| name | direct-help |
| description | QUICK-REFERENCE card for all ponytail modes, skills, and commands. One-shot display, not persistent mode. Trigger: "/ponytail-help", "ponytail help", "what ponytail commands", "how do I use ponytail".
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| version | 2.0.0 |
| last_updated | 2026-06-28T00:00:00.000Z |
| category | direct |
Ponytail Help: Command Reference
LEVELS
| Level | Trigger | Behavior |
|---|
| Lite | /ponytail lite | Build what's asked, name lazier alternative in one line |
| Full | /ponytail | The ladder enforced: YAGNI → stdlib → native → one line → minimum. DEFAULT. |
| Ultra | /ponytail ultra | YAGNI extremist. Deletion before addition. Challenges requirements. |
Level persists until changed or session end.
SKILLS
| Skill | Trigger | What it does |
|---|
| ponytail | /ponytail | Lazy mode. Simplest solution that works. |
| ponytail-review | /ponytail-review | Over-engineering review: L42: yagni: factory, one product. Inline. |
| ponytail-gain | /ponytail-gain | Measured-impact scoreboard. |
| ponytail-help | /ponytail-help | This card. |
Codex: @ponytail, @ponytail-review, @ponytail-help.
Claude Code / OpenCode: slash commands above.
DEACTIVATE
"stop ponytail" / "normal mode" / "/ponytail off".
CONFIGURE DEFAULT MODE
Default = full, auto-active every session.
Env var (highest priority):
export PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
Config file (~/.config/ponytail/config.json):
{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
Set "off" to disable auto-activation.
UPDATE
Open /plugin → Marketplaces → ponytail → Enable auto-update.
Manual refresh: /plugin marketplace update ponytail then /reload-plugins.
MORE
Full docs + examples: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
