Ponytail Help

Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode, write flag files, or persist anything.

Levels

Level	Trigger	What change
Lite	/ponytail lite	Build what was asked, name the smaller option in one line.
Full	/ponytail	The smallest complete change, a check where the logic needs one, and a reply that names what was skipped and any risk. Default.
Ultra	/ponytail ultra	Also questions the request and pushes back before building.

Level sticks until changed or session end.

Skills

Skill	Trigger	What it does
ponytail	/ponytail	Lazy mode itself: least new code, clear replies that name skipped work and risks.
ponytail-review	/ponytail-review	Quality review of a diff: bugs, security, load, missing tests, speed, what to cut. Each finding says what goes wrong and how to fix it.
ponytail-audit	/ponytail-audit	The same quality review for the whole repo, ranked.
ponytail-debt	/ponytail-debt	Harvest shortcut: comments into a tracked ledger.
ponytail-gain	/ponytail-gain	Measured-impact scoreboard: less code, less cost, more speed.
ponytail-help	/ponytail-help	This card.

In Codex CLI and the IDE extension, invoke skills with $ponytail:ponytail, $ponytail:ponytail-review, or $ponytail:ponytail-help. Claude Code and OpenCode use the slash-command forms above (OpenCode ships all six as slash commands).

Deactivate

Say "stop ponytail" or "normal mode". Resume anytime with /ponytail. /ponytail off also works.

Band (Claude Code)

/ponytail band hides the band above the prompt, the same command brings it back. /ponytail band on and /ponytail band off set it directly. The level stays. /ponytail band import adds your past Claude Code sessions (cost, agent time, tokens) to the board.

Configure Default Mode