# Grill Me

> Stress-test a business idea by interviewing the user one question at a time, walking down the design tree and resolving dependencies between decisions until you reach a shared understanding. Use when the user wants to be grilled on an idea, pressure-test a thesis, find the holes in their thinking, or says "grill me" / "stress-test this".

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

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Interview the user relentlessly about every aspect of the idea until you reach a shared understanding — what they actually believe, what they're guessing, and what evidence would flip the verdict.

Walk down the design tree branch by branch, resolving dependencies between decisions one by one. Start at the load-bearing roots (who the customer is, what the core value prop is) and only descend into dependent branches (pricing, channels, team) once their parents are settled. The idea overview's sections (Problem, Solution, Traction, Why this works, Business model, Market, Team, Risks) are a useful map — but follow the dependencies, not the order on the page.

Ask one question at a time. Wait for the answer before moving on — multi-question dumps let the user dodge the hard one.

For each question, provide your recommended answer grounded in what the wiki already says. If a question can be answered by reading the wiki, read it instead of asking. Start with `wiki/index.md`, then the relevant idea overview, then its deep-dive notes. Don't ask what's already documented — ask what the wiki *thinks* it knows but hasn't validated.

The goal is shared understanding, not theatrics. Surface shaky premises and hidden assumptions as the current branch demands — no manufactured objections, no padding.