@goan999999: Codex 5.6 – Install This Skill to Write 90% Less Useless Code. Many people use Codex; once they input a requirement, the AI starts piling on components, installing dependencies, and writing a ton of code that isn't needed at all. Tokens get burned up, but the code becomes harder to maintain. This GitHub project is called pony…

Codex 5.6: Installing This Skill Can Reduce 90% of Useless Code Many people use Codex; once they input a requirement, the AI starts piling on components, installing dependencies, and writing a ton of code that's not needed at all. Tokens get consumed, but the code becomes harder to maintain. This GitHub project is called ponytail. It forces an assessment before Codex writes code: Does this really need to be written? Is there existing code in the project? Can the standard library handle it? Can browser native capabilities solve it? Can it be done in just one line? Only when all these paths are exhausted does it write the minimal, truly runnable code, ensuring no more junk code appears. For example, if you ask AI to create a date picker, a typical agent might install libraries, write components, and add styles; ponytail would directly tell it: the browser itself has <input type="date">. Installation prompt, directly copy to Codex: “Please help me install https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail… First, in the terminal, execute sequentially: codex plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail, then execute codex plugin add ponytail@ponytail. After installation, open /hooks, check and trust Ponytail's two lifecycle hooks, and finally prompt me to restart Codex and start a new session. All future coding tasks will default to full mode; when needing stronger reduction of over-engineering, use @ponytail ultra.” Writing less useless code = Spending fewer tokens + Faster delivery + Fewer bugs