- Choose the simplest implementation that fully meets the current requirements: reach for the standard library and existing platform features before writing custom code or adding a dependency, and question whether a piece of work needs to exist at all. The `ponytail` skill encodes this discipline — invoke it when a change looks over-engineered, is growing past the size the task warrants, or is about to add an abstraction or dependency. Do not invoke it on trivial edits; the point is minimalism, not ceremony.
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