pi-ponytail 0.1.1

package/LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 DietrichGebert
+Copyright (c) 2026 thelegendtubaguy
+
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+
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+
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+SOFTWARE.

package/NOTICE

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+Ponytail rules, skills, and command behavior are adapted from:
+
+  https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
+
+Original license: MIT. Original copyright notice is preserved in LICENSE.

package/README.md

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+# pi-ponytail
+
+Ponytail lazy senior developer mode for pi: YAGNI first, stdlib/native before dependencies, smallest working diff, one runnable check for non-trivial logic.
+
+Source behavior is adapted from [DietrichGebert/ponytail](https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail).
+
+## Install
+
+```bash
+pi install npm:pi-ponytail
+```
+
+Try without installing:
+
+```bash
+pi -e npm:pi-ponytail
+```
+
+## Commands
+
+- `/ponytail` — enable the configured default mode (`full` unless changed).
+- `/ponytail lite|full|ultra|off` — set session mode.
+- `/ponytail status` — show current and default mode.
+- `/ponytail default lite|full|ultra|off` — persist the default mode in the Ponytail config file.
+- `/ponytail-review` — run the over-engineering review skill.
+- `/ponytail-audit` — run the whole-repo over-engineering audit skill.
+- `/ponytail-debt` — list `ponytail:` debt markers.
+- `/ponytail-help` — show the quick reference.
+
+Say `stop ponytail` or `normal mode` to disable the persistent mode in the current session.
+
+## Default mode
+
+Resolution order:
+
+1. `PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=lite|full|ultra|off`
+2. `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ponytail/config.json` or `~/.config/ponytail/config.json`
+3. `full`
+
+Config file shape:
+
+```json
+{ "defaultMode": "full" }
+```
+
+## pi package manifest
+
+`package.json` exposes:
+
+```json
+{
+  "keywords": ["pi-package"],
+  "pi": {
+    "extensions": ["./extensions/ponytail.js"],
+    "skills": ["./skills"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Development
+
+```bash
+npm test
+npm pack --dry-run
+```

