# Ponytail

> Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote. Added from the nightly trending feed on 2026-10-21 with 169,733 GitHub stars. So far only the licence comes from GitHub; the other facts are unknown until someone checks them.

- Repository: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
- Official docs: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-21

## What it replaces
Nothing people pay for: a free tool, listed because people search for it.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, a skill installed into your local coding agent | https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail/blob/main/README.md#install | 2026-10-21 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT | https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail#license | 2026-10-21 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No bundled weights; depends on the model your coding agent uses | https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail/blob/main/README.md#the-prompt | 2026-10-21 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT allows commercial use | https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-21 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | Needs a supported AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and others), which may need a paid plan or API key | https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail/blob/main/README.md#commands | 2026-10-21 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not checked yet | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Partial | Wherever Claude Code runs: macOS, Linux, Windows | https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup#system-requirements | 2026-10-21 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; two plugin commands in Claude Code or Codex, or copy AGENTS.md into your project | https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail/blob/main/README.md#install | 2026-10-21 |

GitHub: 169734 stars, 9230 forks, last push 2026-10-18, archived: no.
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