Quick overview
Steers an AI coding agent toward the simplest possible solution instead of its default tendency to over-engineer, over-abstract, and write more code than necessary.
One of the most-starred Claude Code skills available, directly addressing a widely recognized agent failure mode (over-complication).
Common tasks
- Stop an agent from over-engineering a simple task
- Reduce unnecessary abstractions and boilerplate in generated code
- Keep a codebase lean instead of accumulating agent-generated cruft
Install paths
Primary command
openclaw install DietrichGebert/ponytail
ClawHub installer
npx clawhub@latest install DietrichGebert/ponytail
OpenClaw CLI
openclaw skills install DietrichGebert/ponytail
Direct OpenClaw install
openclaw install DietrichGebert/ponytail
Skill metadata
- Category: Coding & Engineering
- Language: Markdown
- Version: 1.0.0
- License: MIT
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