Make Claude a Lazy Senior Dev: Ponytail (190K ★)

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One free plugin and Claude writes half the code: seven questions first, then the smallest code that works. And ponytail review catches the bugs your own review misses.

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Commands that start with / go inside Claude Code. The others go in a terminal.

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Ponytail
190K ★MIT
The "laziest senior dev": seven questions before any code, then the smallest code that works. Its own benchmark: 53% less code, 41% less time.
Install
```
/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail
```
```
/plugin install ponytail@ponytail
```
Be careful: Install only from DietrichGebert/ponytail on GitHub or @dietrichgebert/ponytail on npm. The README warns about fake copies.
Open on GitHubDietrichGebert/ponytail

Good to know

Only install from DietrichGebert/ponytail on GitHub or @dietrichgebert/ponytail on npm (the README warns about fake copies).
Numbers are the repo's own benchmark (Claude Code, Opus 5.5, 39 tasks, 5 runs each): -53% code, -41% time, -26% cost, 98% of risky logic ships with a test; date picker 335 → 10 lines; /ponytail-review found 100% of planted problems (no skill: 87%). Source: the README and benchmarks/results/2026-10-07-agentic.md. Star count from 13 Nov 2026.
Claude Code needs a paid Claude plan; the plugin itself is free and open source.

Facts checked on 13 Nov 2026. Star counts, prices and plans change: check the official page before you pay for anything.