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Ponytail: Minimal Code Changes

DietrichGebert/ponytail

Make the smallest complete change, with adjustable coding intensity and concise explanations.

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About this Skill

Make the smallest complete change, with adjustable coding intensity and concise explanations. Ponytail combines a coding ruleset with focused review, audit, debt, benchmark and help workflows. Its OpenClaw files mirror the six canonical Skills; they are not extra tasks. Benchmark commands display the upstream project’s measurements, rather than a promised result for your codebase.

Why we picked it

Useful when generated changes grow beyond the task. Start with the review or audit workflow, then choose a focused coding mode; the debt ledger helps keep deferred work visible.

What it helps with

  • Make the smallest complete change, with adjustable coding intensity and concise explanations.

Setup and use

This terminal command installs the Codex plugin. In Claude Code, add the marketplace and install ponytail@ponytail as two separate /plugin prompts. Start a new session after setup.

CommandWhat it helps with
codex plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail && codex plugin add ponytail@ponytailGet the upstream package or workspace using the documented setup route.

Upstream README and setupTask entrypoint and supporting files

Before you use it

  • Use the official plugin or the complete Skill folders. Lifecycle hooks require the host’s own trust setup; instruction-only adapters do not expose every command.

Supported agents

Claude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIGrok BuildHermes AgentOpenCodePiQoderGoogle Antigravity

Sources & references

Original sources are linked below. Practical starting points are editorial suggestions from SkillHey.