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Interviews the user in structured question rounds to stress-test plans and decisions.

1|Updated Sep 13, 2026
Search Tags:#planning#decision making#interview#critical thinking#questioning#stress test#design tree
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/silentFellow/public-dotfiles --skill grilling-silentfellow
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: grilling
Source: https://github.com/silentFellow/public-dotfiles/tree/main/agents/skills/grilling
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/silentFellow/public-dotfiles --skill grilling-silentfellow

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Plans and decisions often contain hidden assumptions and unexplored branches. This Skill stress-tests an idea by interviewing the user relentlessly until every decision in the design tree has been explicitly examined and settled. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Design Tree Mapping: Models a plan as a tree of decisions where each choice branches into dependent sub-decisions. - Frontier-Based Rounds: Asks only the questions whose prerequisites are already settled, numbering each question and providing a recommended answer. - Autonomous Fact-Finding: Dispatches sub-agents to look up facts from the environment instead of asking the user for information it can find itself. - Use Case: Before starting a major refactor, have the AI grill you on architecture choices, migration strategy, and rollback plans until no assumption is left unexamined. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to grill you on your plan for an upcoming project or decision.

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 or idea with AI?▼

Ask the AI to grill you on your plan. It maps your decisions as a tree and interviews you in rounds, asking every question whose prerequisites are settled until no assumption remains unexamined.

What is a design tree in decision making?▼

A design tree models a plan as branching decisions, where each choice spawns dependent sub-decisions. The frontier is the set of questions answerable now, and each answered round pushes the frontier outward.

How does the grilling question round format work?▼

Each round lists numbered questions with titles and detailed bodies, each followed by a recommended answer. You respond to the whole round, and the next round is computed from your answers.

Does the AI ask me for facts it could look up itself?▼

No. When a question needs a fact from the filesystem or tools, the skill dispatches a sub-agent to find it. Only decisions are put to the user; fact-finding never blocks unrelated questions.

When is a grilling session finished?▼

The session ends when the frontier is empty, meaning every branch of the design tree has been visited. The AI will not act on the plan until you confirm a shared understanding has been reached.

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