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This random guy solved vibe coding's biggest problem

A free skill called Ponytail turns your AI coding agent into the laziest senior dev in the room. Up to 90% less code, up to 77% cheaper, and 3 to 6 times faster, on every model.

  • One-line install for Claude Code, plus 12 other agents
  • The exact ladder it uses to refuse code you don't need
  • Before and after, and the verified benchmark numbers
  • 100% free and open source, no upsell

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01

What You'll Learn

One line install for Claude Code, plus 12 other agents The exact ladder it uses to refuse code you do not need Before and after so you can see the difference 100% free and open source

02

The Problem

More code is not more value.

03

What Ponytail Is

Ponytail is a free, open source skill (MIT license) you install into your AI coding agent.

The rest of the guide

  1. Install It (Claude Code)Two lines in Claude Code and it is active every session: It works with 13 agents total, including Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, Windsurf, and Cline.
  2. How It Works: The LadderBefore writing any code, the agent stops at the first rung that holds.
  3. Before And AfterYou ask for a date picker.
  4. The ReceiptsThese are medians of 10 runs across Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus, on five everyday coding tasks, measured straight off the API.
  5. The Commands You Actually Use/ponytail lite full ultra off: set the intensity or turn it off /ponytail-review: reviews your current diff for over engineering and hands back a delete list /ponytail-audit: audits the whole repo for over engineering, not just the diff /ponytail-debt: collects the ponytail: shor
  6. How To Roll It OutInstall it and leave it on full.
  7. Go DeeperPrefer a printable version?

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Cooper Simson

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