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ponytail-gain

Displays a one-shot ASCII scoreboard of ponytail benchmark medians for code, cost, and speed.

Updated Jul 31, 2026
Search Tags:#benchmark#cost savings#ai coding#scoreboard#code reduction#ascii chart#metrics display
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Rasslonely/NexusXRP --skill ponytail-gain-rasslonely
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: ponytail-gain
Source: https://github.com/Rasslonely/NexusXRP/tree/main/.agents/skills/ponytail-gain
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Rasslonely/NexusXRP --skill ponytail-gain-rasslonely

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Users evaluating the ponytail approach lack a quick, honest summary of its measured impact without digging through benchmark files or README documentation. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Benchmark Scoreboard: Renders a compact ASCII bar chart showing median reductions in lines of code (80-94%), cost (47-77%), and speed gains (3-6x) from published benchmarks across 5 tasks and 3 models. - Honesty Boundary: Explicitly refuses to fabricate per-repo savings numbers, pointing users to /ponytail-debt for real counted figures instead. - One-Shot Display: Shows the scoreboard once without changing modes, writing files, or persisting any state. - Use Case: A developer asks "what does ponytail save" and immediately sees the benchmark median scoreboard, then follows the pointer to /ponytail-audit for repo-specific analysis. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to show the ponytail gain scoreboard to see the benchmark median impact on code size, cost, and speed.

Frequently Asked Questions about ponytail-gain

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I see what ponytail saves on code and cost?▼

Invoke /ponytail-gain or ask "what does ponytail save" to display a compact ASCII scoreboard. It shows benchmark medians: 80-94% fewer lines of code, 47-77% lower cost, and 3-6x faster execution.

What benchmarks are the ponytail gain figures based on?▼

The figures are published benchmark medians from 5 everyday tasks (email validator, debounce, CSV sum, countdown timer, rate limiter) run across three models: Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus. They come from the benchmarks directory and README, not from your current repository.

Can ponytail-gain show savings for my specific repository?▼

No, it deliberately refuses to print per-repo savings because the unbuilt baseline version was never written, so no real comparison exists. For actual per-repo figures, use /ponytail-debt, which provides a counted ledger of deferred shortcuts.

Does the ponytail gain scoreboard change my session or files?▼

No, it is a strictly one-shot display. It edits nothing, changes no mode, writes no flag files, and persists nothing. Saying "stop ponytail" or "normal mode" reverts any related behavior.

What is the difference between ponytail-gain, ponytail-debt, and ponytail-audit?▼

ponytail-gain shows general benchmark medians as a scoreboard. ponytail-debt provides a counted ledger of shortcuts you deferred in this repo, while ponytail-audit identifies what is still cuttable. The gain scoreboard points to both for repo-specific data.

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