ponytail
External agent skill (MIT, github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail). Forces the laziest solution that actually works: question whether the task needs to exist at all (YAGNI), reuse what is already in the codebase, reach for the standard library before custom code, native platform features before dependencies, one line before fifty. Climb the ladder on every coding task — writing, adding, refactoring, fixing, reviewing, or designing code, and choosing libraries or dependencies. Supports intensity levels: lite, full (default), ultra. Never cut validation, error handling, security, or accessibility.
Install
npx skills add diegosouzapw/OmniRoute@ponytailRuns in your terminal. Adds the skill globally for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and others; add -g -y to skip prompts.
What it does
--- name: ponytail description: Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most minimal. Channels a senior dev who has seen everything: question whether the task needs to exist at all (YAGNI), reach for the standard library before custom code, native platform features before dependencies, one line before fifty. Supports intensity levels: lite, full (default), ultra. Use on ANY coding task: writing, adding, refactoring, fixing, reviewing, or designing code, and choosing libraries or dependencies. Also use whenever the user says "ponytail", "be lazy", "lazy mode",…
Excerpt from the skill's own SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub before installing: skills run with your agent's permissions.
View source on GitHubBefore you install
Skills are plain text instructions the agent follows, sometimes with scripts. Check the source, prefer repositories with many installs and stars, and read any script it ships.
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