Overview
ponytail-help is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by DietrichGebert. Its author describes it as: “Quick-reference card for all ponytail modes, skills, and commands. One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Trigger: /ponytail-help, "ponytail help", "what ponytail commands", "how do I use ponytail".”. The project has 143k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail`.
What ponytail-help does
Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode, write flag files, or persist anything.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for ponytail-help is organised into these sections:
- Levels
- Skills
- Deactivate
- Configure Default Mode
- Update
- More
Installation
Add ponytail-help to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytailReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
License
ponytail-help is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in DietrichGebert/ponytail, an established project with 143,477 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 50,797 GitHub stars over the last 52 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does ponytail-help do?
- Quick-reference card for all ponytail modes, skills, and commands. One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Trigger: /ponytail-help, "ponytail help", "what ponytail commands", "how do I use ponytail".
- How do I install ponytail-help?
- Run /plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail before installing.
- Is ponytail-help free to use?
- Yes. ponytail-help is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does ponytail-help work with?
- ponytail-help lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does ponytail-help come from?
- ponytail-help ships inside DietrichGebert/ponytail, a repository that contains 6 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 143,477 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
