Ponytail GitHub
一句话概括
Ponytail 把“懒惰但不粗心的资深工程师”写成可安装插件/规则集，让 coding agent 在写代码前先沿 YAGNI、复用、标准库、平台原生能力和最小实现的梯子做取舍。
实践内容
/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail
/plugin install ponytail@ponytail
codex plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail
codex
copilot plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail
copilot plugin install ponytail@ponytail
clawhub install ponytail1. Does this need to be built at all? (YAGNI)
2. Does it already exist in this codebase?
3. Does the standard library already do this?
4. Does a native platform feature cover it?
5. Does an already-installed dependency solve it?
6. Can this be one line?
7. Only then: write the minimum code that works.摘录
The rule was never “fewest tokens.” It is: write only what the task needs, and never cut validation, error handling, security, or accessibility. The code ends up small because it is necessary, not golfed.
Lazy, not negligent: trust-boundary validation, data-loss handling, security, and accessibility are never on the chopping block. The ladder runs after it understands the problem, not instead of it: it reads the code the change touches and traces the real flow before picking a rung.
涉及实体
- Ponytail —— 本项目实体，反过度工程化插件/规则。
- Claude-Code —— Claude Code 是主要安装面之一。
- Harness-Engineering —— Ponytail 把行为约束和验证点作为 Agent harness。
- Spec-Driven-Development —— 需求边界清晰后，Ponytail 约束实现不要越界。
涉及主题
我的评注
Ponytail 和用户贴的 AGENTS.md 指南高度同构：先想清楚、简单优先、手术式改动、目标验证。它适合收进 Skill 最佳实践，因为它不只是“少写代码”的口号，而是把何时删、何时复用、何时留检查点、何时不能简化写成了可执行规则。