. Other hosts use their own update flow.
60
61	## More
62
63	Full docs + examples: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail

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ponytail-help

bydietrichgebert· 6 skills

Installs

9.2k

Stars

91k

Forks

5.0k

How to install ponytail-help?

dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-help

$npx -y skills add dietrichgebert/ponytail --skill ponytail-help

Installs into the current project.

›Prefer a prompt? Paste this to your agent

Use this skill

Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail" --skill "dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-help"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.

Use the whole pack

Use the skills in "https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.

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SKILL.md

1	# Ponytail Help
2
3	Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode,
4	write flag files, or persist anything.
5
6	## Levels
7
8	\| Level \| Trigger \| What change \|
9	\|-------\|---------\|-------------\|
10	\| Lite \| `/ponytail lite` \| Build what's asked, name the lazier alternative in one line. \|
11	\| Full \| `/ponytail` \| The ladder enforced: YAGNI → stdlib → native → one line → minimum. Default. \|
12	\| Ultra \| `/ponytail ultra` \| YAGNI extremist. Deletion before addition. Challenges requirements before building. \|
13
14	Level sticks until changed or session end.
15
16	## Skills
17
18	\| Skill \| Trigger \| What it does \|
19	\|-------\|---------\|--------------\|
20	\| ponytail \| `/ponytail` \| Lazy mode itself. Simplest solution that works. \|
21	\| ponytail-review \| `/ponytail-review` \| Over-engineering review: `L42: yagni: factory, one product. Inline.` \|
22	\| ponytail-audit \| `/ponytail-audit` \| Whole-repo over-engineering audit: ranked list of what to delete. \|
23	\| ponytail-debt \| `/ponytail-debt` \| Harvest `ponytail:` shortcut comments into a tracked ledger. \|
24	\| ponytail-gain \| `/ponytail-gain` \| Measured-impact scoreboard: less code, less cost, more speed. \|
25	\| ponytail-help \| `/ponytail-help` \| This card. \|
26
27	Codex uses `@ponytail`, `@ponytail-review`, and `@ponytail-help`; Claude Code
28	and OpenCode use the slash-command forms above (OpenCode ships all six as
29	slash commands).
30
31	## Deactivate
32
33	Say "stop ponytail" or "normal mode". Resume anytime with `/ponytail`.
34	`/ponytail off` also works.
35
36	## Configure Default Mode
37
38	Default mode = `full`, auto-active every session. Change it:
39
40	Environment variable (highest priority):
41	```bash
42	export PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
43	```
44
45	Config file (`~/.config/ponytail/config.json`, Windows: `%APPDATA%\ponytail\config.json`):
46	```json
47	{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
48	```
49
50	Set `"off"` to disable auto-activation on session start, activate manually
51	with `/ponytail` when wanted.
52
53	Resolution: env var > config file > `full`.
54
55	## Update
56
57	Enable auto-update once: open `/plugin`, go to Marketplaces, pick ponytail, Enable auto-update. Claude Code then pulls new versions at startup (run `/reload-plugins` when it prompts). Manual refresh: `/plugin marketplace update ponytail` then `/reload-plugins`.
58
59	If `/plugin` is not recognized, your Claude Code is out of date. Update it (`npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@latest`, or `brew upgrade claude-code`) and restart. Other hosts use their own update flow.
60
61	## More
62
63	Full docs + examples: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail

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