grill-me

Interviews users to validate plans and design decisions.

1|Updated Apr 11, 2026

Search Tags:#design #planning #interview #product-management #stakeholders #decision-tree #grill

Ready to run

npx skills add https://github.com/aaaxn/skills --skill grill-me-aaaxn

💬 Prompt for ChatGPT / Claude Chat▼

Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grill-me
Source: https://github.com/aaaxn/skills/tree/main/grill-me
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/aaaxn/skills --skill grill-me-aaaxn

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Interview the user relentlessly about a plan or design until reaching a shared understanding, resolving each branch of the decision tree. Use when user wants to stress-test a plan, get grilled on their design, or mentions "grill me".

Core Features & Use Cases

Relentless, structured questioning to uncover dependencies and trade-offs across design decisions.
Walk down every branch of the design tree, validating choices and aligning stakeholders.
If a question can be answered by examining the codebase, explore the codebase instead of asking.

Quick Start

Prompt the user with a concise set of decision-focused questions to map and resolve design branches.

Frequently Asked Questions about grill-me

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema

How do I stress-test a project plan to uncover hidden dependencies and trade-offs?▼

Stress-testing a project plan involves relentless, structured questioning that walks down every branch of the decision tree to validate choices, uncover dependencies, and align stakeholders for shared understanding.

What is the best way to validate design decisions across project scoping?▼

Validating design decisions across project scoping is best achieved through structured, decision-focused questioning that maps and resolves each design branch, ensuring all stakeholders reach a shared understanding of the plan.

Can I use structured interviewing to prepare for a product management design review?▼

Yes, structured interviewing applies directly to product management design reviews by stress-testing your plan through relentless questioning that resolves dependencies and aligns stakeholders before the actual review.

How does a decision tree interview work for resolving design branches?▼

A decision tree interview works by asking one to four rounds of targeted questions with multiple options per question, methodically exploring each branch to map choices, validate trade-offs, and reach shared understanding.

Does this approach explore my codebase to answer design validation questions?▼

Yes, if a design validation question can be answered by examining the codebase, the approach explores the codebase directly instead of asking you, ensuring accurate context for stress-testing your plan.

What are the limitations of using structured questioning for plan validation?▼

The limitation of structured questioning for plan validation is that it restricts interviews to one to four rounds with two to four options per question, which may limit depth for highly complex or deeply nested design trees.