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Ponytail Help Reference Card

Shows a quick reference of ponytail's modes, skills, and commands in one display

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Repository
DietrichGebert/ponytail
Stars
182,496
Licence
MIT
Files
1 file

What it does

When invoked, this skill makes the agent display a one-time reference card for the ponytail toolkit. The card lists its three coding-style levels (Lite, Full, Ultra), the available slash commands for review, audit, tech-debt tracking and impact stats, and how to turn the mode off, change the default, or update the plugin. It is explicitly one-shot: it does not change the active mode, write files, or save anything.

Great for

  • Developers who have installed ponytail and want a quick command reminder
  • Teams onboarding to ponytail's review and audit commands
  • Users who forgot how to change the default mode or update the plugin

Skip it if

  • Anyone expecting the skill to actually perform code review or change behaviour; it only displays documentation (the other ponytail skills do the work)
  • Users looking for a general-purpose coding assistant on its own, since this file contains only a help card

Try asking

  • “/ponytail-help”
  • “$ponytail:ponytail-help”
  • “Show me the ponytail modes and how to make ultra my default”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Ponytail Help Reference CardInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    ponytail-help.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip ponytail-help.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip ponytail-help.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Run it after installing ponytail to learn the slash-command names for your host
  • Use the config file or PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE environment variable to set your preferred level permanently
  • Read the full docs on the linked GitHub repository for examples

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from DietrichGebert/ponytail under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.