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The best code is the code you never wrote. main Updated 6 days ago [GitHub](https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail) ![README badge for dietrichgebert/ponytail](https://skilld.dev/b/dietrichgebert/ponytail?theme=light&label=0) ## Repository statistics - Indexed skills **6** - Skill groups **1** - GitHub stars **174,397** - Forks **9,500** ## Skills 6 total Sort skills [/ponytail-help](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-help) Quick reference for ponytail levels, skills and commands. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-help, "ponytail help", "how do I use ponytail". Requires [/ponytail](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail) [/ponytail-review](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-review) [/ponytail-audit](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-audit) +2 Updated7 days ago [/ponytail](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail) 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. Updated7 days ago [/ponytail-debt](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-debt) List every \`shortcut:\` comment (and older \`ponytail:\` ones) as a debt ledger. One-shot report, changes nothing. Use for "ponytail debt", "what did ponytail defer", "list the shortcuts", /ponytail-debt. Updated9 days ago [/ponytail-gain](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-gain) Show ponytail's measured savings (code, cost, speed) from the benchmark. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-gain, "what does ponytail save", "ponytail impact". Requires [/ponytail-debt](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-debt) Updated9 days ago [/ponytail-audit](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-audit) Quality 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. Updated15 days ago [/ponytail-review](https://skilld.dev/gh/dietrichgebert/ponytail/ponytail-review) Quality 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. Updated15 days ago ## Add to your README The badge links readers to this page. 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