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grill-me

Calibrated grilling session for stress-testing a plan, design, idea, or decision. First assesses the user's topic knowledge, confidence, and desired pressure level, then asks one question at a time with recommended answers. Use when user says "grill me", "stress-test this", "challenge my plan", "interview me", or wants a plan probed without being overwhelmed.

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About grill-me

grill-me runs a calibrated interrogation session that stress-tests a plan, design, idea, or decision before you commit to it. Rather than hostile debate, it applies measured pressure: it first frames exactly what should be grilled, then calibrates to the user's knowledge level (new / working / expert) and desired intensity (light / standard / hard) before probing.

The skill builds a private decision map — goal, affected users, constraints, options, dependencies, risks, validation, and rollback — and moves through a question ladder one question at a time, always offering a recommended answer. It teaches missing fundamentals briefly for newcomers and sharpens critique of tradeoffs, failure modes, and reversibility for experts, and it lets the user retune intensity at any point with cues like "softer", "harder", or "skip basics".

It is well suited to anyone pressure-testing a proposal — engineers reviewing a design, PMs validating a plan, or founders sanity-checking a decision — who wants a structured challenge without being overwhelmed. It is a purely conversational skill and executes no code.

FAQ

When should I use grill-me?

When you want a plan, design, idea, or decision challenged before acting — e.g. 'grill me', 'stress-test this', 'challenge my plan', or 'interview me'.

How does it avoid overwhelming me?

It calibrates to your knowledge level and chosen pressure, asks one question at a time with a recommended answer, and lets you dial intensity up or down mid-session.

Does it run any code or access my system?

No. It is a conversational interviewing skill; it only reads context you provide (and files/docs when useful) and asks questions.

Install grill-me

Download and extract the skill files to your .claude/skills/ directory.

Quick Setup:

  1. Copy the skill folder to .claude/skills/
  2. Claude will automatically detect and use the skill