ponytail skills
Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote. 6 skills. skills-hub.ai mirrors 6 skills from ponytail daily, every skill links back to its upstream GitHub source. Install with one command across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible tool.
Upstream: github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
Installing a ponytail skill
Pick a skill below, then run the install command for your AI coding tool. The skills-hub CLI writes the SKILL.md to the right directory and tracks the install in .skills.json so your team gets reproducible installs.
# Install a ponytail skill
npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install <skill-slug>
# Browse all ponytail skills via API
curl https://skills-hub.ai/api/v1/skills?source=ponytail
# Browse all sources
open https://skills-hub.ai/sourcesTop ponytail skills
See all →The most-installed skills from ponytail, ranked by adoption.
01ponytail
34 installsLazy 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.
Buildfrom ponytail02ponytail-gain
14 installsShow ponytail's measured savings (code, cost, speed) from the benchmark. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-gain, "what does ponytail save", "ponytail impact".
Buildfrom ponytail03ponytail-audit
3 installsQuality audit of a whole repo: bugs, security holes, what breaks under real load, risky code without tests, slow paths, and what to delete, merge or split. Ranked, each finding explained in plain English. One-shot report, changes nothing. Use for "audit this codebase", "review the whole repo", "find bloat", "what can I delete", /ponytail-audit.
Buildfrom ponytail04ponytail-help
2 installsQuick reference for ponytail levels, skills and commands. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-help, "ponytail help", "how do I use ponytail".
Buildfrom ponytail05ponytail-review
2 installsQuality review of a change: is the logic right, is it safe, does it hold under real load, is risky code tested, is it fast enough, and is every line needed. Reads the connected code, not only the diff. Each finding is explained in plain English. Use for "review this", "code review", "review the last commit", "review my PR", "is this over-engineered", /ponytail-review.
Buildfrom ponytail06ponytail-debt
List every `ponytail:` shortcut comment as a debt ledger. One-shot report, changes nothing. Use for "ponytail debt", "what did ponytail defer", "list the shortcuts", /ponytail-debt.
Buildfrom ponytail
About this source
skills-hub.ai mirrors skills from 90+ official GitHub repositories every day. Each imported skill is parsed from a SKILL.md file in the source repo, gets a security scan and quality score on import, and links back to its upstream source of truth.
Last sync: Oct 8, 2026, 4:08 PM (success).
ponytail skills, frequently asked
What are ponytail skills?
ponytail skills are AI coding skills published by ponytail (Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote. 6 skills.) and mirrored daily on skills-hub.ai. They are SKILL.md files that follow the open Agent Skills standard, so they work in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Windsurf, Copilot, and any MCP-compatible tool.
How many ponytail skills are available?
skills-hub.ai indexes 6 skills from ponytail, synced daily from the upstream GitHub repository (https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail).
How do I install a ponytail skill?
Run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install <skill-slug>` in your project. The CLI writes the SKILL.md to the right directory for your AI tool and adds it to your `.skills.json` lockfile so your team gets the same skills at the same versions.
Are these official ponytail skills?
Yes. Every skill from this source is mirrored from ponytail's own GitHub repository (https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail). Each skill page links back to the upstream source of truth, so you can verify the original.