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Interviews the user in rounds of numbered questions to stress-test plans and decisions.

1|Updated Jul 2, 2026
Search Tags:#planning#decision making#validation#interview#questioning#stress test#design tree
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/filippolmt/skills --skill grilling-filippolmt
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grilling
Source: https://github.com/filippolmt/skills/tree/main/skills/grilling
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/filippolmt/skills --skill grilling-filippolmt

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Plans, decisions, and ideas often contain hidden assumptions and unresolved dependencies that only surface during implementation. This Skill stress-tests your thinking by interviewing you relentlessly until every decision in your plan is explicitly settled. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Design Tree Mapping: Models your plan as a tree of decisions where each choice branches into dependent sub-decisions. - Frontier-Based Rounds: Asks only the questions whose prerequisites are already settled, numbering each one and providing a recommended answer. - Autonomous Fact-Finding: Dispatches sub-agents to look up facts from the filesystem or tools instead of asking you for information it can find itself. - Use Case: Before starting a major refactor, invoke this Skill to be grilled on architecture choices, migration order, and rollback strategy until no assumption remains unexamined. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to grill you on your plan for the upcoming feature so every design decision is questioned and settled before you start building.

Frequently Asked Questions about grilling

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I stress-test a plan or idea with AI?▼

Invoke the grilling skill and present your plan, decision, or idea. The AI maps it as a design tree and interviews you in rounds of numbered questions, each with a recommended answer, until every decision is settled.

How does the grilling skill decide which questions to ask?▼

It computes a frontier of decisions whose prerequisites are already settled and asks that entire set in one round. Questions depending on still-open answers are deferred to later rounds as the tree reshapes.

Does the grilling skill ask me for facts it could look up?▼

No. When a question needs a fact from the filesystem or tools, it dispatches a sub-agent to find it rather than asking you. Only decisions belong to you; fact-finding is handled automatically.

When does a grilling session end?▼

The session ends when the frontier is empty, meaning every branch of the design tree has been visited and nothing remains silently assumed. The AI will not act on the plan until you confirm shared understanding.

When should I not use the grilling skill?▼

Avoid it for trivial tasks or when you need immediate execution rather than deliberation. The multi-round interview format is designed for consequential plans and decisions, not quick one-step actions.

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