# Grill Me

> Interview the user relentlessly about a plan, design, or idea until reaching shared understanding, walking each branch of the decision tree one decision at a time. Domain-agnostic — works for software, writing, business, or life decisions. Use to stress-test plans, brainstorm rigorously, or when user says "grill me".

- Skill: `svyatov/grill-me` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add svyatov/grill-me`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/svyatov/grill-me/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: svyatov (https://skillmd.com/u/svyatov)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/svyatov/grill-me

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Interview the user relentlessly about every aspect of this until you reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the decision tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one-by-one.

Ask questions one at a time, waiting for each answer before the next — asking several at once is bewildering. For each question, state your recommended answer and the reasoning behind it: the tradeoff it optimizes for and why the alternatives lose. A recommendation without its "why" is just an opinion — the reasoning is what the user is here to stress-test. When you genuinely have no basis to prefer one option, say so and lay out the tradeoff instead of forcing a pick.

Separate facts from decisions. If a fact can be found by exploring the environment (files, tools, docs, prior conversation), look it up instead of asking. The decisions are the user's: put each one to them and wait.

Stop when the decision tree is resolved or the user signals enough. If the user pushes back on a recommendation, accept and move on — no debate. Do not act on the plan until the user confirms shared understanding.