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grilling

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

Updated Sep 2, 2026
Search Tags:#planning#decision making#interview#assumptions#design review#questioning#stress test
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/prateekgupta3991/skills --skill grilling-prateekgupta3991
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grilling
Source: https://github.com/prateekgupta3991/skills/tree/main/public/grill-me
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/prateekgupta3991/skills --skill grilling-prateekgupta3991

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Plans and decisions often contain hidden assumptions and unexplored branches that only surface after execution fails. 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 be grilled on every design decision until no assumption remains unexamined and you confirm a shared understanding. ## Quick Start Grill me on my plan to migrate our monolith application to microservices.

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 before executing it?▼

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 decide which questions to ask?▼

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

Does the grilling 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. Only decisions belong to the user; fact-finding is handled automatically without blocking unrelated questions.

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 plan until you confirm shared understanding.

When should I not use the grilling approach?▼

Avoid it for trivial or time-sensitive decisions where exhaustive questioning costs more than the risk of a wrong choice. It is designed for consequential plans where hidden assumptions carry real downside.

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