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grill-me

Interviews the user in rounds to surface and resolve open decisions in a plan.

Updated Apr 2, 2026
Search Tags:#decision making#interview#assumptions#design validation#plan review#questioning#spec analysis
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/nico0695/ai-tools --skill grill-me-nico0695
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grill-me
Source: https://github.com/nico0695/ai-tools/tree/main/skills/generic-skills/grill-me
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/nico0695/ai-tools --skill grill-me-nico0695

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Plans, specs, and designs often contain decisions that were never made out loud - assumptions, deferred choices, and 'we'll see' answers that surface as problems during implementation. This Skill runs a structured interview that finds every unresolved decision and puts it to the user before any code is written. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Decision tree modeling: Maps the plan as a tree of dependent decisions and asks only the current frontier, so questions never depend on unanswered questions. - Three entry modes: Works mid-session from conversation history, from an artifact like a spec or ADR, or cold from just an idea. - Recommended answers: Every question comes with a proposed answer the user can react to, plus a final read-back of decided, explicit, and parked items. - Use Case: Before implementing a rate-limiting feature, invoke the Skill to get a numbered round of questions about what is being protected, from what, and what is non-negotiable, each with a recommendation. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to grill you about your plan or spec before you start implementing it.

Frequently Asked Questions about grill-me

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I stress-test a software plan before implementation?▼

Invoke the grill-me skill with your plan, spec, or idea. It builds a decision tree, reads back what it treats as settled, and asks numbered rounds of questions with recommended answers until every decision is settled or parked.

How to review a spec or ADR for unresolved decisions?▼

Hand the document to the skill and it scans for TBDs, TODOs, unchosen options, and hedged language like 'probably' or 'for now'. Each becomes an open node questioned in dependency order, while committed decisions are read back, not re-asked.

Does the interview skill work in languages other than English?▼

Yes, it detects the language the user writes in and responds in that same language. Only the question format (numbered questions with recommended answers) stays fixed; all content follows the user's language.

What happens when I cannot answer a question during the interview?▼

Unanswerable nodes are parked, not dropped. Questions needing another person's input are recorded for a questionnaire handoff, and questions only runnable experiments can settle are marked for prototyping, all listed in the final read-back.

Does grill-me write files or start implementing the plan?▼

No, the skill writes nothing to disk and never starts implementation. Its artifact is the shared understanding in the conversation, and the next step (implement, write an ADR, send a questionnaire) only happens after the user confirms the read-back.

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