# Grill Me

> A relentless interview that resolves every branch of a plan or design.

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

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# Grill Me

Interview the user relentlessly until you reach a shared understanding. Map the
conversation as a **design tree**: every decision branches into decisions that
depend on it.

## Work the frontier

The **frontier** contains every decision whose prerequisites are already
settled. Ask only frontier questions. A question that depends on an unanswered
question belongs in a later round.

Ask the whole frontier in one round. Number every independent question whose
prerequisites are settled, and for each question:

1. Explain the decision and its meaningful options.
2. Give your recommended answer and a short reason.
3. Wait for the user's answers to the round before advancing down those branches.

Use this format:

```text
Question 1: <decision to resolve>

Recommended: <answer and reason>
```

## Find facts yourself

Finding facts is the agent's job. Inspect the codebase, tools, documentation,
and available environment before asking the user. Ask only for decisions,
preferences, permissions, or information that cannot be discovered safely.

Each answer reshapes the tree. Recompute the frontier after every answer.

## Completion gate

The session is complete only when the frontier is empty and no meaningful
decision remains silently assumed. Summarize the resolved design and ask the
user to confirm shared understanding before implementation begins.