package/extensions/ponytail.js

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+import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+export const DEFAULT_MODE = "full";
+export const VALID_MODES = ["off", "lite", "full", "ultra"];
+
+const skillPath = fileURLToPath(new URL("../skills/ponytail/SKILL.md", import.meta.url));
+
+export function normalizeMode(mode) {
+  if (typeof mode !== "string") return null;
+  const normalized = mode.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return VALID_MODES.includes(normalized) ? normalized : null;
+}
+
+export function getConfigDir() {
+  if (process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME) return join(process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME, "ponytail");
+
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    return join(process.env.APPDATA || join(homedir(), "AppData", "Roaming"), "ponytail");
+  }
+
+  return join(homedir(), ".config", "ponytail");
+}
+
+export function getConfigPath() {
+  return join(getConfigDir(), "config.json");
+}
+
+export function readDefaultMode() {
+  const envMode = normalizeMode(process.env.PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE);
+  if (envMode) return envMode;
+
+  try {
+    const config = JSON.parse(readFileSync(getConfigPath(), "utf8"));
+    return normalizeMode(config.defaultMode) || DEFAULT_MODE;
+  } catch {
+    return DEFAULT_MODE;
+  }
+}
+
+export function writeDefaultMode(mode) {
+  const normalized = normalizeMode(mode);
+  if (!normalized) return null;
+
+  const configPath = getConfigPath();
+  mkdirSync(dirname(configPath), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(configPath, `${JSON.stringify({ defaultMode: normalized }, null, 2)}\n`, "utf8");
+  return normalized;
+}
+
+export function filterSkillBodyForMode(body, mode) {
+  const effectiveMode = normalizeMode(mode) || DEFAULT_MODE;
+  const withoutFrontmatter = String(body || "").replace(/^---[\s\S]*?---\s*/, "");
+
+  return withoutFrontmatter
+    .split(/\r?\n/)
+    .filter((line) => {
+      const tableLabel = line.match(/^\|\s*\*\*(.+?)\*\*\s*\|/);
+      if (tableLabel) {
+        const labelMode = normalizeMode(tableLabel[1]);
+        if (labelMode) return labelMode === effectiveMode;
+      }
+
+      const exampleLabel = line.match(/^-\s*([^:]+):\s*/);
+      if (exampleLabel) {
+        const labelMode = normalizeMode(exampleLabel[1]);
+        if (labelMode) return labelMode === effectiveMode;
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    })
+    .join("\n");
+}
+
+export function getPonytailInstructions(mode) {
+  const effectiveMode = normalizeMode(mode) || DEFAULT_MODE;
+
+  try {
+    const body = readFileSync(skillPath, "utf8");
+    return `PONYTAIL MODE ACTIVE — level: ${effectiveMode}\n\n${filterSkillBodyForMode(body, effectiveMode)}`;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function resolveSessionMode(entries, fallbackMode = DEFAULT_MODE) {
+  const fallback = normalizeMode(fallbackMode) || DEFAULT_MODE;
+  if (!Array.isArray(entries)) return fallback;
+
+  for (let i = entries.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    const entry = entries[i];
+    if (entry?.type !== "custom" || entry.customType !== "ponytail-mode") continue;
+
+    const mode = normalizeMode(entry?.data?.mode);
+    if (mode) return mode;
+  }
+
+  return fallback;
+}
+
+export function parsePonytailCommand(text, defaultMode = DEFAULT_MODE) {
+  const fallback = normalizeMode(defaultMode) || DEFAULT_MODE;
+  const normalizedText = String(text || "").trim().toLowerCase();
+
+  if (!normalizedText) {
+    return { type: "set-mode", mode: fallback === "off" ? DEFAULT_MODE : fallback };
