Grill Me
- 4.2k installs
- 481 repo stars
- Updated July 6, 2026
- julianoczkowski/designer-skills
A structured design interview that questions all aspects of a plan, explores decision dependencies, and recommends solutions.
About
Grill Me conducts rigorous design interviews by asking targeted questions about plans, features, and UX decisions while systematically exploring decision trees to identify gaps and dependencies. Developers and designers use it to validate landing pages, dashboards, settings interfaces, and portfolio concepts before implementation. The skill prioritizes codebase and component inspection over repetitive questioning, recommending answers for each question asked. It resolves design decisions one by one, ensuring all stakeholders reach aligned understanding. Workflows include stress-testing approaches, challenging assumptions, exploring design implications across feature branches, and uncovering hidden requirements that emerge through systematic exploration. Conducts relentless design interviews by walking decision trees systematically. Examines existing codebase, components, and design tokens before asking questions. Provides recommended answers for each question to accelerate resolution. Stress-tests plans by identifying gaps and challenging assumptions. Resolves dependencies between design decisions to reach shared understanding.
- Conducts relentless design interviews by walking decision trees systematically
- Examines existing codebase, components, and design tokens before asking questions
- Provides recommended answers for each question to accelerate resolution
- Stress-tests plans by identifying gaps and challenging assumptions
- Resolves dependencies between design decisions to reach shared understanding
Grill Me by the numbers
- 4,184 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- +150 installs in the week ending Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
- Ranked #87 of 1,880 Design & UI/UX skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Security screen: LOW risk (skills.sh audit)
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
grill-me capabilities & compatibility
- Capabilities
- conduct structured design interviews · walk decision tree branches systematically · examine codebase and components for context · identify dependencies between design decisions · challenge assumptions and stress test approaches · provide recommended answers to design questions
- Use cases
- ui design · web design · debugging
- IDEs
- vscode · cursor ide
What grill-me says it does
Interview the user relentlessly about a plan or design until reaching shared understanding, resolving each branch of the decision tree.
If a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, explore the codebase instead of asking me.
For each question, provide your recommended answer.
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| Installs | 4.2k |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 481 |
| Security audit | 3 / 3 scanners passed |
| Last updated | July 6, 2026 |
| Repository | julianoczkowski/designer-skills ↗ |
What it does
Stress-test design and product decisions through structured questioning until achieving shared understanding.
Who is it for?
Landing pages, dashboards, settings interfaces, portfolio concepts, feature designs that need UX validation.
Skip if: Rapid prototyping without discussion, final pixel-perfect design work, visual asset creation.
When should I use this skill?
User requests design challenge, mentions stress-testing, asks to grill them on a plan, or wants to think through rough concepts.
What you get
Shared understanding of design decisions, identified gaps, resolved dependencies, and stress-tested approach ready for build.
- resolved decision tree
- clarified scope document
- documented assumptions
By the numbers
- Systematically walks every branch of decision trees
- Recommends answers for each question asked
- Inspects codebase and components before questioning
Files
Example prompts
- "Grill me on this landing page idea"
- "I want to build a dashboard for tracking team metrics. Challenge my thinking."
- "Stress-test my approach to this settings page"
- "I have a rough idea for a portfolio site. Help me think it through."
Instructions
Interview me relentlessly about every aspect of this plan until we reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the design tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one by one.
If a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, explore the codebase instead of asking me.
If a question can be answered by examining existing components, styles, or design tokens in the project, examine them instead of asking me.
For each question, provide your recommended answer.
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FAQ
Does Grill Me just ask questions or provide recommendations?
It asks targeted questions and provides recommended answers for each, accelerating resolution rather than leaving decisions open-ended.
When should I use Grill Me instead of just designing directly?
Use it when plans feel rough, assumptions need validation, stakeholders misalign, or you want to uncover hidden requirements before building.
Can it examine my codebase for context?
Yes - it inspects existing components, styles, and design tokens in your project before asking questions, reducing redundant asks.
Is Grill Me safe to install?
skills.sh reports 3 of 3 security scanners passed. Review the Security Audits panel on this page before installing in production.