# ponytail alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like dietrichgebert/ponytail

ponytail has 179,359 stars, gained 7,244 in 7 days and was last pushed Oct 29, 2026; the top pick, gophers, has 9 stars and held steady in 7 days.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 29, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dietrichgebert-ponytail

## How they compare

Flowy lists 1,115 other Development plugins like ponytail, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [ponytail](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dietrichgebert-ponytail) | 179,359 | +7,244 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills, 10 hooks |
| [gophers](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/muratmirgun-gophers) | 9 | 0 | Aug 11, 2026 | MIT | 26 skills, 4 agents |
| [caveman](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/juliusbrussee-caveman) | 115,866 | +1,683 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 22 skills, 3 agents, 9 commands |
| [9router](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/decolua-9router) | 31,480 | +417 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 9 skills |
| [repomix](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yamadashy-repomix) | 29,041 | +100 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 1 agent, 4 commands, 1 MCP server |
| [awesome-gamedev-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/gamedev-skills-awesome-gamedev-agent-skills) | 5,070 | +2,796 | Oct 24, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 76 skills |
| [databricks-ai-dev-kit](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/databricks-solutions-ai-dev-kit) | 1,974 | +11 | Oct 23, 2026 | – | 2 skills, 1 hook |
| [kotlin-footguns](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/maxrave-dev-kotlin-footguns) | 1,708 | +202 | Oct 18, 2026 | GPL-3.0 | 11 skills |
| [claude-code-settings](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/feiskyer-claude-code-settings) | 1,665 | +4 | Sep 27, 2026 | MIT | 12 skills, 6 agents, 1 MCP server |
| [rohitg00-skillkit](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/rohitg00-skillkit) | 1,562 | +6 | Jun 2, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 9 agents |
| [antivibe](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mohi-devhub-antivibe) | 1,129 | +1 | Jul 31, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill, 2 agents, 2 hooks |
| [claude-code-tresor](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alirezarezvani-claude-code-tresor) | 783 | -1 | Jul 3, 2026 | MIT | 8 skills, 9 agents, 24 commands |
| [claude-sub-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zhsama-claude-sub-agent) | 592 | -2 | Aug 8, 2025 | – | 12 agents, 1 command |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [gophers](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/muratmirgun-gophers) (9 stars, 0 this week). 26 production-grade Go skills for Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and opencode. [gophers on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/muratmirgun-gophers)
2. [caveman](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/juliusbrussee-caveman) (115,866 stars, +1,683 this week). Caveman make your AI agent say less and read less. [caveman on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/juliusbrussee-caveman) · [caveman alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/juliusbrussee-caveman)
3. [9router](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/decolua-9router) (31,480 stars, +417 this week). Never stop coding. [9router on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/decolua-9router) · [9router alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/decolua-9router)
4. [repomix](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yamadashy-repomix) (29,041 stars, +100 this week). 📦 Repomix is a powerful tool that packs your entire repository into a single, AI-friendly file. [repomix on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yamadashy-repomix) · [repomix alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yamadashy-repomix)
5. [awesome-gamedev-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gamedev-skills-awesome-gamedev-agent-skills) (5,070 stars, +2,796 this week). \<img src="docs/assets/awesome-gamedev-agent-skills-banner.png" width="820" alt="awesome-gamedev-agent-skills — game-dev skills for AI… [awesome-gamedev-agent-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gamedev-skills-awesome-gamedev-agent-skills) · [awesome-gamedev-agent-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/gamedev-skills-awesome-gamedev-agent-skills)
6. [databricks-ai-dev-kit](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/databricks-solutions-ai-dev-kit) (1,974 stars, +11 this week). 📣 A big step forward: AI Dev Kit skills are now official Databricks AI Tools The skills from this AI Dev Kit repository are now delivered… [databricks-ai-dev-kit on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/databricks-solutions-ai-dev-kit) · [databricks-ai-dev-kit alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/databricks-solutions-ai-dev-kit)
7. [kotlin-footguns](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/maxrave-dev-kotlin-footguns) (1,708 stars, +202 this week). By maxrave-dev — creator and maintainer of SimpMusic, the 10.8k-star cross-platform music app every lesson in this repository was mined… [kotlin-footguns on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/maxrave-dev-kotlin-footguns) · [kotlin-footguns alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/maxrave-dev-kotlin-footguns)
8. [claude-code-settings](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/feiskyer-claude-code-settings) (1,665 stars, +4 this week). 给 Claude Code 加上深度调研、图片生成、GitHub 自动化等能力，配好多模型切换，开箱即用。 OpenAI Codex 的配置和自定义 prompt 请参考 feiskyer/codex-settings。. [claude-code-settings on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/feiskyer-claude-code-settings) · [claude-code-settings alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/feiskyer-claude-code-settings)
9. [rohitg00-skillkit](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/rohitg00-skillkit) (1,562 stars, +6 this week). Supercharge AI coding agents with portable skills. [rohitg00-skillkit on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/rohitg00-skillkit) · [rohitg00-skillkit alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/rohitg00-skillkit)
10. [antivibe](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mohi-devhub-antivibe) (1,129 stars, +1 this week). Understand any code, not just accept it. [antivibe on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mohi-devhub-antivibe) · [antivibe alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mohi-devhub-antivibe)
11. [claude-code-tresor](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alirezarezvani-claude-code-tresor) (783 stars, -1 this week). A world-class collection of Claude Code utilities: autonomous skills, expert agents, slash commands, and prompts that supercharge your… [claude-code-tresor on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/alirezarezvani-claude-code-tresor)
12. [claude-sub-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zhsama-claude-sub-agent) (592 stars, -2 this week). A comprehensive AI-driven development workflow system built on Claude Code's Sub-Agents feature. [claude-sub-agent on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zhsama-claude-sub-agent)

## Questions about ponytail alternatives

### What is the best alternative to ponytail?

gophers is the first of 12 alternatives to ponytail by shared technologies: it has 9 stars (behind ponytail), showed no change this week and ships 26 skills against 6 for ponytail.

### Which ponytail alternative has the most skills?

awesome-gamedev-agent-skills has the most, with 76 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. ponytail has 6.

### Is ponytail free?

Yes. ponytail is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

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