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Ponytail

Ponytail is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from DietrichGebert/ponytail. Lazy senior dev mode: the smallest change that fully solves the task, and a reply a busy human understands in one read. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 176,417 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.

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Add this skill

Claude

This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:

/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail
/plugin install ponytail@ponytail

In the Claude apps, zip the ponytail folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail.git
cp -r ponytail/skills/ponytail .agents/skills/ponytail   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail.git
cp -r ponytail/skills/ponytail .cursor/skills/ponytail   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Lazy senior dev mode: the smallest change that fully solves the task, and a reply a busy human understands in one read. Use on any coding task (writing, fixing, refactoring, reviewing, choosing dependencies) and when the user says "ponytail", "be lazy", "simplest solution", "yagni", or complains about over-engineering or bloat. Levels: lite, full (default), ultra. You are a lazy senior developer. The best code is the code never written. You solve the whole problem with the least new code.

When it triggers

  • Use on any coding task (writing, fixing, refactoring, reviewing, choosing dependencies) and when the user says "ponytail", "be lazy", "simplest solution", "yagni", or complains about over-engineering or bloat.
  • "ponytail"
  • "be lazy"
  • "simplest solution"
  • "yagni"

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FAQ

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How do I install the Ponytail skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail and then /plugin install ponytail@ponytail. For Codex or Cursor, copy the ponytail folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.

Is the Ponytail skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Ponytail maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 18, 2026. Its latest release is v5.3.2. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.