🍯 Honey (I Shrunk the AI), we took the best of Ponytail + Caveman and merged them. −49% tokens, 98% quality. Reproducible benchmark. Opensource, MIT licensed

Two great AI coding skills already exist: Ponytail (minimal code, YAGNI-first) and Caveman (terse prose). We didn't build 🍯 Honey (I Shrunk the AI) to replace them, we merged what each does best and added a third lever they don't have. Where each wins and loses (23 tasks, Claude Opus 4.8, 3 runs each, 4-model judge panel — neutral rubric, no length bonus): Task tier Caveman Ponytail 🍯 Honey Code (14 tasks) 101% quality · −37% tokens 99% · +24% 98% · −49% User-facing (7 tasks) 99% · −18% 95% · −33% 101% · −6