Ponytail Help

A quick-reference card for the ponytail lazy-coding system, covering its three enforcement levels (lite, full, ultra), six skills (review, audit, debt tracking, gain metrics), and configuration options. This is purely informational, it doesn't activate anything or change modes, just dumps the command syntax and what each piece does. Useful if you've installed ponytail and forget whether it's /ponytail-review or @ponytail-review (depends on your host), or you want to remember the difference between full and ultra. The source includes environment variable setup and auto-update instructions. Keep it bookmarked if you're running ponytail across sessions and need the trigger words handy.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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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

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.