ponytail-help

1# Ponytail Help
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3Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode,
4write flag files, or persist anything.
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6## Levels
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8| Level | Trigger | What change |
9|-------|---------|-------------|
10| **Lite** | `/ponytail lite` | Build what was asked, name the smaller option in one line. |
11| **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. |
12| **Ultra** | `/ponytail ultra` | Also questions the request and pushes back before building. |
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14Level sticks until changed or session end.
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16## Skills
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18| Skill | Trigger | What it does |
19|-------|---------|--------------|
20| **ponytail** | `/ponytail` | Lazy mode itself: least new code, clear replies that name skipped work and risks. |
21| **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. |
22| **ponytail-audit** | `/ponytail-audit` | The same quality review for the whole repo, ranked. |
23| **ponytail-debt** | `/ponytail-debt` | Harvest `shortcut:` comments into a tracked ledger. |
24| **ponytail-gain** | `/ponytail-gain` | Measured-impact scoreboard: less code, less cost, more speed. |
25| **ponytail-help** | `/ponytail-help` | This card. |
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27In Codex CLI and the IDE extension, invoke skills with `$ponytail:ponytail`,
28`$ponytail:ponytail-review`, or `$ponytail:ponytail-help`. Claude Code and OpenCode use the
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