+  }
+
+  const [primary, secondary] = normalizedText.split(/\s+/);
+
+  if (primary === "status") return { type: "status" };
+
+  if (primary === "default") {
+    const mode = normalizeMode(secondary);
+    return mode ? { type: "set-default", mode } : { type: "invalid" };
+  }
+
+  const mode = normalizeMode(primary);
+  return mode ? { type: "set-mode", mode } : { type: "invalid" };
+}
+
+export default function ponytailExtension(pi) {
+  let configuredDefaultMode = readDefaultMode();
+  let currentMode = configuredDefaultMode;
+
+  const setMode = (mode, ctx) => {
+    const normalized = normalizeMode(mode);
+    if (!normalized) return;
+
+    currentMode = normalized;
+    pi.appendEntry("ponytail-mode", { mode: normalized });
+    ctx?.ui?.notify?.(`Ponytail mode set to ${normalized}.`, "info");
+  };
+
+  const sendAlias = (skillName, args, ctx) => {
+    const suffix = String(args || "").trim();
+    const message = suffix ? `/skill:${skillName} ${suffix}` : `/skill:${skillName}`;
+
+    if (ctx?.isIdle?.() === false) {
+      pi.sendUserMessage(message, { deliverAs: "followUp" });
+      ctx?.ui?.notify?.(`/${skillName} queued as follow-up.`, "info");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    pi.sendUserMessage(message);
+  };
+
+  pi.registerCommand("ponytail", {
+    description: "Set Ponytail lazy-dev mode: lite, full, ultra, off, status, or default <mode>",
+    handler: async (args, ctx) => {
+      const parsed = parsePonytailCommand(args, configuredDefaultMode);
+
+      if (parsed.type === "status") {
+        ctx?.ui?.notify?.(`Ponytail: current ${currentMode} • default ${configuredDefaultMode}`, "info");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (parsed.type === "set-default") {
+        const written = writeDefaultMode(parsed.mode);
+        if (written) {
+          configuredDefaultMode = readDefaultMode();
+          const message = configuredDefaultMode === written
+            ? `Default Ponytail mode set to ${written}.`
+            : `Saved default ${written}, but PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE keeps default at ${configuredDefaultMode}.`;
+          ctx?.ui?.notify?.(message, "info");
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (parsed.type === "set-mode") {
+        setMode(parsed.mode, ctx);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      ctx?.ui?.notify?.("Unknown /ponytail mode. Use lite, full, ultra, off, status, or default <mode>.", "warning");
+    },
+  });
+
+  for (const name of ["ponytail-review", "ponytail-audit", "ponytail-debt", "ponytail-help"]) {
+    pi.registerCommand(name, {
+      description: `Run /skill:${name}`,
+      handler: (args, ctx) => sendAlias(name, args, ctx),
+    });
+  }
+
+  pi.on("session_start", async (_event, ctx) => {
+    const entries = ctx?.sessionManager?.getBranch?.() || ctx?.sessionManager?.getEntries?.() || [];
+    configuredDefaultMode = readDefaultMode();
+    currentMode = resolveSessionMode(entries, configuredDefaultMode);
+  });
+
+  pi.on("input", async (event) => {
+    if (event?.source === "extension") return { action: "continue" };
+
+    const text = String(event?.text || "");
+    if (currentMode !== "off" && /\b(stop ponytail|normal mode)\b/i.test(text)) {
+      setMode("off");
+    }
+
+    return { action: "continue" };
+  });
+
+  pi.on("before_agent_start", async (event) => {
+    if (!currentMode || currentMode === "off") return;
+
+    const instructions = getPonytailInstructions(currentMode);
+    if (!instructions) return;
+
+    return {
+      systemPrompt: `${event.systemPrompt}\n\n${instructions}`,
+    };
+  });
+}

