grill-me

Guide stepwise questioning to validate plans and design decisions.

1|Updated Dec 20, 2025

Search Tags:#workflow #design #communication #plan #questioning #decision-tree #grill

Ready to run

npx skills add https://github.com/ari-ayvazyan/AISkills --skill grill-me-ari-ayvazyan

💬 Prompt for ChatGPT / Claude Chat▼

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

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This skill helps teams validate plans and ensure every design decision is challenged and understood by walking through a structured questioning process until alignment is achieved.

Core Features & Use Cases

Relentless questioning to surface assumptions and identify hidden dependencies behind a plan or design.
Branch-by-branch review that walks through design decisions to resolve conflicting paths and ensure coherence.
Guided recommendations by providing suggested answers and next steps, with the option to inspect code or documents when needed.

Quick Start

Ask the assistant to grill your plan one question at a time until all branches are resolved.

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 technical plan to find hidden assumptions?▼

Stress-test a technical plan by applying relentless questioning through a stepwise decision-tree flow. This process surfaces hidden dependencies and validates design decisions one question at a time until team alignment is achieved.

What is the best way to conduct a branch-by-branch design review?▼

The best way to conduct a branch-by-branch design review is using a guided questioning flow that walks through each design decision sequentially. This resolves conflicting paths and ensures architectural coherence.

Can I use a structured decision-tree flow to validate architecture decisions?▼

Yes, you can validate architecture decisions using a structured decision-tree flow. It presents one question at a time to challenge your design choices and can inspect your codebase to answer specific questions.

How do I resolve conflicting paths in an architecture discussion?▼

Resolve conflicting paths in an architecture discussion by walking through a stepwise questioning process. This method challenges each design decision sequentially until all branching paths are fully resolved and understood.

Does this plan validation method work without connecting a codebase?▼

Yes, this plan validation method works without a codebase by reviewing documents and plans directly. Codebase exploration is an optional capability used to answer questions only when the code is available.