
/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail/plugin install ponytail@ponytail▶️ Usage summary
- Install (Claude Code):
/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytailthen/plugin install ponytail@ponytail - Codex:
codex plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail
Ponytail — Forces the AI to pick the simplest solution, with less unnecessary code and less overengineering.
What is Ponytail?
Ponytail is a skill (a capability for AI agents such as Claude, Codex and Cursor) on GitHub (DietrichGebert/ponytail). Forces the AI to pick the simplest solution, with less unnecessary code and less overengineering.
What can Ponytail do?
- The AI writes less, leaner code
- Avoids needless complexity
- The best code is the code you never have to write
How to install Ponytail
See the ⚡ Quick install section at the top of the page — it has a ready-to-copy command taken from the author’s README, plus where to run it. For the full instructions, see the README at the end of the page.
Frequently asked questions about Ponytail
Is Ponytail free?
Yes. Ponytail is an open-source project on GitHub, so you can download and use it for free.
Is Ponytail hard to install?
No. You only need to run one command above.
Download & source code
The source code, README and latest updates of Ponytail are at github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail. The star count and update date on this page sync automatically from GitHub.
📖 Full guide
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