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ponytail-gain

Displays a one-shot ASCII scoreboard of ponytail's benchmarked code, cost, and speed reductions.

Updated Aug 28, 2026
Search Tags:#benchmark#cost savings#ai coding#scoreboard#code reduction#ascii chart#metrics display
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/epicodic/drift --skill ponytail-gain-epicodic
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: ponytail-gain
Source: https://github.com/epicodic/drift/tree/main/.agents/skills/ponytail-gain
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/epicodic/drift --skill ponytail-gain-epicodic

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Users evaluating the ponytail workflow lack a quick, honest summary of its measured impact, and risk confusing benchmark medians with per-repo savings that cannot actually be computed. ## 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 (3–6× faster) across 5 tasks and 3 models. - Honesty Boundary: Refuses to invent per-repo savings numbers, since no unbuilt baseline exists in a live repository. - Use Case: A developer asks "what does ponytail save" and immediately sees the published benchmark medians, plus pointers to /ponytail-debt and /ponytail-audit for real per-repo figures. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to show the ponytail gain scoreboard to display the benchmark median impact summary.

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 the ponytail gain scoreboard with /ponytail-gain or by asking "what does ponytail save". It renders an ASCII bar chart of benchmark medians: 80–94% fewer lines, 47–77% lower cost, and 3–6× faster execution.

What benchmarks back the ponytail gain numbers?▼

The figures are 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 live computation.

Can ponytail gain show savings for my specific repository?▼

No. The scoreboard only shows benchmark medians because a live repo has no unbuilt baseline to subtract from. For real per-repo figures, use /ponytail-debt for a counted ledger or /ponytail-audit for remaining cuttable code.

Does the ponytail gain scoreboard change any settings or files?▼

No. It is a one-shot display that edits nothing, writes no flag files, and changes no mode. Saying "stop ponytail" or "normal mode" reverts the ponytail workflow separately.

Why does ponytail gain refuse to print per-repo savings?▼

Because the unbuilt version of the code was never written, there is no real baseline to subtract from in a live repository. Printing such a number would fabricate data, so the skill points to /ponytail-debt instead.

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