Ponytail plugin for Grok Build

Name: Ponytail
Author: DietrichGebert

Community plugin, built for Grok BuildPluginDevelopment

Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.

How to install Ponytail in Grok Build

1. Add this repo as a plugin marketplace in Grok Build (once per computer):

grok plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail

2. Install the plugin:

grok plugin install ponytail@DietrichGebert/ponytail --trust

✓ Install-checked in Grok Buildchecked Oct 18, 2026

Review before you trust it. --trust lets this plugin's hooks, MCP servers and scripts run code on your computer. It's a community repo that neither xAI nor GrokStacks has reviewed, so read its code first.

Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.

Inside Grok Build: type /plugins, open the Marketplace tab, press a and add DietrichGebert/ponytail, then select ponytail and press i.

Command format: Grok Build's plugin guide

What we checked: on Oct 18, 2026 it installed with grok 1.0.62 and Grok found 6 skills. That's an install check only: we haven't run it in a live Grok session.

What it contains

Skills (6)

ponytail — Lazy senior dev mode: the smallest change that fully solves the task, and a reply a busy human understands in one read. Use on any coding task (writing, fixing, refactoring, reviewing, choosing dependencies) and when the user says "ponytail
ponytail-audit — Quality audit of a whole repo: bugs, security holes, what breaks under real load, risky code without tests, slow paths, and what to delete, merge or split. Ranked, each finding explained in plain English. One-shot report, changes nothing. U
ponytail-debt — List every `shortcut:` comment (and older `ponytail:` ones) as a debt ledger. One-shot report, changes nothing. Use for "ponytail debt", "what did ponytail defer", "list the shortcuts", /ponytail-debt.
ponytail-gain — Show ponytail's measured savings (code, cost, speed) from the benchmark. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-gain, "what does ponytail save", "ponytail impact".
ponytail-help — Quick reference for ponytail levels, skills and commands. One-shot display. Use for /ponytail-help, "ponytail help", "how do I use ponytail".
ponytail-review — Quality review of a change: is the logic right, is it safe, does it hold under real load, is risky code tested, is it fast enough, and is every line needed. Reads the connected code, not only the diff. Each finding is explained in plain Eng

About this listing

Ponytail is a community plugin on GitHub by DietrichGebert, built for Grok Build. We install-checked it in Grok; we haven't run it in a live session or reviewed its code. When we installed it, Grok found 6 skills. Its license is MIT. We checked commit 09c434ab73ca. It's one of 409 listings in the Development category on GrokStacks.

Ponytail FAQ

How do I install Ponytail in Grok Build?

Add the repo as a marketplace with grok plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail, then run grok plugin install ponytail@DietrichGebert/ponytail --trust. Then start a new Grok session, or press r in /plugins, to load it.

Is Ponytail an official Grok Build plugin?

No. Ponytail is a community plugin on GitHub by DietrichGebert, not in xAI's official Grok Build marketplace. We checked that it installs and what Grok loads from it, but haven't run it in a live Grok session or reviewed its code.

What does Ponytail include?

According to what Grok loaded in our install check, Ponytail includes 6 skills: ponytail, ponytail-audit, ponytail-debt, ponytail-gain, ponytail-help, ponytail-review.

Details

Type: Plugin
Category: Development
Source: Community plugin, built for Grok Build
License: MIT
Author: DietrichGebert
Version: 5.3.2
Keywords: agent-skills, ai-agents, claude, claude-code, claude-code-plugin, cursor-rules, developer-tools, llm, prompt-engineering, yagni
Source repo: https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
Checked commit: 09c434ab73ca
Homepage: https://ponytail.dev
Checked by GrokStacks: Install-checked in Grok Build on Oct 18, 2026; not run in a live session

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**[Ponytail on GrokStacks](https://grokstacks.com/p/ponytail/)**: Community plugin for Grok Build with 6 skills. Install: `grok plugin install ponytail@DietrichGebert/ponytail --trust` (after `grok plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail`)

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