---
id: gh-ponytail-help
name: "ponytail-help"
url: https://skills.yangsir.net/skill/gh-ponytail-help
author: dietrichgebert
domain: ai-dev-tools-workflow
tags: ["reference", "cli-utilities", "developer-tools", "documentation", "quick-guide"]
install_count: 40600
rating: 4.60 (120 reviews)
github: https://github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail/tree/main/.openclaw/skills/ponytail-help
---

# ponytail-help

> 此技能提供 `ponytail` 工具的模式、技能和命令的快速参考卡，作为开发者在日常工作中不可或缺的辅助。它使用户能够即时获取关键信息，无需离开当前工作流或查阅外部文档，从而大幅减少了上下文切换的开销。这极大地简化了 `ponytail` 的学习和使用过程，提升了开发效率，确保开发者能快速掌握并应用其核心功能，加速项目迭代。

**Stats**: 40,600 installs · 4.6/5 (120 reviews)

## Before / After 对比

### 快速获取 ponytail 使用指南

**Before**:

在没有此技能之前，开发者需要手动查阅 `ponytail` 的官方文档或回忆其复杂的命令和模式，这通常会导致频繁的上下文切换和时间浪费，影响开发流程的顺畅性。

**After**:

该 Skill 提供即时、集成的 `ponytail` 参考信息，开发者无需离开当前工作环境即可快速获取所需指令，显著减少了查找时间，提高了工作效率和命令使用的准确性。

| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 查找信息时间 | 300秒 | 10秒 | -97% |

## Readme

# 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's asked, name the 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 before building. |

Level sticks until changed or session end.

## Skills

| Skill | Trigger | What it does |
|-------|---------|--------------|
| **ponytail** | `/ponytail` | Lazy mode itself. Simplest solution that works. |
| **ponytail-review** | `/ponytail-review` | Over-engineering review: `L42: yagni: factory, one product. Inline.` |
| **ponytail-gain** | `/ponytail-gain` | Measured-impact scoreboard: less code, less cost, more speed. |
| **ponytail-help** | `/ponytail-help` | This card. |

Codex uses `@ponytail`, `@ponytail-review`, and `@ponytail-help`; Claude Code
and OpenCode use the slash-command forms above (OpenCode ships `/ponytail` and
`/ponytail-review`).

## Deactivate

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

## Configure Default Mode

Default mode = `full`, auto-active every session. Change it:

**Environment variable** (highest priority):
```bash
export PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
```

**Config file** (`~/.config/ponytail/config.json`, Windows: `%APPDATA%\ponytail\config.json`):
```json
{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
```

Set `"off"` to disable auto-activation on session start, activate manually
with `/ponytail` when wanted.

Resolution: env var > config file > `full`.

## Update

Enable auto-update once: open `/plugin`, go to Marketplaces, pick ponytail, Enable auto-update. Claude Code then pulls new versions at startup (run `/reload-plugins` when it prompts). Manual refresh: `/plugin marketplace update ponytail` then `/reload-plugins`.

If `/plugin` is not recognized, your Claude Code is out of date. Update it (`npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code@latest`, or `brew upgrade claude-code`) and restart. Other hosts use their own update flow.

## More

Full docs + examples: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail


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