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grilling

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

Updated Jan 19, 2023
Search Tags:#planning#decision making#interview#critical thinking#design review#questioning#stress test
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/inkfin/dotfiles --skill grilling-inkfin
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grilling
Source: https://github.com/inkfin/dotfiles/tree/main/dot_agents/skills/exact_grilling
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/inkfin/dotfiles --skill grilling-inkfin

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Plans and decisions often contain hidden assumptions and unexplored branches. This Skill stress-tests your thinking by relentlessly interviewing you about a plan, decision, or idea until every open question is resolved and a shared understanding is reached. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Design Tree Mapping: Models your decision as a tree where each choice branches into dependent sub-decisions. - Frontier-Based Rounds: Asks all currently answerable questions in numbered rounds, each with a recommended answer, then recomputes the frontier based on your replies. - Autonomous Fact-Finding: Dispatches sub-agents to look up facts from the environment instead of asking you for things it can find itself. - Use Case: Before starting a migration project, invoke the grill trigger to be questioned round by round about scope, rollback strategy, and dependencies until nothing is left silently assumed. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to grill you about your plan to refactor the authentication module and answer each numbered round of questions.

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 with your plan or decision, and it will interview you in rounds of numbered questions. Each question includes a recommended answer, and the process continues until every branch of the decision tree is resolved.

How does the round-based questioning work?▼

The skill maps your decision as a tree and asks only the frontier questions whose prerequisites are already settled. After you answer, it recomputes the frontier and asks the next round, so dependent questions wait for their prerequisites.

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

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 are put 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 is silently assumed. The skill will not act on the outcome until you confirm a shared understanding.

When should I not use round-based grilling?▼

Avoid it for trivial decisions with no branching dependencies, or when you need immediate execution rather than deliberation. The process is deliberately thorough and requires you to answer multiple rounds before any action.

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