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Interviews users in structured question rounds to stress-test plans and decisions.

1|Updated Mar 2, 2025
Search Tags:#planning#decision making#interview#critical thinking#questioning#stress test#design tree
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/marjorg/setup --skill grilling-marjorg
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grilling
Source: https://github.com/marjorg/setup/tree/main/home/.agents/skills/archive/0-matt/grilling
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/marjorg/setup --skill grilling-marjorg

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 until every decision in your plan is explicitly examined and 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 question and providing a recommended answer. - Autonomous Fact-Finding: Dispatches sub-agents to look up facts from the environment instead of asking you for information it can find itself. - Use Case: Before committing to a system architecture, use this Skill to surface every unexamined decision—data storage, scaling, failure modes—one round of questions at a time until nothing is silently assumed. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to grill you on your plan or decision and answer each numbered round of questions until the frontier is empty.

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 decision with AI?▼

Use the grilling skill to be interviewed about your plan in structured rounds. It maps your decisions as a tree, asks every question whose prerequisites are settled, and continues until no assumption remains unexamined.

How does the grilling skill structure its questions?▼

It works in rounds based on a design tree frontier. Each round contains numbered questions with recommended answers, and only questions whose dependencies are already resolved are asked in the current round.

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. You are only asked about decisions, never about facts the assistant can retrieve itself.

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 assistant will not act on the plan until you confirm shared understanding.

When should I not use the grilling approach?▼

Avoid it for trivial decisions or time-critical tasks where exhaustive questioning adds no value. It is designed for consequential plans where unexamined assumptions carry real risk.

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