# ponytail-help

> Claude/Codex skill by [@dietrichgebert](https://omgskills.com/library/dietrichgebert/index.md) · 167k stars · 43k installs · Updated 2026-10-18

Quick reference for ponytail levels, skills and commands. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-help, "ponytail help", "how do I use ponytail".

Tags: agent-skills, ai-agents, claude, claude-code, claude-code-plugin, cursor-rules, developer-tools, llm, prompt-engineering, yagni

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail /tmp/ponytail && ln -s /tmp/ponytail/skills/ponytail-help ~/.claude/skills/ponytail-help
```

## From README

Ponytail Help Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode, write flag files, or persist anything. Levels | Level | Trigger | What change | |-------|---------|-------------| | Lite | /ponytail lite | Build what was asked, name the smaller option in one line. | | Full | /ponytail | The smallest complete change, a check where the logic needs one, and a reply that names what was skipped and any risk. Default. | | Ultra | /ponytail ultra | Also questions the request and pushes back before building. | Level sticks until changed or session end. Skills | Skill | Trigger | What it does | |-------|---------|--------------| | ponytail | /ponytail | Lazy mode itself: least new code, clear replies that name skipped work and risks. | | ponytail-review | /ponytail-review | Quality review of a diff: bugs, security, load, missing tests, speed, what to cut. Each finding says what goes wrong and how to fix it.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-help/
- GitHub: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
- Author: [@dietrichgebert](https://omgskills.com/library/dietrichgebert/index.md)

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