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ponytail vs mattpocock-skills-zh-CN
ponytail has 168,259 GitHub stars, 9,146 forks, 270 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. mattpocock-skills-zh-CN has 5,110 stars, 408 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped today. ponytail leads on adoption by 3,193% (168,259 vs 5,110 stars). ponytail is written in JavaScript under MIT; mattpocock-skills-zh-CN is written in JavaScript under MIT. ponytail has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, mattpocock-skills-zh-CN 8%. mattpocock-skills-zh-CN was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (prompt-engineering), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| ponytail | mattpocock-skills-zh-CN | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 168K | ★ 5.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-18 | 2026-10-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.1K | ⑂ 408 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ponytail if
- You weight community size — 168K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick mattpocock-skills-zh-CN if
- You want the mattpocock-skills-zh-CN feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and mattpocock-skills-zh-CN fits your workflow better
About ponytail
Ponytail He says nothing. He writes one line. It works. 54% less code (up to 94%) · 20% cheaper · 27% faster · 100% safe Measured on real Claude Code sessions editing a real open source repo (FastAPI + React), against the same agent with no skill. 54% is the mean across 12 feature tasks (Haiku 4.5, n=4); it reaches 94% where an agent over builds (a date picker) and is near zero where the code is already minimal. ponytail keeps every safety guard while a bare "write one liners" prompt drops one. (The earlier single shot benchmark reported 80 94% as a flat figure; against a fair agentic…
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About mattpocock-skills-zh-CN
给真正工程师用的 Skills（简体中文版） Matt Pocock 的 mattpocock/skills ：第三方简体中文本地化，非官方仓库。这些 agent skills 是他每天用于真实工程工作的，不是 vibe coding：小、易改、可组合，适用于任何模型。 本仓库 定期同步上游 ，并额外支持 DeepSeek Harness（dsh）插件安装，安装后以 /zh 调用任意技能（上游没有的能力，详见 dsh plugin/README.md ）。 30 秒安装 选择你想安装的 skills，以及要安装到哪些 coding agents。首次安装时请确保选择 /setup matt pocock skills ，然后在 agent 中运行它来完成 issue tracker、labels 和 docs 目录配置。 或者在 Claude Code 中运行： 或者在 DeepSeek Harness（dsh） 中安装为插件（上游没有的安装路线）： 安装后以 /zh 调用任意技能，例如 /zh grilling 。详见 dsh plugin/README.md 。 关于这个中文版 文档和技能说明已翻译；目录名、技能名、命令、代码块、路径和工具标识保持不变，以免破坏安装和运行行为。 中文版本不只是为了阅读方便。对中文母语用户来说，中文说明能减少概念转换成本；对以中文为主要交互语言或中文语料优化的模型来说，中文…
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Frequently asked questions
Is ponytail or mattpocock-skills-zh-CN more popular?
ponytail has 168,259 GitHub stars and mattpocock-skills-zh-CN has 5,110. ponytail has the larger community by that measure.
Are ponytail and mattpocock-skills-zh-CN free?
Both are open source. ponytail is licensed under MIT and mattpocock-skills-zh-CN under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ponytail and mattpocock-skills-zh-CN?
ponytail is written in JavaScript and mattpocock-skills-zh-CN in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, ponytail or mattpocock-skills-zh-CN?
Choose ponytail if you want the larger community (168,259 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose mattpocock-skills-zh-CN if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.