grilling

Invoke the grilling skill by asking to be grilled on your plan or idea. The assistant interviews you one question at a time, walking each branch of the decision tree and offering a recommended answer for each question until you reach shared understanding.

Any phrase containing 'grill' activates it, such as 'grill me on this plan' or 'grill my decision'. It also applies whenever you explicitly want your thinking stress-tested on a plan, decision, or idea.

No. The skill provides a recommended answer with each question, but all decisions remain yours. It also looks up verifiable facts from the environment itself rather than asking you, and it will not act until you confirm shared understanding.

Asking multiple questions at once is bewildering and leads to shallow answers. Sequential questioning resolves dependencies between decisions one by one, ensuring each branch of the decision tree is fully explored before moving on.

Avoid it for simple, low-stakes tasks where exhaustive interrogation adds no value, or when you need immediate execution rather than deliberation. It is designed for consequential plans and decisions that benefit from rigorous challenge.