A one-shot reference card for the ponytail family: its modes, skills, and commands in one place. It simply prints the cheat sheet — it does not switch modes or persist any state.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add DietrichGebert/ponytail --skill ponytail-help --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Ponytail Help

Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode, write flag files, or persist anything.

Levels

LevelTriggerWhat change
Lite/ponytail liteBuild what was asked, name the smaller option in one line.
Full/ponytailThe smallest complete change, a check where the logic needs one, and a reply that names what was skipped and any risk. Default.
Ultra/ponytail ultraAlso questions the request and pushes back before building.

Level sticks until changed or session end.

Skills

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Details

Repository
github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
Category
Code Review & Quality
License
MIT
First seen
Jun 16, 2026

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