Doc Grounded Grilling

Doc Grounded Grilling

Use structured questioning to align a plan with the repo's actual language, constraints, and existing decisions.

Workflow

1. Read the nearest relevant context first:
   • AGENTS.md
   • docs/ai/*
   • ADRs
   • repo docs
   • designmd-brand-kit artifacts when frontend or brand work is involved
2. Ask one question at a time.
3. If the answer is already in the code or docs, verify there before asking.
4. For each question:
   • identify the ambiguity;
   • give a recommended answer or framing;
   • wait for user feedback before continuing.
5. Walk down the branches of the design tree until:
   • terms are precise;
   • boundaries are understood;
   • key trade-offs are named;
   • critical scenarios are covered.
6. When a term or decision settles, classify the durable artifact:
   • glossary/context update for canonical domain language;
   • ADR candidate for hard-to-reverse or surprising trade-offs;
   • PRD/spec note for scope and acceptance criteria;
   • no artifact when the answer is temporary or already documented.

What To Challenge

• terminology that conflicts with existing domain language;
• assumptions contradicted by code or ADRs;
• vague nouns like "account", "session", "client", "job", "draft", "campaign";
• plans that skip the test seam, integration seam, or rollout seam;
• frontend ideas that ignore the current design system or brand shape.

Output

The session should leave behind:

• sharper language;
• clarified decisions;
• explicit open questions;
• identified docs that should be updated through durable-context-maintenance when the decision settles;
• proposed glossary/context or ADR updates when the task changed the repo's shared language or a consequential decision.

Guardrails

• Do not interrogate for its own sake; stop when the plan is clear enough to execute.
• Do not invent domain language when the repo already has one.
• Do not batch ten questions at once.

Final Report

Summarize resolved terms, decisive trade-offs, remaining open questions, and which docs should be refreshed next.