ponytail-debt ยท diff
git:20261008.01cbf81 to git:20261008.2a1fe84
11 added, 8 removed. Audit A to A.
---
name: ponytail-debt
description: >
- List every `ponytail:` shortcut comment as a debt ledger. One-shot report,
+ List every `shortcut:` comment (and older `ponytail:` ones) as a debt ledger. One-shot report,
changes nothing. Use for "ponytail debt", "what did ponytail defer", "list the
shortcuts", /ponytail-debt.
---
- Every deliberate ponytail shortcut is marked with a `ponytail:` comment naming
- its ceiling and upgrade path. This collects them into one ledger so a deferral
+ Every deliberate ponytail shortcut is marked with a `shortcut:` comment naming
+ its ceiling and upgrade path (older code may say `ponytail:`). This collects them into one ledger so a deferral
can't quietly become permanent.
## Scan
Grep the repo for comment markers, skipping `node_modules`, `.git`, and build
output:
- `grep -rnE --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=node_modules --exclude-dir=dist --exclude-dir=build '(#|//|/[*]) ?ponytail:' .` (add other comment prefixes if your stack uses them)
+ `grep -rnE --exclude-dir=.git --exclude-dir=node_modules --exclude-dir=dist --exclude-dir=build '(#|//|/[*]) ?(shortcut|ponytail):' .` (add other comment prefixes if your stack uses them)
+ If the user names their own marker word (`/ponytail-debt TODO`), grep for that word instead.
+
Each hit is one ledger row. The comment prefix keeps prose that merely mentions
- the convention out of the ledger.
+ the convention out of the ledger. Skip hits that are not a deferral, like a note
+ about a keyboard shortcut.
## Output
One row per marker, grouped by file:
`<file>:<line>, <what was simplified>. ceiling: <the limit named>. upgrade: <the trigger to revisit>.`
- The convention is `ponytail: <ceiling>, <upgrade path>`, so pull the ceiling
+ The convention is `shortcut: <ceiling>, <upgrade path>`, so pull the ceiling
and the trigger straight from the comment. Want an owner per row too? add
`git blame -L<line>,<line>`.
- Flag the rot risk: any `ponytail:` comment that names no upgrade path or
+ Flag the rot risk: any marker comment that names no upgrade path or
trigger gets a `no-trigger` tag, those are the ones that silently rot.
- End with `<N> markers, <M> with no trigger.` Nothing found: `No ponytail: debt. Clean ledger.`
+ End with `<N> markers, <M> with no trigger.` Nothing found: `No shortcut debt. Clean ledger.`
## Boundaries
Reads and reports only, changes nothing. To persist it, ask and it writes the
ledger to a file (e.g. `PONYTAIL-DEBT.md`). One-shot. "stop ponytail-debt" or
"normal mode" to revert.