{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-24",
 "id": "dietrichgebert-ponytail--turn-deferred-shortcuts-into-ledger",
 "repo": "DietrichGebert/ponytail",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail",
 "repo_slug": "dietrichgebert-ponytail",
 "title": "Track deferred shortcuts in a debt ledger",
 "page_title": "How to track deferred shortcuts in a debt ledger with Ponytail",
 "summary": "Collect shortcut comments the agent left behind into one ledger so they get revisited.",
 "who": "A tech lead who wants deliberate shortcuts from AI-written code tracked instead of forgotten.",
 "problem": "Shortcuts written as comments get lost, so a temporary fix can quietly become permanent.",
 "outcome": "A ledger of all deferred shortcut comments, with the context for when to revisit each one.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail` in Claude Code.",
  "Run `/plugin install ponytail@ponytail` in Claude Code.",
  "Let the agent work in the repo so it writes `shortcut:` comments where it chose a deliberate shortcut.",
  "Run `/ponytail-debt` from the repo root.",
  "Review the ledger and schedule the items you want to revisit."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the repo <repo-path> (DietrichGebert/ponytail skill installed), run /ponytail-debt. Expected output: a ledger listing each shortcut: comment with its file and the reason to revisit it. Verify that every listed item matches a shortcut: comment that exists in the repo.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The ledger only collects comments in the shortcut: form, so it will miss shortcuts that were not written that way.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "javascript",
 "requirements": [
  "Claude Code or Codex installed",
  "A git repository with a project to work on",
  "Permission to install a plugin into your agent"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/dietrichgebert-ponytail/turn-deferred-shortcuts-into-ledger/",
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}