# Ponytail Audit (agent skill)

> Ponytail Audit is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from DietrichGebert/ponytail. Whole-repo audit for over-engineering. Like ponytail-review, but scans the entire codebase instead of a diff: a ranked list of what to delete, simplify, or… It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode and has 156,966 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.

Whole-repo audit for over-engineering. Like ponytail-review, but scans the entire codebase instead of a diff: a ranked list of what to delete, simplify, or replace with stdlib/native equivalents. Use when the user says "audit this codebase", "audit for over-engineering", "what can I delete from this repo", "find bloat", "ponytail-audit", or "/ponytail-audit". One-shot report, does not apply fixes. ponytail-review, repo-wide. Scan the whole tree instead of a diff. Rank findings biggest cut first.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail |
| Skill path | skills/ponytail-audit/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | ponytail-audit |
| GitHub stars | 156,966 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 767 |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 3 |
| Plugin marketplace | ponytail |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode |
| Category | Security |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when the user says "audit this codebase", "audit for over-engineering", "what can I delete from this repo", "find bloat", "ponytail-audit", or "/ponytail-audit".
- "audit this codebase"
- "audit for over-engineering"
- "what can I delete from this repo"
- "find bloat"
- "ponytail-audit"
- "/ponytail-audit"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

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

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

### ChatGPT / Codex

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

### Cursor

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

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/DietrichGebert/ponytail/ponytail-audit

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