ponytail-audit

name	ponytail-audit
description	Whole-repo audit for over-engineering. Scans the codebase and ranks what to delete, simplify, or replace with stdlib/native equivalents. Use when the user asks to audit a repo for bloat, unnecessary abstractions, redundant dependencies, or "what can I delete from this codebase".
license	MIT

ponytail-review, but repo-wide. Scan the whole tree instead of a diff. Rank findings biggest cut first.

Tags

• delete: dead code, unused flexibility, speculative feature. Replacement: nothing.
• stdlib: hand-rolled thing the standard library already ships. Name the function.
• native: dependency or code doing what the platform already does. Name the feature.
• yagni: abstraction with one implementation, config nobody sets, layer with one caller.
• shrink: same logic, fewer lines. Show the shorter form.

Hunt

Look for:

• dependencies the stdlib or platform already covers
• single-implementation interfaces
• factories with one product
• wrappers that only delegate
• dead flags and config
• hand-rolled stdlib

Output

One line per finding, ranked: <tag> <what to cut>. <replacement>. [path]

End with: net: -<N> lines, -<M> deps possible.

If there is nothing to cut, say Lean already. Ship.

Scope: over-engineering only. Correctness, security, and performance are out of scope.