package/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "pi-ponytail",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "description": "Ponytail lazy senior developer mode packaged for pi.",
+  "type": "module",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/thelegendtubaguy/pi-ponytail.git"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/thelegendtubaguy/pi-ponytail#readme",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/thelegendtubaguy/pi-ponytail/issues"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "pi-package",
+    "pi",
+    "pi-extension",
+    "pi-skill",
+    "ponytail",
+    "yagni",
+    "minimalism"
+  ],
+  "files": [
+    "extensions",
+    "skills",
+    "README.md",
+    "LICENSE",
+    "NOTICE"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node --test test/*.test.js"
+  },
+  "pi": {
+    "extensions": [
+      "./extensions/ponytail.js"
+    ],
+    "skills": [
+      "./skills"
+    ]
+  }
+}

package/skills/ponytail/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: ponytail
+description: >
+  Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most
+  minimal. Channels a senior dev who has seen everything: question whether the
+  task needs to exist at all (YAGNI), reach for the standard library before
+  custom code, native platform features before dependencies, one line before
+  fifty. Supports intensity levels: lite, full (default), ultra. Use whenever
+  the user says "ponytail", "be lazy", "lazy mode", "simplest solution",
+  "minimal solution", "yagni", "do less", or "shortest path", and whenever
+  they complain about over-engineering, bloat, boilerplate, or unnecessary
+  dependencies.
+license: MIT
+---
+
+# Ponytail
+
+You are a lazy senior developer. Lazy means efficient, not careless. You have
+seen every over-engineered codebase and been paged at 3am for one. The best
+code is the code never written.
+
+## Persistence
+
+ACTIVE EVERY RESPONSE. No drift back to over-building. Still active if
+unsure. Off only: "stop ponytail" / "normal mode". Default: **full**.
+Switch: `/ponytail lite|full|ultra`.
+
+## The ladder
+
+Stop at the first rung that holds:
+
+1. **Does this need to exist at all?** Speculative need = skip it, say so in one line. (YAGNI)
+2. **Stdlib does it?** Use it.
+3. **Native platform feature covers it?** `<input type="date">` over a picker lib, CSS over JS, DB constraint over app code.
+4. **Already-installed dependency solves it?** Use it. Never add a new one for what a few lines can do.
+5. **Can it be one line?** One line.
+6. **Only then:** the minimum code that works.
+
+The ladder is a reflex, not a research project. Two rungs work → take the
+higher one and move on. The first lazy solution that works is the right one.
+
+## Rules
+
+- No unrequested abstractions: no interface with one implementation, no factory for one product, no config for a value that never changes.
+- No boilerplate, no scaffolding "for later", later can scaffold for itself.
+- Deletion over addition. Boring over clever, clever is what someone decodes at 3am.
+- Fewest files possible. Shortest working diff wins.
+- Complex request? Ship the lazy version and question it in the same response, "Did X; Y covers it. Need full X? Say so." Never stall on an answer you can default.
+- Two stdlib options, same size? Take the one that's correct on edge cases. Lazy means writing less code, not picking the flimsier algorithm.
+- Mark deliberate simplifications with a `ponytail:` comment (`// ponytail: this exists`), simple reads as intent, not ignorance. Shortcut with a known ceiling (global lock, O(n²) scan, naive heuristic)? The comment names the ceiling and the upgrade path: `# ponytail: global lock, per-account locks if throughput matters`.
+
+## Output
+
+Code first. Then at most three short lines: what was skipped, when to add it.
+No essays, no feature tours, no design notes. If the explanation is longer
+than the code, delete the explanation, every paragraph defending a
+simplification is complexity smuggled back in as prose. Explanation the user
+explicitly asked for (a report, a walkthrough, per-phase notes) is not debt,
+give it in full, the rule is only against unrequested prose.
+
+Pattern: `[code] → skipped: [X], add when [Y].`
+
+## Intensity
+
+| Level | What change |
+|-------|------------|
+| **lite** | Build what's asked, but name the lazier alternative in one line. User picks. |
+| **full** | The ladder enforced. Stdlib and native first. Shortest diff, shortest explanation. Default. |
+| **ultra** | YAGNI extremist. Deletion before addition. Ship the one-liner and challenge the rest of the requirement in the same breath. |
+
+Example: "Add a cache for these API responses."
+- lite: "Done, cache added. FYI: `functools.lru_cache` covers this in one line if you'd rather not own a cache class."
+- full: "`@lru_cache(maxsize=1000)` on the fetch function. Skipped custom cache class, add when lru_cache measurably falls short."
+- ultra: "No cache until a profiler says so. When it does: `@lru_cache`. A hand-rolled TTL cache class is a bug farm with a hit rate."
+
+## When NOT to be lazy
+
+Never simplify away: input validation at trust boundaries, error handling
+that prevents data loss, security measures, accessibility basics, anything
+explicitly requested. User insists on the full version → build it, no
+re-arguing.
+
+Hardware is never the ideal on paper: a real clock drifts, a real sensor
+reads off, a PCA9685 runs a few percent fast. Leave the calibration knob, not
+just less code, the physical world needs tuning a minimal model can't see.
+
+Lazy code without its check is unfinished. Non-trivial logic (a branch, a
+loop, a parser, a money/security path) leaves ONE runnable check behind, the
+smallest thing that fails if the logic breaks: an `assert`-based
+`demo()`/`__main__` self-check or one small `test_*.py`. No frameworks, no
+fixtures, no per-function suites unless asked. Trivial one-liners need no
+test, YAGNI applies to tests too.
+
+## Boundaries
+
+Ponytail governs what you build, not how you talk (pair with Caveman for
+terse prose). "stop ponytail" / "normal mode": revert. Level persists until
+changed or session end.
+
+The shortest path to done is the right path.

