Grill Me
Stress-test an implementation or architecture plan through a one-question-at-a-time interview before you commit to building.
Overview
Grill-me is a journey-wide agent skill that relentlessly interviews you about a plan or design—usable whenever a solo builder needs to stress-test decisions before committing to implementation.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/ai-engineer-workshop-2026-project --skill grill-meWhat is this skill?
- One-question-at-a-time Socratic interview until shared understanding
- Walks each branch of the design tree and resolves decision dependencies sequentially
- Offers a recommended answer on every question to speed convergence
- Explores the codebase when a question can be answered from existing code
- Triggered explicitly when you say “grill me” or want a plan stress-tested
Adoption & trust: 28 installs on skills.sh; 146 GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits).
What problem does it solve?
You have a plan or design that sounds reasonable on paper but still hides unresolved branches and implicit assumptions.
Who is it for?
Solo builders who want a structured devil’s advocate pass on architecture, feature scope, or rollout plans before coding.
Skip if: Teams that already have a signed-off spec and only need mechanical implementation tasks with no open design questions.
When should I use this skill?
User wants to stress-test a plan, get grilled on their design, or mentions "grill me".
What do I get? / Deliverables
You reach shared understanding with your agent on each decision branch, with concrete recommendations recorded so you can move into implementation or invoke a planning skill with fewer surprises.
- Resolved decision-tree notes with recommended answers per branch
- Shared understanding summary you can feed into implementation or planning
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Useful at every journey phase - explore requirements and options before committing to a direction.
Where it fits
Grill a MVP scope doc to expose hidden dependencies before you prototype.
Walk implementation milestones and ordering risks before the agent writes the first PR.
Pressure-test API and data-model choices with codebase-backed questions.
Stress-test a release or migration checklist before production cutover.
Grill a post-incident remediation plan so operational changes do not repeat the same blind spots.
How it compares
Use instead of a single vague “any feedback on my plan?” chat turn when you need systematic branch-by-branch coverage.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is grill-me for?
Indie and solo builders shipping with agentic coding tools who want to pressure-test plans, designs, or technical approaches before they invest build time.
When should I use grill-me?
During validate when scoping a feature, in build when refining an implementation plan, before ship when launch or migration plans need stress-testing, or anytime you mention “grill me” or want your design grilled one question at a time.
Is grill-me safe to install?
It is a conversational workflow skill with no bundled credentials; review the Security Audits panel on this Prism page and your repo access policy before letting an agent explore the codebase.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Grill Me
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. For each question, provide your recommended answer. Ask the questions one at a time. If a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, explore the codebase instead.