Top 10 Repos explained: ADHD, Ponytail, and more

Link to Resources: https://thenextnewthing.ai/l/github-repos-sep11
Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/
Andrew Warner and Adam dive into 10 GitHub repos that can make AI coding smarter, simpler, and more useful—from an “I Have ADHD” skill that cuts through AI’s walls of text to tools that improve engineering workflows, reduce code bloat, manage context, and turn Codex into a more capable development environment.

Andrew and Adam break down the most interesting repos of the week, starting with I Have ADHD, which automatically pushes AI to be more concise and easier to understand. They explore ECC, a skill pack that gives AI coders a structured engineering process; Ponytail, which teaches AI to take the simplest possible approach instead of overengineering; and HumanLayer’s skills for packaging repeatable workflows. They also look at Zapier MCP for connecting agents to more than 8,000 tools, OpenAI’s Plugins repository for Codex, Archify for turning code and processes into visual diagrams, and Context Mode for reducing unnecessary context in AI conversations. Along the way, Adam explains why “strategic laziness” can make AI-generated software easier to maintain, why skills can be useful but aren't always necessary, and why OpenAI’s plugin approach may be the next evolution beyond standalone skills.

The episode also features audience submissions, including Reckoner, a dashboard for monitoring AI billing across multiple providers; Tim Harris’s collection of skills designed for people who don't want to read code; Clodex, which lets users swap GPT models into the Claude Code terminal; and AI Marketing Panel, which uses simulated customer personas to pressure-test marketing copy before it reaches real customers. Andrew and Adam also discuss whether future GitHub roundups should skip skills entirely—and invite viewers to share the skills and repos they actually use.

Repos featured:

- I Have ADHD — https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd
- ECC — https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC
- Ponytail — https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail
- HumanLayer Skills — https://github.com/humanlayer/skills
- OpenAI Plugins — https://github.com/openai/plugins
- Archify — https://github.com/tt-a1i/archify
- Context Mode — https://github.com/mksglu/context-mode
- Matt Pocock Skills — https://github.com/mattpocock/skills
- Humanizer — https://github.com/blader/humanizer
- OpenAI Skills — https://github.com/openai/skills

Audience submissions:

- Reckoner — https://github.com/CaptainASIC/reckoner
- Tim Harris Skills — https://github.com/timharris707/skills
- Clodex — https://github.com/Aotricx/Clodex
- AI Marketing Panel — https://github.com/rodaddy/ai-marketing-panel

00:00 - I Have ADHD
01:40 - ECC: Give Your AI Coder an Engineering Process
03:02 - Ponytail: Strategic Laziness for Developers
05:20 - Zapier MCP
05:55 - HumanLayer Skills
08:22 - Should We Skip Skills?
08:53 - OpenAI Plugins
10:17 - Archify
11:36 - Context Mode
13:23 - Matt Pocock Skills
15:29 - Why Skills Can Teach You New AI Workflows
16:07 - Humanizer
17:59 - OpenAI Skills Are Deprecated
18:54 - Audience Repo Submissions
19:28 - Reckoner
20:05 - Tim Harris Skills
20:36 - Clodex
21:34 - AI Marketing Panel
22:41 - Wrap Up

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