{"id":20062,"plugin_id":"plugins_6aa191da1fc481918b1b2cdf6adf2f7b","kind":"skill","collection_source":null,"comparison_source":null,"observed_at":"2026-09-30T23:16:00.214Z","digest":"9f7fbad8e600923bb153988c12b74aee5e24be30ebad965d9b1680bc95b18b20","against":null,"payload":{"description":"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\".","included_files":[],"name":"ponytail-help","skill_md_contents":"---\nname: ponytail-help\ndescription: \"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\\\".\"\n---\n\n# Ponytail Help\n\nDisplay this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode,\nwrite flag files, or persist anything.\n\n## Levels\n\n| Level | Trigger | What change |\n|-------|---------|-------------|\n| **Lite** | `/ponytail lite` | Build what's asked, name the lazier alternative in one line. |\n| **Full** | `/ponytail` | The ladder enforced: YAGNI → stdlib → native → one line → minimum. Default. |\n| **Ultra** | `/ponytail ultra` | YAGNI extremist. Deletion before addition. Challenges requirements before building. |\n\nLevel sticks until changed or session end.\n\n## Skills\n\n| Skill | Trigger | What it does |\n|-------|---------|--------------|\n| **ponytail** | `/ponytail` | Lazy mode itself. Simplest solution that works. |\n| **ponytail-review** | `/ponytail-review` | Over-engineering review: `L42: yagni: factory, one product. Inline.` |\n| **ponytail-audit** | `/ponytail-audit` | Whole-repo over-engineering audit: ranked list of what to delete. |\n| **ponytail-debt** | `/ponytail-debt` | Harvest `ponytail:` shortcut comments into a tracked ledger. |\n| **ponytail-gain** | `/ponytail-gain` | Measured-impact scoreboard: less code, less cost, more speed. |\n| **ponytail-help** | `/ponytail-help` | This card. |\n\nCodex uses `@ponytail`, `@ponytail-review`, and `@ponytail-help`; Claude Code\nand OpenCode use the slash-command forms above (OpenCode ships all six as\nslash commands).\n\n## Deactivate\n\nSay \"stop ponytail\" or \"normal mode\". Resume anytime with `/ponytail`.\n`/ponytail off` also works.\n\n## Configure Default Mode\n\nDefault mode = `full`, auto-active every session. Change it:\n\n**Environment variable** (highest priority):\n```bash\nexport PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra\n```\n\n**Config file** (`~/.config/ponytail/config.json`, Windows: `%APPDATA%\\ponytail\\config.json`):\n```json\n{ \"defaultMode\": \"lite\" }\n```\n\nSet `\"off\"` to disable auto-activation on session start, activate manually\nwith `/ponytail` when wanted.\n\nResolution: env var > config file > `full`.\n\n## Update\n\nEnable 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`.\n\nIf `/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.\n\n## More\n\nFull docs + examples: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail\n"},"changes":[],"summary":"First saved snapshot. No earlier version is available for comparison.","summary_kind":"deterministic","summary_metadata":{}}