ponytail-help
Quick-reference card for Ponytail modes, skills, and commands.
Skill by mineugene
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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md and code. Checked Nov 1, 2026.
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ponytail-help- Description
- Quick-reference card for Ponytail modes, skills, and commands. One-shot display, not a persistent mode.
- License
- MIT
- Instructions
- 34 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
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- SKILL.md
SKILL.md (first lines)
# Ponytail Help Display this reference card. Do not change or persist mode state. ## Runtime modes | Mode | Command | Behaviour | | --- | --- | --- | | `off` | `/ponytail off` | Remove Ponytail runtime instructions. | | `lite` | `/ponytail lite` | Build what was asked and name a lazier alternative in one line. | | `full` | `/ponytail full` | Enforce YAGNI, reuse, standard library, native, then minimum code. | | `ultra` | `/ponytail ultra` | Delete before adding and challenge unproven requirements. | `/ponytail` and `/ponytail status` report the current mode. The default is `full`. A mode persists with its session branch until changed; resuming or forking restores the newest mode on that branch. Child subagents start independently at `full`. The exact input `stop ponytail` or `normal mode` sets the runtime mode to `off`. ## Skills Invoke skills with `$skill:<name>`. Skills add task guidance and do not change the extension-owned runtime mode. | Skill | What it does | | --- | --- | | `ponytail` | Detailed minimal-code implementation guidance. | | `ponytail-review` | Review a diff for over-engineering. | | `ponytail-audit` | Audit a repository for removable complexity. | | `ponytail-debt` | Collect deliberate shortcuts into a debt ledger. | | `ponytail-gain` | Show the published benchmark scoreboard. | | `ponytail-help` | Show this card. |
From mineugene/pi-dev-config, MIT.
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Signals
- Stars
- 1
- Forks
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- Open issues
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- Last commit (this folder)
- Oct 22, 2026 (14 days ago)
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Details
- License
- MIT
- Repository
- github.com/mineugene/pi-dev-config
- First seen
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
- Source
- GitHubgithub-graphql
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ponytail-help skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/mineugene-ponytail-help (last updated 2026-10-24)