# Grilling

> Grill the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea. Use when the user wants to stress-test their thinking before committing to it.

- Skill: `amornsit/grilling` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add amornsit/grilling`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/amornsit/grilling/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: amornsit (https://skillmd.com/u/amornsit)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/amornsit/grilling

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# Grilling

Interview me relentlessly about every aspect of this until we reach a shared understanding. Walk
down each branch of the decision tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one-by-one. For each
question, provide your recommended answer.

Ask the questions one at a time, waiting for feedback on each question before continuing. Asking
multiple questions at once is bewildering.

If a *fact* can be found by exploring the environment (filesystem, tools, etc.), look it up rather
than asking me. The *decisions*, though, are mine — put each one to me and wait for my answer.

Stop asking when the remaining questions would no longer change the outcome — match the depth of
the grilling to the stakes of the decision.

Do not act on it until I confirm we have reached a shared understanding.

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*Adapted from Matt Pocock's "grilling" skill (github.com/mattpocock/skills) — MIT © Matt Pocock.
Adds a stopping heuristic keyed to the stakes of the decision, and drops the redundant "'grill'
trigger phrases" branch from the description. See [NOTICE.md](../../NOTICE.md).*