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grill-me-local

Interviews users one question at a time and records decisions in a markdown artifact.

13|17|Updated Jan 30, 2025
Search Tags:#planning#decision making#documentation#markdown#brainstorming#interview#design review
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/CodeWithSally/CodeWithSally-Apex-English --skill grill-me-local-codewithsally
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grill-me-local
Source: https://github.com/CodeWithSally/CodeWithSally-Apex-English/tree/main/Sessions/ClaudeCode/Session005/.claude/skills/grill-me-local
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/CodeWithSally/CodeWithSally-Apex-English --skill grill-me-local-codewithsally

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Plans and designs often contain hidden assumptions and unresolved decision branches that only surface during implementation. This Skill stress-tests a plan through a structured one-question-at-a-time interview and preserves every question, recommendation, and decision in a durable local markdown file. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Guided Interviewing: Asks one question at a time, each paired with a recommended answer the user can confirm or redirect. - Durable Artifact: Maintains a "cooked idea" markdown file at cooked-ideas/YYYY/YYYY-MM/ with Context, Decisions, and an append-only Q&A Log, updated after every answer so interrupted sessions are never lost. - Convergence and Handoff: Detects when the decision tree is exhausted, finalizes the Decisions section, flips status to resolved, and offers a numbered next-step menu. - Use Case: Before building a new feature, say "grill me on my caching design" to pressure-test every branch of the plan and walk away with a saved record of resolved decisions ready to hand to implementation. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to grill you on your plan or design, for example by saying "grill me on my database migration plan".

Frequently Asked Questions about grill-me-local

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I stress-test a plan before building it?▼

Invoke the skill with your topic, such as "grill me on my API design". It interviews you one question at a time with recommended answers, exploring each branch of the decision tree until all dependencies are resolved.

How does the grilled interview session get saved?▼

Each session creates a markdown file at cooked-ideas/YYYY/YYYY-MM/YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md containing Context, a distilled Decisions section, and an append-only Q&A Log. The file is updated after every answer, so interrupted sessions are preserved.

What happens when the interview is finished?▼

The skill does a final pass on the Decisions section, flips the frontmatter status to resolved, prints a one-line summary with the file path, and offers a numbered handoff menu such as writing an implementation plan or starting to build.

Can I answer interview questions with just yes or sounds good?▼

Yes. Affirmative replies like "yes" or "go with that" record the skill's recommendation as the decision. Vague answers are recorded as partially settled, with gaps flagged as open or folded into follow-up questions.

When should I not use a one-question-at-a-time interview?▼

Avoid it for trivial decisions with no branching dependencies, since the interview format adds overhead. It is designed for plans with meaningful decision trees where unresolved branches would otherwise surface during implementation.

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