Ponytail Gain
- 9k installs
- 96k repo stars
- Updated July 15, 2026
- dietrichgebert/ponytail
ponytail-gain is an agent skill: Show ponytail's measured impact as a compact scoreboard: less code, lesscost, more speed, from the benchmark medians. One-shot display, not
About
The ponytail-gain skill Show ponytail's measured impact as a compact scoreboard: less code, lesscost, more speed, from the benchmark medians. One-shot display, not apersistent mode, and not a per-repo number. Trigger: /ponytail-gain,"ponytail gain", "what does ponytail save", "show ponytail impact","ponytail scoreboard".. Ponytail Gain Display this scoreboard when invoked. One-shot: do NOT change mode, write flag files, or persist anything. The figures are the published benchmark medians (5 everyday tasks: email validator, debounce, CSV sum, countdown timer, rate limiter; three models: Haiku, Sonnet, Opus). They are measured, not computed from the current repo. Source: `benchmarks/` and the README. Scoreboard Render plain ASCII bars. The bar length shows the measured range; the label carries the exact figure: Honesty boundary These are benchmark medians, not this repo. NEVER print a per-repo savings number ("you
- Covers ponytail-gain quick start, workflow steps, and reference pointers from SKILL.md.
- Tagged for stage grow and subphase analytics in the closed Skillselion taxonomy.
- Documents prerequisites, permissions shell, and compatible agents.
- Includes AEO tagMeta with task queries, keywords, and evidence quotes for discovery.
- Cross-links related skills and generated REFERENCE.md tables where the repo provides them.
Ponytail Gain by the numbers
- 8,971 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- +1,341 installs in the week ending Aug 4, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
- Ranked #97 of 3,282 Productivity & Planning skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
ponytail-gain capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- ponytail gain documented workflow · quick start examples · reference parameter lookup · taxonomy aligned metadata · aeo discovery fields
- Use cases
- token optimization · planning
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| Installs | 9k |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 96k |
| Security audit | 3 / 3 scanners passed |
| Last updated | July 15, 2026 |
| Repository | dietrichgebert/ponytail ↗ |
How do I run ponytail-gain correctly without guessing steps, tools, or parameters?
Show ponytail's measured impact as a compact scoreboard: less code, lesscost, more speed, from the benchmark medians. One-shot display, not apersistent mode, and not a per-repo number. Trigger: /
Who is it for?
Teams using ponytail-gain when SKILL.md triggers match the user request.
Skip if: Skip when the task is outside ponytail-gain documented triggers or sibling skill scope.
When should I use this skill?
User mentions ponytail-gain, related trigger phrases, or asks to follow this SKILL.md workflow.
What you get
Completed ponytail-gain workflow with outputs and checks defined in SKILL.md.
- ponytail-gain output per SKILL.md
By the numbers
- Stage grow/analytics
- Category Productivity & Planning
- Complexity beginner
Files
Ponytail Gain
Display this scoreboard when invoked. One-shot: do NOT change mode, write flag files, or persist anything.
The figures are the published benchmark medians (5 everyday tasks: email validator, debounce, CSV sum, countdown timer, rate limiter; three models: Haiku, Sonnet, Opus). They are measured, not computed from the current repo. Source: benchmarks/ and the README.
Scoreboard
Render plain ASCII bars. The bar length shows the measured range; the label carries the exact figure:
ponytail gain benchmark median · 5 tasks · 3 models
Lines of code no-skill ████████████████████ 100%
ponytail ██▌················· 6–20% ▼ 80–94%
Cost no-skill ████████████████████ 100%
ponytail █████▌·············· 23–53% ▼ 47–77%
Speed ponytail ▸ 3–6× faster
This repo: /ponytail-debt (shortcuts you deferred)
/ponytail-audit (what's still cuttable)Honesty boundary
These are benchmark medians, not this repo. NEVER print a per-repo savings number ("you saved X lines/tokens here"): the unbuilt version was never written, so there is no real baseline to subtract from in a live repo. The only real per-repo figures come from /ponytail-debt (a counted ledger), and this card points there instead of inventing one.
Boundaries
One-shot display. Edits nothing, changes no mode. "stop ponytail" or "normal mode": revert.
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ponytail-gain implements its own SKILL.md workflow rather than a generic substitute skill.
FAQ
Who is ponytail-gain for?
Agents and developers following the ponytail-gain SKILL.md guidance.
When should I use ponytail-gain?
When user intent matches description triggers and quick start scenarios.
Is ponytail-gain safe to install?
Review the Security Audits panel before production shell or network use.