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dsh-skill-ponytail

DietrichGebert/ponytail bundled skill provider for DeepSeek Harness

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Repository
oThTJx/dsh-skill-ponytail
Latest update
Aug 19, 2026
Category
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Upstream dsh.bundle evidence
Evidence path
package.json#dsh.bundle
Checked against
0.1.0-rc.8
Upstream check date
2026-08-20

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GitHub: https://github.com/oThTJx/dsh-skill-ponytail
Plugin: dsh-skill-ponytail
Author: oThTJx

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@firefly0621/dsh-skill-ponytail

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Optional bundled skill provider that contributes the DietrichGebert/ponytail skills to ctx.skills, adapted for dsh: ponytail, ponytail-review, ponytail-audit, ponytail-debt, ponytail-gain, and ponytail-help. Slash commands are rewritten to bare skill names, and the harness-specific help sections are removed. Redistributed under MIT; see assets/NOTICE.md.

Mount the plugin to enable the provider. Optional skillsRoot overrides the packaged skills/ directory. This package is not part of the official main dsh-base composition; install it explicitly with dsh plugin add or a custom cordis.patch.yml.

The primary ponytail skill is marked alwaysApply: true (upstream .cursor/rules/ponytail.mdc). Mount @firefly0621/dsh-skill-always-apply next to this provider to contribute its body to the system prompt of every model request; without that consumer, it stays a catalog + on-demand skill tool load.

Model Experience

Indirectly, through @deepseek-ai/dsh-tool-skill, which renders catalog entries and selected skill bodies.

#### KV Cache effect

When mounted, its catalog entries and any loaded bodies change the provider KV prefix at their insertion points. Setting the composition row to disabled: true removes that effect.

Known Limitations and Deferred Work

  • The ponytail runtime (hooks, MCP server, session-start auto-activation, and the PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE config) is not mirrored; dsh loads the skill on-demand and applies the ladder while the skill is loaded.
  • Upstream installer CLI and agent-specific packaging are not mirrored; only the skill trees are bundled for the dsh skill catalog.
  • Upstream sync is manual: copy a newer release's skills/, re-apply the slash-command and help-section adaptation, and review the diff.
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