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grilling

Conducts a one-question-at-a-time Socratic interview to stress-test plans and decisions.

3|1|Updated Apr 8, 2026
Search Tags:#decision making#decision tree#interview#socratic questioning#plan validation#human-in-the-loop#stress test
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ever-just/agentskills --skill grilling-ever-just
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grilling
Source: https://github.com/ever-just/agentskills/tree/main/skills/grilling
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ever-just/agentskills --skill grilling-ever-just

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Plans and decisions often contain hidden assumptions and unresolved branches that only surface after work has started. This Skill forces every open decision into the open through a structured interview before any action is taken, preventing wasted effort on the wrong approach. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Sequential Socratic Questioning: Asks one question at a time with a recommended answer for each, walking the full decision tree instead of overwhelming the user with a batch of questions. - Environment Lookup: Resolves factual questions by exploring the filesystem, tools, and prior conversation rather than asking the user, reserving questions for genuine decisions. - Confirmation Gate: Refuses to act on the plan until the user explicitly confirms shared understanding. - Use Case: Before starting a migration project, ask the agent to grill you on the plan — it will walk through scope, rollback strategy, and sequencing one decision at a time until nothing is left ambiguous. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to grill you on your plan or decision before any implementation work begins.

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 before implementing it?▼

Ask the agent to grill you on the plan. It interviews you one question at a time, proposes a recommended answer for each decision, and walks every branch of the decision tree until you confirm shared understanding.

Why ask questions one at a time instead of all at once?▼

Batched questions force you to hold the entire decision tree in your head and reply out of context. Sequential questions let each answer shape how the next one is framed, working as a decision tree rather than a form.

Does the grilling skill look up facts or ask the user everything?▼

It looks up any fact discoverable from the environment — filesystem, tools, prior conversation, or docs — instead of asking. Only genuine decisions are put to the user, one at a time.

When should I use a Socratic interview instead of just starting work?▼

Use it when a plan has enough open decisions that charging ahead risks building the wrong thing, or when you explicitly want your thinking challenged. It is the default resolution method for human-in-the-loop decision tickets.

Can grilling be combined with other planning skills?▼

Yes. It serves as the interview mechanism for domain question sets like ux-decision-rubrics and business-model-canvas, resolves wayfinder HITL tickets, and can hand off mid-session via the handoff skill if context runs long.

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