Harvest every `ponytail:` comment in the codebase into a debt ledger, so the deliberate shortcuts and deferrals ponytail leaves behind get tracked instead of rotting into "later means never". Use when the user says "ponytail debt", "/ponytail-debt", "what did ponytail defer", "list the shortcuts", "ponytail ledger", or "what did we mark to do later". One-shot report, changes nothing.
ponytail-review
ponytail-review is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by DietrichGebert. Its author describes it as: “Code review focused exclusively on over-engineering. Finds what to delete: reinvented standard library, unneeded dependencies, speculative abstractions, dead flexibility. One line per finding: location, what to cut, w…”. The project has 97k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail`.
Installation
Add ponytail-review to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytailAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
When to use it
Reach for ponytail-review when you want integrations help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in DietrichGebert/ponytail, an established project with 97,036 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does ponytail-review do?
- Code review focused exclusively on over-engineering. Finds what to delete: reinvented standard library, unneeded dependencies, speculative abstractions, dead flexibility. One line per finding: location, what to cut, what replaces it. Use when the user says "review for over-engineering", "what can we delete", "is this over-engineered", "simplify review", or invokes /ponytail-review. Complements correctness-focused review, this one only hunts complexity.
- How do I install ponytail-review?
- 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-review free to use?
- Yes. ponytail-review is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does ponytail-review come from?
- ponytail-review ships inside DietrichGebert/ponytail, a repository that contains 6 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 97,036 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
Related skills
More Integrations →Show ponytail's measured impact as a compact scoreboard: less code, less cost, more speed, from the benchmark medians. One-shot display, not a persistent mode, and not a per-repo number. Trigger: /ponytail-gain, "ponytail gain", "what does ponytail save", "show ponytail impact", "ponytail scoreboard".
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".
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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