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grilling

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

Updated Sep 8, 2026
Search Tags:#planning#decision making#interview#assumptions#critical thinking#stress test#design tree
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/salomepoulain/makery-stations --skill grilling-salomepoulain
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grilling
Source: https://github.com/salomepoulain/makery-stations/tree/main/stations/claude/workbench/pantry/skills/grilling
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/salomepoulain/makery-stations --skill grilling-salomepoulain

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 things 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, then 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?▼

Ask the assistant to grill you on your plan. It maps your decision as a tree and interviews you in rounds, numbering each question and offering a recommended answer until every branch is examined and nothing is silently assumed.

What is a design tree in decision-making?▼

A design tree models a plan as decisions that branch into dependent sub-decisions. The grilling skill works the tree in rounds, asking only the frontier questions whose prerequisites are already settled.

Does the grilling skill answer questions itself or ask the user?▼

Decisions always go to the user, but facts are looked up autonomously. When a question needs information from the filesystem or tools, a sub-agent is dispatched to find it rather than asking you.

When should I not use a grilling-style interview?▼

Avoid it for trivial decisions with no branching consequences or when you need immediate execution rather than deliberation. The process continues until the frontier is empty, which requires time and willingness to answer multiple rounds.

How does the skill know when the interview is finished?▼

The session ends when the frontier is empty, meaning every branch of the design tree has been visited and no assumptions remain. It will not act on the plan until you confirm a shared understanding.

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