Comparison
Ref Verify vs Ponytail
Ponytail has more GitHub stars (163,745 vs 19). Ponytail was updated more recently (last commit 15h ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Ref Verify
Zero-hallucination reference verification for Claude Code — live CrossRef/S2/PubMed verification, verbatim abstract traceability, retraction check
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git clone https://github.com/Moonweave-Research/ref-verify
Ponytail
Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.
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/plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail| Metric | Ref Verify | Ponytail |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Agent skill | Agent skill |
| GitHub stars | 19 | 163,745 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | n/a |
| Forks | 0 | 8,824 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | Python | JavaScript |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 6d ago | 15h ago |
| Created | Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling | AI & LLM tooling |