ponytail-debt

Harvest every `ponytail:` comment in the codebase into a debt ledger, so the deliberate shortcuts and deferrals ponytail leaves behind get tracked instead of rotting into "later means never". Use when the user says "ponytail debt", "/ponytail-debt", "what did ponytail defer", "list the shortcuts", "ponytail ledger", or "what did we mark to do later". One-shot report, changes nothing.

Quality

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Does it follow best practices?

Impact

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No eval scenarios have been run

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Passed

No known issues

Quality

Content

100%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A tight, well-crafted skill body: concrete commands and templates, a clear single-task workflow, and clean section organization with no redundant explanation. It assumes Claude's competence and respects the context window.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Lean and token-efficient with no padding and no explanations of concepts Claude already knows; every line earns its place.	3 / 3
Actionability	Provides a copy-paste-ready grep command, an explicit per-row output template, a concrete `git blame` enhancement, and a defined empty-state message — fully executable guidance.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	A simple single-purpose read-only skill whose single action is unambiguous: scan, format rows, flag no-trigger rows, summarize — with no destructive operations requiring validation checkpoints.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Under 50 lines with no need for external references, organized into clear sections (Scan, Output, Boundaries) that satisfy the simple-skill allowance for a top score.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A model description: concrete capabilities, explicit and natural trigger terms, complete what-and-when guidance, and a clearly distinct niche. Third-person voice is maintained throughout. No vague fluff or over-claims.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete actions — harvesting `ponytail:` comments across the codebase and aggregating them into a debt ledger — with no vague language.	3 / 3
Completeness	Explicitly answers both what it does ('Harvest every ponytail: comment into a debt ledger') and when to use it via a clear 'Use when the user says...' clause with multiple triggers.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Provides a strong set of natural phrases a user would actually say ('ponytail debt', 'what did ponytail defer', 'list the shortcuts', 'ponytail ledger') plus a slash-command trigger.	3 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The niche is highly specific — a single convention's comment markers — with distinctive triggers that are unlikely to collide with other skills.	3 / 3
	Total	12 / 12 Passed

Validation

100%

Warnings & errors only

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 16 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository: DietrichGebert/ponytail
Commit: 14a0d79

Reviewed: about 1 hour ago

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