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From ponytail-audit
Scans the entire codebase for over-engineering: dead code, unnecessary dependencies, and complex abstractions. Outputs a ranked list of what to delete, simplify, or replace with stdlib/native equivalents.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/ponytail-audit:ponytail-auditThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
ponytail-review, repo-wide. Scan the whole tree instead of a diff. Rank
ponytail-review, repo-wide. Scan the whole tree instead of a diff. Rank findings biggest cut first.
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.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.
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.
Scope: over-engineering and complexity only. Correctness bugs, security holes, and performance are explicitly out of scope. Route them to a normal review pass. Lists findings, applies nothing. One-shot. "stop ponytail-audit" or "normal mode" to revert.
npx claudepluginhub michaelholley/cc-plugins --plugin ponytail-audit14plugins reuse this skill
First indexed Jun 19, 2026
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Scans the entire codebase for over-engineering: dead code, unnecessary dependencies, and complex abstractions. Outputs a ranked list of what to delete, simplify, or replace with stdlib/native equivalents.
Extremely strict whole-codebase maintainability audit — checks structural quality, 1k-line file sprawl, thin wrappers, leaked logic, spaghetti growth, and dependency freshness + usage quality via context7. Pushes "code-judo" moves that delete whole branches instead of rearranging them. When fixes land, the same pass updates CHANGELOG, MANUAL, and derived schemas so the docs don't drift. Triggers "nuclear review", "thermonuclear review", "thermo-nuclear code quality review", "code judo", "deep code quality audit", "harsh maintainability review", "whole codebase review". Sibling to `/review` (per-diff Darkroom checklist) and `/zero-tech-debt` (rework patch to end-state).
Audits codebases to remove dead code, AI slop, and DRY/SOLID violations, restructuring toward simplest correct implementation. Detects stack and applies idiomatic patterns.