Ponytail AI Agent
by DietrichGebertMakes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.
Ponytail is an open-source ai agent by DietrichGebert, written mainly in JavaScript, with 181,794 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Oct 29, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 96608e0. Seen able to run shell commands, run dynamic code. Scan policy
What Ponytail can touch
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run shell commandsFound in the code by our scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run dynamic codeFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 96608e0, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Ponytail
AgenticMart scanned Ponytail on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An AI agent decides its own next steps and calls whatever tools you give it, so its risk depends on the access you grant.
Before you install
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by DietrichGebert on GitHub, 181,794 stars and 10,006 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Oct 29, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Ponytail is an open-source ai agent by DietrichGebert, written mainly in JavaScript. Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.
At a glance
- Stars
- 182k
- Forks
- 10k
- Language
- JavaScript
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Jun 2026
- Last update
- Oct 29, 2026
- Type
- AI Agent
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Ponytail
What is Ponytail?
Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.
Who maintains Ponytail?
Ponytail is maintained by DietrichGebert on GitHub (DietrichGebert/ponytail). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Ponytail safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Ponytail on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Ponytail use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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