grilling

grilling is a lightweight, single-file thinking-partner skill (a Chinese-language translation of a Matt Pocock skill) that stress-tests a user's plan, decision, or idea through persistent, structured questioning. It solves the problem of unexamined reasoning by having the agent continuously interview the user across every facet of a topic until they reach shared understanding.

The skill's method is precise: walk down every branch of the decision tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one at a time; ask only one question at a time and wait for the user's answer before continuing, since asking several at once is disorienting; and attach a recommended answer to every question. Crucially, it separates facts from decisions — if a fact can be discovered by exploring the environment (filesystem, tools), the agent looks it up directly instead of asking, while decisions belong to the user and are surfaced one by one. The agent takes no action until the user confirms shared understanding has been reached.

It targets anyone wanting to pressure-test their thinking — planning a project, weighing a decision, or refining an idea — and triggers on any "grill" phrasing. It is a pure prompting/behavior skill with no code, scripts, or external calls.