lost-rob0t Ponytail Audit
External import of Ponytail by Dietrich Gebert and contributors, adapted from upstream v4.9.0 under MIT.
Goal
Run the Ponytail over-engineering review across an entire repository.
Input
A repository tree and enough source/dependency context to inspect real usage.
Output
Rank findings by biggest useful cut:
<tag> <what to cut>. <replacement>. [path]
Use the same tags as ponytail-review: delete, stdlib, native, yagni, shrink.
End with net: -<N> lines, -<M> deps possible. If nothing should be cut: Lean already. Ship.
Workflow
Hunt for dependencies the platform already replaces, single-implementation interfaces, factories with one product, wrappers that only delegate, dead flags/config, speculative layers, needless one-export files, and hand-rolled standard-library behavior.
Rules
- Repo-wide audit only; one-shot.
- Scope is over-engineering and complexity. Correctness, security, and performance belong in normal review.
- Report findings; do not mutate the repository unless the user separately asks.