ponytail-help

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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".

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npx skill4agent add dietrichgebert/ponytail ponytail-help

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ponytail-toolcommand-referencelazy-developmentconfiguration-guideplugin-update

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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 lite
Build what's asked, name the lazier alternative in one line.
Full
/ponytail
The ladder enforced: YAGNI → stdlib → native → one line → minimum. Default.
Ultra
/ponytail ultra
YAGNI extremist. Deletion before addition. Challenges requirements before building.
Level sticks until changed or session end.

Skills

SkillTriggerWhat it does
ponytail
/ponytail
Lazy mode itself. Simplest solution that works.
ponytail-review
/ponytail-review
Over-engineering review: 
L42: yagni: factory, one product. Inline.
ponytail-help
/ponytail-help
This card.
Codex uses 
@ponytail
, 
@ponytail-review
, and 
@ponytail-help
; Claude Code and OpenCode use the slash-command forms above (OpenCode ships 
/ponytail
and 
/ponytail-review
).

Deactivate

Say "stop ponytail" or "normal mode". Resume anytime with 
/ponytail
. 
/ponytail off
also works.

Configure Default Mode

Default mode = 
full
, auto-active every session. Change it:
Environment variable (highest priority):
bash
export PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
Config file (
~/.config/ponytail/config.json
, Windows: 
%APPDATA%\ponytail\config.json
):
json
{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
Set 
"off"
to disable auto-activation on session start, activate manually with 
/ponytail
when wanted.
Resolution: env var > config file > 
full
.

Update

Enable 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
.
If 
/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is not recognized, your Claude Code is out of date.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.

More

Full docs + examples: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail