ponytail.devponytail is a rule set that makes AI coding agents write only the minimum code needed.
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What is ponytail
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ponytail is a rule set written for AI coding agents, so that they write only the minimum code that runs, like a senior engineer woken up in the middle of the night too many times.
Key Features9 items
- 01Stop at each rung of a ladder: first ask whether the need really exists
- 02reuse a helper, util or pattern already in the codebase
- 03use the standard library when it solves the problem
- 04do not pull in a library when native platform capabilities suffice
- 05add no new dependency when an installed one solves it
- 06write one line when one line will do
- 07only after all of that, write the smallest working implementation
- 08the rule set explicitly does not cut corners on validation, error handling, security or accessibility
- 09released under the MIT licence and installable into Claude Code and Codex through plugin marketplaces
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