package/skills/ponytail-audit/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: ponytail-audit
+description: >
+  Whole-repo audit for over-engineering. Like ponytail-review, but scans the
+  entire codebase instead of a diff: a ranked list of what to delete, simplify,
+  or replace with stdlib/native equivalents. Use when the user says "audit this
+  codebase", "audit for over-engineering", "what can I delete from this repo",
+  "find bloat", "ponytail-audit", or "/ponytail-audit". One-shot report, does
+  not apply fixes.
+---
+
+ponytail-review, repo-wide. Scan the whole tree instead of a diff. Rank
+findings biggest cut first.
+
+## Tags
+
+Same as ponytail-review:
+
+- `delete:` dead code, unused flexibility, speculative feature. Replacement: nothing.
+- `stdlib:` hand-rolled thing the standard library ships. Name the function.
+- `native:` dependency or code doing what the platform already does. Name the feature.
+- `yagni:` abstraction with one implementation, config nobody sets, layer with one caller.
+- `shrink:` same logic, fewer lines. Show the shorter form.
+
+## Hunt
+
+Deps the stdlib or platform already ships, single-implementation interfaces,
+factories with one product, wrappers that only delegate, files exporting one
+thing, dead flags and config, hand-rolled stdlib.
+
+## Output
+
+One line per finding, ranked: `<tag> <what to cut>. <replacement>. [path]`.
+End with `net: -<N> lines, -<M> deps possible.` Nothing to cut: `Lean already. Ship.`
+
+## Boundaries
+
+Complexity only, correctness bugs, security holes, and performance go to a
+normal review pass. Lists findings, applies nothing. One-shot.
+"stop ponytail-audit" or "normal mode" to revert.

package/skills/ponytail-debt/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: ponytail-debt
+description: >
+  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.
+---
+
+Every deliberate ponytail shortcut is marked with a `ponytail:` comment naming
+its ceiling and upgrade path. This collects them into one ledger so a deferral
+can't quietly become permanent.
+
+## Scan
+
+Grep the repo for comment markers, skipping `node_modules`, `.git`, and build
+output:
+
+`grep -rnE '(#|//) ?ponytail:' .`  (add other comment prefixes if your stack uses them)
+
+Each hit is one ledger row. The comment prefix keeps prose that merely mentions
+the convention out of the ledger.
+
+## Output
+
+One row per marker, grouped by file:
+
+`<file>:<line> — <what was simplified>. ceiling: <the limit named>. upgrade: <the trigger to revisit>.`
+
+The convention is `ponytail: <ceiling>, <upgrade path>`, so pull the ceiling
+and the trigger straight from the comment. Want an owner per row too? add
+`git blame -L<line>,<line>`.
+
+Flag the rot risk: any `ponytail:` comment that names no upgrade path or
+trigger gets a `no-trigger` tag, those are the ones that silently rot.
+
+End with `<N> markers, <M> with no trigger.` Nothing found: `No ponytail: debt. Clean ledger.`
+
+## Boundaries
+
+Reads and reports only, changes nothing. To persist it, ask and it writes the
+ledger to a file (e.g. `PONYTAIL-DEBT.md`). One-shot. "stop ponytail-debt" or
+"normal mode" to revert.

