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Reviews diffs for over-engineering only. Use when reviewing, desloping, or asking what to delete, inline, shrink, or replace with stdlib/native code.
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| name | ponytail-review |
| description | Reviews diffs for over-engineering only. Use when reviewing, desloping, or asking what to delete, inline, shrink, or replace with stdlib/native code. |
| license | MIT |
| vendored_from | https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail |
| upstream_commit | 687c1b339872289d70f65c5eaabce850b1663867 |
Repo/code changes: run /deslop before commit, push, PR, or merge.
Vendored from DietrichGebert/ponytail. Complexity only; /deslop owns value/defense/test gate.
Caveman terse: one finding per line, no coaching prose.
Review diffs for needless complexity. Best result: diff gets shorter.
<file>:L<line>: <tag> <what>. <replacement>.
Tags:
delete: dead code, unused flexibility, speculative feature. Replace with nothing.stdlib: hand-rolled stdlib. Name function.native: dep/code doing platform job. Name feature.yagni: one impl, one caller, config nobody sets.shrink: same behavior, fewer lines. Show shorter form.L12-38: stdlib: 27-line validator class. "@" check; real validation is confirmation email.L4: native: moment.js for one format call. Intl.DateTimeFormat, 0 deps.repo.py:L88: yagni: AbstractRepository with one impl. Inline until second exists.L52-71: delete: retry wrapper around idempotent local call. Nothing replaces it.L30-44: shrink: manual dict loop. dict(zip(keys, values)), 1 line.End with net: -<N> lines possible.
Nothing to cut: Lean already. Ship.
Complexity only. Correctness, security, perf, resilience, product value -> normal review and /deslop. Behavior test is not bloat. List cuts; do not apply.
Generate Codex hooks.json and AGENTS.md from Claude Code hooks. Maps supported hooks directly, including Edit|Write apply_patch aliases, and keeps Stop batch checks only as fallback. Use when setting up Codex compatibility or dual-agent support.
Question changed code as liability and remove unjustified surface area. Use before commit, push, PR, merge, or when a change feels overbuilt or low-value.
Resilience Review checks resilience. Use when edge cases, errors, fallback, async/data, state, or polish matter.
Reviews a diff since a fixed point across Standards, Spec, and risk gates. Use when reviewing a branch, PR, WIP, or "review since X".
parallel executor. Use /swarm.
Runs a release-blocking cold PR audit across quality, frontend, resilience, visual, security, tests, perf, and steelman. Use when very important PR, high-stakes PR, thermo nuclear review, or no-stones-unturned audit requested.