From 268be28051646aeb090de5a9a9db2107ef6b3873 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank Denis <124872+jedisct1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:14:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add instructions for usage with Swival (#264)

This explains how to use Ponytail with Swival.
---
 README.md                 | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 docs/agent-portability.md |  1 +
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 704afe4..99dbee2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,6 +189,20 @@ It reuses this repo's `gemini-extension.json`. One difference: Antigravity conve
 
 Reads `AGENTS.md` from the project root, zero setup. Copy [`AGENTS.md`](AGENTS.md) to your project, or run `codewhale` from a checkout of this repo. That's it.
 
+### Swival
+
+Stage the collection in your library first, then add the skills you want:
+
+```bash
+swival skills add --global https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail  # stage into ~/.config/swival/library
+swival skills add ponytail                                             # install the collection into this project
+swival skills add --global ponytail                                    # or activate it in every project
+```
+
+Swival also reads `AGENTS.md` from the project root and `~/.config/swival/AGENTS.md` globally, the instruction-only fallback.
+
+On the command line, use a `$` prefix to explicitly activate a skill. For example: `$ponytail-review`.
+
 ### OpenClaw
 
 ```bash
@@ -203,7 +217,7 @@ Active every session, with a handful of commands (see [Commands](#commands)). `/
 
 Set the level for every new session with the `PONYTAIL_DEFAULT_MODE` env var (`lite`/`full`/`ultra`/`off`), or a `defaultMode` field in `~/.config/ponytail/config.json` (`%APPDATA%\ponytail\config.json` on Windows). The default is `full`.
 
-Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, GitHub Copilot (editor), Aider, Kiro, Zed, CodeWhale: copy the matching rules file from this repo ([`.cursor/rules/`](.cursor/rules/), [`.windsurf/rules/`](.windsurf/rules/), [`.clinerules/`](.clinerules/), [`.github/copilot-instructions.md`](.github/copilot-instructions.md), [`AGENTS.md`](AGENTS.md), [`.kiro/steering/`](.kiro/steering/)).
+Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, GitHub Copilot (editor), Aider, Kiro, Zed, CodeWhale, Swival: copy the matching rules file from this repo ([`.cursor/rules/`](.cursor/rules/), [`.windsurf/rules/`](.windsurf/rules/), [`.clinerules/`](.clinerules/), [`.github/copilot-instructions.md`](.github/copilot-instructions.md), [`AGENTS.md`](AGENTS.md), [`.kiro/steering/`](.kiro/steering/)).
 
 Kiro: copy `.kiro/steering/ponytail.md` to `~/.kiro/steering/` (global) or `.kiro/steering/` in your project.
 
@@ -235,7 +249,7 @@ These remove the plugin's own files. They leave behind a small amount of state p
 | `/ponytail-gain` | Show the measured impact scoreboard (less code, less cost, more speed) from the benchmark. |
 | `/ponytail-help` | Quick reference for the commands above. |
 
-Commands need a skill-capable host (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, pi). In Codex they're skills, invoke with `@` (`@ponytail-review`). The instruction-only adapters (Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Copilot, Kiro, Antigravity) load the always-on ruleset without the commands.
+Commands need a skill-capable host (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, pi, Swival). In Codex they're skills, invoke with `@` (`@ponytail-review`). The instruction-only adapters (Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Copilot, Kiro, Antigravity) load the always-on ruleset without the commands.
 
 ## Development
 
diff --git a/docs/agent-portability.md b/docs/agent-portability.md
index cd01805..a5f633c 100644
--- a/docs/agent-portability.md
+++ b/docs/agent-portability.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ to load in a given agent.
 | GitHub Copilot CLI | `.github/plugin/`, `AGENTS.md`, `.github/copilot-instructions.md`, `~/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md` | Plugin-supported (`copilot plugin marketplace add DietrichGebert/ponytail` + `copilot plugin install ponytail@ponytail`). Fallback instruction mode remains: per-project from `AGENTS.md` or `.github/copilot-instructions.md`, or globally from `~/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md` (instruction-tier, no `/ponytail` levels or hooks). |
 | Antigravity | `AGENTS.md` | Reads `AGENTS.md` at the repo root as always-on rules (like `.cursorrules`/`CLAUDE.md`); `.agents/rules/` also works for workspace rules. Instruction-tier. |
 | CodeWhale | `AGENTS.md` | Reads `AGENTS.md` from the repo root as project instructions; also reads `CLAUDE.md` and `.claude/instructions.md` as fallbacks. Instruction-tier. |
+| Swival | `.swival/skills/`, `AGENTS.md` | `swival skills add https://github.com/DietrichGebert/ponytail` installs the six skills straight into `.swival/skills/`. Add `--global` to stage them in the library (`~/.config/swival/library`) first, then `swival skills add ponytail` (or `--global ponytail`) to activate per-project or everywhere. Also reads `AGENTS.md` from the repo root and `~/.config/swival/AGENTS.md` globally as instruction-tier fallback. |
 | VS Code + Codex extension | `AGENTS.md` | The Codex extension reads `AGENTS.md` (repo root, or `~/.codex/AGENTS.md` globally). Instruction-tier; the full Codex plugin row above adds `/ponytail` levels and hooks. |
 | Kiro | `.kiro/steering/ponytail.md` | Steering rule; copy globally or into a project. |
 | Generic agents | `AGENTS.md` or `skills/*/SKILL.md` | Copy the compact rule file or load the skill files directly. |