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Minimal-change developer mode v1.0.0

Use this resource to write, fix or review code with the smallest change that fully solves the problem

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install minimal-change-coding-mode

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent reads the code it touches, lists every place the change must reach (callers, tests, configuration), then delivers the simplest solution. It ends each reply with what it skipped and the risks to know. You get a reduced change and a short report.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: rules before writing and the smallest complete change principle
  • SKILL.md: three levels (lite, full, ultra) and how to switch

Good fit for

  • Your project is weighed down by unnecessary code
  • You want a short reply and a reduced change

Not for

    Tags

    • code
    • minimalism
    • refactoring
    • review

    About

    You say

    “Fix this validation bug with the smallest possible change, and tell me what you did not check.”

    Card for the “Minimal-change developer mode” skill

    Skill published by dietrichgebert under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to write, fix or review code with the smallest change that fully solves the problem
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md3.5 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    dietrichgebert
    Source
    github.com/dietrichgebert/ponytail/tree/09c434ab73ca43761c5d8b0c5d341926c2fba710/skills/ponytail
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « ponytail » (dietrichgebert, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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