ponytail-debtlisted

# Ponytail Debt > External import of **Ponytail** by Dietrich Gebert and contributors, adapted from upstream v4.9.0 under MIT. ## Goal Collect deliberate `ponytail:` simplification markers into a debt ledger so deferred upgrade paths stay visible. ## Input A repository with text-search access. Git blame is optional when ownership is requested. ## Output Group markers by file: `<file>:<line>, <simplification>. ceiling: <limit>. upgrade: <trigger/path>.` End with `<N> markers, <M> with no trigger.` If none exist: `No ponytail: debt. Clean ledger.` ## Workflow Search source files for comment markers containing `ponytail:` while skipping VCS metadata, dependencies, and build output. Support the comment syntax used by the repository, not only `#` or `//`. The convention is: `ponytail: <known ceiling>, <upgrade trigger/path>` Flag a marker with `no-trigger` when it does not name when or how to revisit the shortcut. ## Rules - Read and report only by default. - Persist a ledger such as `PONYTAIL-DEBT.md` only when the user asks. - Do not invent owners or upgrade triggers. Use repository evidence.