mozilla / mozilla/bugbug

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

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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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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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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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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
ai-infra-agents
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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