grill-me

brianlovin/agent-config

Relentlessly interview plans and designs to stress-test assumptions and reach shared understanding.

What is grill-me?

This skill conducts deep-dive questioning sessions on plans, designs, or proposals. Use it when you want to stress-test your thinking, identify gaps, or get grilled on decision-making by systematically exploring each branch of your design tree.

Asks probing questions across all aspects of a plan or design
Walks through decision dependencies one-by-one to resolve them
Provides recommended answers for each question
Explores the codebase to answer questions where possible
Continues until reaching shared understanding on the full design

How to install grill-me

npx skills add https://github.com/brianlovin/agent-config --skill grill-me

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How to use grill-me

1.Describe your plan, design, or proposal to the skill
2.Answer the probing questions it asks
3.Review the recommended answers it provides
4.Work through each branch of the decision tree systematically
5.Iterate until you reach shared understanding on all aspects

Use cases

Good for

Stress-testing a product roadmap before committing resources
Validating architectural decisions in a system design
Identifying hidden assumptions in a business plan
Reviewing design choices with recommended alternatives
Preparing for technical design reviews or pitches

Who it's for

Product managers planning features or roadmaps
Engineers designing systems or making architectural choices
Founders validating business plans
Teams preparing for design reviews

grill-me FAQ

When should I use this skill?

Use it when you want to stress-test a plan, identify hidden assumptions, or get critical feedback on a design before moving forward.

Does it explore my codebase?

Yes, if a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, the skill will do that instead of asking you.

How deep does the questioning go?

It continues walking through each branch of your decision tree until all dependencies are resolved and you reach shared understanding.

Can I use this for non-technical plans?

Yes, it works for any plan or design—product roadmaps, business plans, architectural decisions, and more.

Full instructions (SKILL.md)

Source of truth, from brianlovin/agent-config.

name: grill-me description: Interview the user relentlessly about a plan or design until reaching shared understanding, resolving each branch of the decision tree. Use when user wants to stress-test a plan, get grilled on their design, or mentions "grill me".

Interview me relentlessly about every aspect of this plan until we reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the design tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one-by-one. For each question, provide your recommended answer.

If a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, explore the codebase instead.