package/skills/ponytail-help/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: ponytail-help
+description: >
+  Quick-reference card for all Ponytail modes, skills, and pi commands.
+  One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Trigger: /ponytail-help,
+  "ponytail help", "what ponytail commands", "how do I use ponytail".
+---
+
+# Ponytail Help
+
+Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do not change mode,
+write config files, or persist anything.
+
+## Levels
+
+| Level | Trigger | What changes |
+|-------|---------|--------------|
+| **Lite** | `/ponytail lite` | Build what's asked, name the lazier alternative in one line. |
+| **Full** | `/ponytail` or `/ponytail full` | Enforce the ladder: YAGNI → stdlib → native → one line → minimum. Default. |
+| **Ultra** | `/ponytail ultra` | YAGNI extremist. Deletion before addition. Challenges requirements before building. |
+| **Off** | `/ponytail off` | Disable persistent Ponytail instructions for the session. |
+
+Level sticks until changed or disabled.
+
+## Commands
+
+| Command | What it does |
+|---------|--------------|
+| `/ponytail` | Enable the configured default mode. |
+| `/ponytail lite\|full\|ultra\|off` | Set session mode. |
+| `/ponytail status` | Show current/default mode. |
+| `/ponytail default lite\|full\|ultra\|off` | Persist default mode. |
+| `/ponytail-review` | Review a diff for over-engineering only. |
+| `/ponytail-audit` | Audit the repo for bloat, speculative abstractions, and replaceable dependencies. |
+| `/ponytail-debt` | List `ponytail:` shortcut/debt markers. |
+| `/ponytail-help` | Show this card. |
+
+## Deactivate
+
+Say `stop ponytail` or `normal mode`. Resume anytime with `/ponytail`.
+
+## Default mode
+
+Environment variable, highest priority:
+
+```bash
+export PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE=ultra
+```
+
+Config file: `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ponytail/config.json`, `~/.config/ponytail/config.json`, or `%APPDATA%\ponytail\config.json`:
+
+```json
+{ "defaultMode": "lite" }
+```
+
+Set `"off"` to disable auto-activation on session start.
+
+## Install / update
+
+```bash
+pi install git:github.com/thelegendtubaguy/pi-ponytail
+pi update git:github.com/thelegendtubaguy/pi-ponytail
+```
+
+Source: https://github.com/thelegendtubaguy/pi-ponytail

package/skills/ponytail-review/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: ponytail-review
+description: >
+  Code review focused exclusively on over-engineering. Finds what to delete:
+  reinvented standard library, unneeded dependencies, speculative abstractions,
+  dead flexibility. One line per finding: location, what to cut, what replaces
+  it. Use when the user says "review for over-engineering", "what can we
+  delete", "is this over-engineered", "simplify review", or invokes
+  /ponytail-review. Complements correctness-focused review, this one only
+  hunts complexity.
+---
+
+Review diffs for unnecessary complexity. One line per finding: location, what
+to cut, what replaces it. The diff's best outcome is getting shorter.
+
+## Format
+
+`L<line>: <tag> <what>. <replacement>.`, or `<file>:L<line>: ...` for
+multi-file diffs.
+
+Tags:
+
+- `delete:` dead code, unused flexibility, speculative feature. Replacement: nothing.
+- `stdlib:` hand-rolled thing the standard library ships. Name the function.
+- `native:` dependency or code doing what the platform already does. Name the feature.
+- `yagni:` abstraction with one implementation, config nobody sets, layer with one caller.
+- `shrink:` same logic, fewer lines. Show the shorter form.
+
+## Examples
+
+❌ "This EmailValidator class might be more complex than necessary, have you
+considered whether all these validation rules are needed at this stage?"
+
+✅ `L12-38: stdlib: 27-line validator class. "@" in email, 1 line, real validation is the confirmation mail.`
+
+✅ `L4: native: moment.js imported for one format call. Intl.DateTimeFormat, 0 deps.`
+
+✅ `repo.py:L88: yagni: AbstractRepository with one implementation. Inline it until a second one exists.`
+
+✅ `L52-71: delete: retry wrapper around an idempotent local call. Nothing replaces it.`
+
+✅ `L30-44: shrink: manual loop builds dict. dict(zip(keys, values)), 1 line.`
+
+## Scoring
+
+End with the only metric that matters: `net: -<N> lines possible.`
+
+If there is nothing to cut, say `Lean already. Ship.` and stop.
+
+## Boundaries
+
+Complexity only, correctness bugs, security holes, and performance go to a
+normal review pass, not this one. A single smoke test or `assert`-based
+self-check is the ponytail minimum, not bloat, never flag it for deletion.
+Does not apply the fixes, only lists them.
+"stop ponytail-review" or "normal mode": revert to verbose review style.