// Add skills & rules
ponytail
Makes agents think like the laziest senior engineer and write less code.
Open source Maintained For agents
IN ONE PARAGRAPH
ponytail is makes agents think like the laziest senior engineer and write less code.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to add skills & rules.
Not for: people who don’t want to install and run tools themselves.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it as the official guide describes.
- 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
02Alternatives & comparison
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- ›Elements of AI · 赫尔辛基大学 / MinnaLearnMultilingual (incl. EN/ZH)
- ›AI For Everyone · DeepLearning.AI / 吴恩达English
- ›Generative AI for Everyone · DeepLearning.AI / 吴恩达English
- ›Introduction to Generative AI 学习路径 · Google Cloud SkillsEnglish
- ›Microsoft Learn: Fundamentals of Generative AI · Microsoft LearnMultilingual (incl. EN/ZH)
- All tutorials →
Versions, why it is listed, for AI to read
Popularity evidence (third-party snapshots)
- GitHub stars:159,800 · whatstrending.ai 2026-10-10
- Stars per day:+1,121 · 2026-10-03 → 2026-10-10 · whatstrending.ai 2026-10-10
- GitHub stars:155,215 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-10
- GitHub stars:155,215 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-12
- GitHub stars:161,529 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-13
- GitHub stars:161,529 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-14
- GitHub stars:161,529 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-15
- GitHub stars:161,529 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-16
- GitHub stars:161,529 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-19
- GitHub stars:161,529 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-20
- GitHub stars:168,190 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-21
- GitHub stars:168,190 · repos.ecosyste.ms 2026-10-22
For AI agents
- Interfaces:its own app or website
- Machine-readable record:/api/v1/software/ponytail.json · llms.txt
- Added 2026-10-10 · updated 2026-10-22