# Grilling

> Interview the user relentlessly about a plan or design. Use when the user wants to stress-test a plan before building, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrases.

- Skill: `karlorz/grilling` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add karlorz/grilling`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/karlorz/grilling/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: karlorz (https://skillmd.com/u/karlorz)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/karlorz/grilling

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# Grilling

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, waiting for feedback on each question before
continuing. Asking multiple questions at once is bewildering.

If a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, explore the codebase
instead.

## Ask Style

Run this skill in the main session; do not delegate it to a subagent.

Ask open-ended grilling questions conversationally.

For concrete decision points with 2-4 choices, use whichever structured question
tool exists in the current surface:

- Claude Code: `AskUserQuestion`
- Codex CLI/App: `ask_user_question`
- Antigravity CLI: `ask_question`

If no structured question tool exists, ask conversationally with numbered
options. Do not add an explicit "Other" option for Antigravity; its UI already
supplies one.

Under `/goal`, `codex exec`, scheduled runs, or other unattended contexts, skip
the interview and state that grilling requires an attended main session.