Ponytail Debt Ledger
DietrichGebert/ponytail
Collects every ponytail: comment in a codebase into one debt ledger, flags shortcuts with no upgrade trigger and reports without changing any files.
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".
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Install Ponytail Debt
$ npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install kortix-ai/suna ponytail-debt --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt .claude/skills/ponytail-debt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "ponytail-debt" agent skill from https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna/tree/dev/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt into .claude/skills/ponytail-debt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ponytail-debt", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna/tree/dev/.agents/skills/ponytail-debtType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install kortix-ai/suna ponytail-debt --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt .agents/skills/ponytail-debt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ponytail-debt" agent skill from https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna/tree/dev/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt into .agents/skills/ponytail-debt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ponytail-debt", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install kortix-ai/suna ponytail-debt --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt .cursor/skills/ponytail-debt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "ponytail-debt" agent skill from https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna/tree/dev/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt into .cursor/skills/ponytail-debt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ponytail-debt", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna.git --path .agents/skills/ponytail-debt--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install kortix-ai/suna ponytail-debt --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt .gemini/skills/ponytail-debt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ponytail-debt" agent skill from https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna/tree/dev/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt into .gemini/skills/ponytail-debt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ponytail-debt", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install kortix-ai/suna ponytail-debtInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt .github/skills/ponytail-debt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ponytail-debt" agent skill from https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna/tree/dev/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt into .github/skills/ponytail-debt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ponytail-debt", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install kortix-ai/suna ponytail-debt --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt .opencode/skills/ponytail-debt && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ponytail-debt" agent skill from https://github.com/kortix-ai/suna/tree/dev/.agents/skills/ponytail-debt into .opencode/skills/ponytail-debt/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ponytail-debt", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
ponytail-debt- GitHub stars
- 20k
- Used in
- 4 other repos
- Token cost
- ~426 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 192 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 19
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
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".
- The user says ponytail debt
- SKILL.md covers Scan, Output and Boundaries
- Calls git
- What did ponytail defer
What it does
Ponytail Debt is an agent skill from kortix-ai/suna. 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.
Its SKILL.md is about 430 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: The open-source AI Operating System.
When your agent uses it
- The user says ponytail debt
- What did ponytail defer
- List the shortcuts
- Ponytail ledger
Example prompts
- “later means never”
- “ponytail debt”
- “/ponytail-debt”
- “/ponytail-debt”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4d2a7e9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Ponytail Debt loads about 426 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 100 tokens; SKILL.md has 192 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 192 words (~426 tokens).
“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.”
- name
- ponytail-debt
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/ponytail-debt of kortix-ai/suna.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4d2a7e9
Used in 4 other repositories
We found 4 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in kortix-ai/suna, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Ponytail Debt next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponytail Debt this skillkortix-ai/suna | 20k | 4 repos | ~426 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Ponytail Debt LedgerDietrichGebert/ponytail | 160k | — | ~453 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Brooks Debtsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~542 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Tech Debt RegisterDonchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios | 26k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Tech Debt Auditcode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent | 70k | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | Custom licence | |
| Ponytail Lazy Developer ModeDietrichGebert/ponytail | 160k | 1 repos | ~873 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Ponytail Debt
What does Ponytail Debt do?
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". Ponytail Debt is an agent skill from kortix-ai/suna. 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".
When should I use Ponytail Debt?
Ponytail Debt fits situations like: the user says ponytail debt; what did ponytail defer; list the shortcuts; ponytail ledger.
How do I install Ponytail Debt in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ponytail-debt in kortix-ai/suna) into .claude/skills/ponytail-debt in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ponytail Debt in Codex?
Run `npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/ponytail-debt in kortix-ai/suna) into .agents/skills/ponytail-debt in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ponytail Debt in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add kortix-ai/suna --skill ponytail-debt -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ponytail-debt, .gemini/skills/ponytail-debt, .github/skills/ponytail-debt and .opencode/skills/ponytail-debt in your project.
What does Ponytail Debt need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Ponytail Debt needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).
Does Ponytail Debt access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Ponytail Debt safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Ponytail Debt use?
Ponytail Debt has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Ponytail Debt use?
About 426 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Ponytail Debt?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ponytail Debt: Ponytail Debt Ledger (DietrichGebert/ponytail, 160k stars), Brooks Debt (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Tech Debt Register (Donchitos/Claude-Code-Game-Studios, 26k stars) and Tech Debt Audit (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ponytail Debt?
kortix-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in kortix-ai/suna, which has 20,263 GitHub stars. The repository holds 19 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.
Source: kortix-ai/suna on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.