Use the ponytail skill with bug-fix agent to generate more concise patches

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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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35/100
Issue type
Feature
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Needs clarification
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Active
Tech stack
python

Research direction

The issue names the bug-fix agent and links to the ponytail project, but does not identify a file, entry point, or test. Start by locating the agent integration point and reading ponytail's documentation; clarify how the skill should be enabled and what evidence will show that generated patches are more concise.

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Description

The ponytail skill is massively popular and used to generate concise fixes that don't have as much AI slop as many LLMs generate by default. We should try it out for the bug-fix agent

https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail

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