Grill Me

Grill Me#

Relentless interview to sharpen a plan, decision, or idea before any implementation starts.

Description#

The grill-me skill runs the alignment stage of the slice loop. It interviews the user one question at a time, walking every branch of the decision tree until no unresolved decision remains, offering a recommended answer with each question. Facts are looked up in the environment; decisions are always put to the user.

The interview ends only when every branch has an explicit answer, no answers contradict each other, and the user confirms a shared understanding. The natural follow-on is to-spec.

Triggers#

/wf:grill-me

Also: “grill me”, “stress-test my thinking”, “challenge this idea”.

Workflow#

  1. Interview one question at a time, with a recommended answer each.

  2. Resolve decision dependencies branch by branch.

  3. Look up facts; ask only for decisions.

  4. Stop when the user confirms shared understanding.

  5. Suggest to-spec to capture the outcome.

Output#

No files are written; the output is the resolved shared understanding in the conversation, ready for to-spec.

Attribution#

Adapted from the grill-me and grilling skills in mattpocock/skills (MIT license).

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