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Ponytail. AI that writes less code by thinking like an experienced developer.

@DietrichGebert

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Updates

July 2026

Emit statusline setup nudge at most once per user (#483) Jul 10
fix(benchmarks): kill timed-out agent cells cross-platform (#225) Jul 10
fix: stop filterSkillBodyForMode from swallowing rule bullets that st… Jul 10
fix: narrow the ponytail: marker to real corner-cuts, keep the prefix… Jul 10
fix: reject review as a default mode in pi-extension and config (#576) Jul 9
Fix Codex hook output schema (#573) (#574) Jul 9
fix: drop bash-only `exec` from hooks so they run under PowerShell (#… Jul 9
fix: read version from package.json instead of hardcoding 0.1.0 (#354) Jul 9
fix: Codex CLI SessionStart additionalContext at top level (#505) (#508) Jul 9
fix: merge system entries in OpenCode plugin for Qwen compat (#296) (… Jul 9
fix: guard against non-string input.arguments in OpenCode plugin (#557) Jul 9
fix: catch fs errors when writing default mode in pi-extension (#559) Jul 9
Revise Ponytail plugin installation steps (#545) Jul 9
fix(pi-extension): guard theme access with try-catch for pi-web compa… Jul 9
feat(hooks): opt-in agent-type scoping for SubagentStart injection (#… Jul 9
feat: add Qoder hooks support (UserPromptSubmit + PreToolUse) (#529) Jul 9
docs: add JetBrains Junie, Amp, and Jules support (native AGENTS.md r… Jul 9
pi-extension: make startup notification opt-out via quietStartup (#308) Jul 9
docs: update Claude Code Desktop install steps to match the current U… Jul 9
fix: preserve combined statusline on uninstall (#550) Jul 9

June 2026

Release —v4.8.4: lazy in Hermes now Jun 29
Release —v4.8.3: lazy in subagents too Jun 24
Release —v4.8.2: now on npm Jun 24
Release —v4.8.1: consistent versioning Jun 23
Release —v4.8.0: comprehension first, now with an MCP server Jun 23
Release —v4.7.0: lazy in OpenClaw now Jun 16
Release —v4.6.0: help, reluctantly Jun 15
Release —v4.5.0: lazy in Copilot Jun 15
Release —v4.4.0: field-tested, still lazy Jun 15
Release —v4.3.0: more agents, still lazy Jun 14