| name | ponytail-help |
| description | Quick reference for ponytail modes and companion skills. One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Use when the user asks how to use ponytail, which modes exist, or what ponytail commands/skills are available.
|
| license | MIT |
Ponytail Help
Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode or
persist anything.
Levels
| Level | Trigger | What changes |
|---|
| Lite | /ponytail lite | Build what's asked, but name the lazier alternative in one line. |
| Full | /ponytail | YAGNI -> reuse -> stdlib -> native -> one line -> minimum. Default. |
| Ultra | /ponytail ultra | YAGNI extremist. Deletion before addition. Challenges requirements before building. |
Skills
| Skill | Trigger | What it does |
|---|
| ponytail | /ponytail | Lazy mode itself. Simplest correct solution. |
| ponytail-review | /ponytail-review | Over-engineering review for a diff. |
| ponytail-audit | /ponytail-audit | Repo-wide over-engineering audit. |
| ponytail-help | /ponytail-help | This card. |
Codex commonly invokes these as @ponytail, @ponytail-review,
@ponytail-audit, and @ponytail-help.
Deactivate
Say "stop ponytail" or "normal mode".
Configure Default Mode
Environment variable:
export PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
Config file:
{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
Resolution order: env var -> config file -> full.
