What it does
This repo is a collection of 6 skills
- Connects Instruction files the AI reads; connects to nothing
- Account or key No key needed
- Category Coding
Maker’s original description
Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.6 skills (instruction sets) by DietrichGebert that an AI reads and follows · not an MCP server
Pick the skill to install
Install only the ones you use. Open a skill to see how to install it
Install the whole set (6)
If you want every one, let the AI install them in one go. Know 2 things first
- Every installed skill’s description is loaded into every chat. The more you install, the easier it is for the AI to pick the wrong one
- Some skills duplicate tools the AI already has built in. Installing only the ones you use works better
Uploading to Claude on the web and apps: you need 6 uploads, one ZIP per skill. Open each skill in the list below to download it
Checked against official docs Nov 12, 2026 · Source: support.claude.com, code.claude.com, learn.chatgpt.com, cursor.com
- ponytail
Lazy senior dev mode: the smallest change that fully solves the task, and a reply a busy human understands in one read. Use on any coding task (writing, fixing, refactoring, reviewing, choosing dependencies) and when the user says "ponytail", "be lazy", "simplest solution", "yagni", or complains ab…
- ponytail-audit
Quality audit of a whole repo: bugs, security holes, what breaks under real load, risky code without tests, slow paths, and what to delete, merge or split. Ranked, each finding explained in plain English. One-shot report, changes nothing. Use for "audit this codebase", "review the whole repo", "fin…
- ponytail-debt
List every `shortcut:` comment (and older `ponytail:` ones) as a debt ledger. One-shot report, changes nothing. Use for "ponytail debt", "what did ponytail defer", "list the shortcuts", /ponytail-debt.
- ponytail-gain
Show ponytail's measured savings (code, cost, speed) from the benchmark. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-gain, "what does ponytail save", "ponytail impact".
- ponytail-help
Quick reference for ponytail levels, skills and commands. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-help, "ponytail help", "how do I use ponytail".
- ponytail-review
Quality review of a change: is the logic right, is it safe, does it hold under real load, is risky code tested, is it fast enough, and is every line needed. Reads the connected code, not only the diff. Each finding is explained in plain English. Use for "review this", "code review", "review the las…
How a Skill differs from MCP
MCP connects an AI to an outside service or data. A Skill is a how-to guide the AI reads and follows; it connects to nothing.
Works with
Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotWindsurfOpenCodeKiro
From the maker’s README and the folders in the repo
Install
Pick a skill first
This repo has 6 skills. Pick one from the list above; its page shows every way to install it, including letting the AI install it and a ZIP
The maker’s first step: add their catalog (this alone installs no skill)
/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytailCopied from the maker’s README; it downloads and runs the maker’s code
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From GitHub
- GitHub stars
- 189,841
Stars are for the whole repo, not each skill - Maker
- DietrichGebert
- License
- MIT
- Last code change
- Oct 29, 2026
- SKILL.md files in the repo (including translated copies and templates)
- 12
- Topics
- agent-skills, ai-agents, claude, claude-code, claude-code-plugin, cursor-rules, developer-tools, llm, prompt-engineering, yagni