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YAGNI-first code-minimalism ladder — before writing code, check in order: does this need to exist? already in the codebase? stdlib? native platform feature? installed dependency? one line? Cuts unnecessary code/tokens while never trading away validation, error handling, security, or accessibility. Triggers on: 'ponytail mode', 'write minimal code', 'don't over-engineer this', 'yagni', 'is there already something for this', 'use native instead of a library', 'keep this simple', 'fewest lines possible', 'lazy senior dev mode'.

Make the agent solve coding tasks with the least code that remains correct. Before writing code, walk the Ponytail ladder: skip what need not exist, then prefer stdlib, native platform features, already-installed dependencies, one line, and only then the minimum custom code. Use when the user asks for ponytail mode, less code, YAGNI, anti-bloat, minimal code, an over-engineering review, a current-diff delete-list, a whole-repo bloat audit, or a `ponytail:` tech-debt harvest. Keep validation, data-loss handling, security, and accessibility. Mark shortcuts with `ponytail:` plus the upgrade path. Triggers on: ponytail, /ponytail, /ponytail-review, /ponytail-audit, /ponytail-debt, write less code, YAGNI, over-engineering, anti-bloat, minimal code, do I need this, lazy dev.

Use this when the team needs to improve latency, throughput, render performance, query speed, worker throughput, or resource usage across frontend, backend, database, or background systems.

Tailwind CSS v4 principles. CSS-first configuration, container queries, modern patterns, design token architecture.