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ponytail

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

GitHub ↗Website ↗MIT🤖 Agent

At a glance

Is this tool relevant to you?

What it does

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

May suit

People who want an AI system to plan or carry out multi-step tasks.

Before you try it

The repository reports a MIT license. Setup difficulty and device support still need to be checked upstream.

Evidence & freshness

What we know, and how recently we checked

Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC

Core repository facts were fetched from GitHub and passed the catalog quality checks at the displayed source timestamp.

Source
Verified GitHub snapshot
Checked
2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
Snapshot evidence level
High confidence
Maintenance signal
Strong84/100

Strong automated signals across recent activity, community, and project upkeep.

The health score is an automated maintenance signal, not a security audit or a guarantee that the tool fits your needs.

How verification and health scoring work

Catalog-verified records use a timestamped GitHub snapshot that passed source and completeness checks. Basic listings come from the wider automated sync and have not yet passed that stronger verification path.

Health combines recent activity, commit frequency, issue handling, contributor depth, release cadence, documentation, and community signals. Missing evidence lowers how much confidence you should place in the number.

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Strong84/100
Health Score

Star History

022.5K45.0K67.5K90.0K2026/7/222026/7/27

Health Score Breakdown

Star Momentum
100
Commit Frequency
79
Issue Health
100
Contributors
100
Release Cadence
100
Documentation
100
Community Signal
50

Project Info

Language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Last Commit
2026-10-03 05:12 UTC
Last Release
v4.8.4 (2026-10-03 02:36 UTC)
Open Issues
105
Bus Factor
6
Commits/Week
15.8
Avg Issue Close
0.2 days
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