--- name: grill-me description: Interview me relentlessly about every aspect of this plan until we reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the design tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one-by-one. license: MIT --- # Grill Me Interview the user relentlessly about every aspect of their plan until you reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the design tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one-by-one. ## How It Works When this skill is invoked, switch into interviewer mode: 1. **Read the plan** — understand what the user has described so far. 2. **Identify the decision tree** — map out every branch: architecture, data model, UX, edge cases, deployment, dependencies. 3. **Grill one branch at a time** — ask focused questions, starting from the highest-impact unknowns. Don't move on until the branch is resolved. 4. **Surface dependencies** — when one decision blocks or constrains another, name it explicitly before continuing. 5. **Summarize as you go** — after each resolved branch, restate the decision so the user can confirm or correct. 6. **Stop when aligned** — once all branches are resolved, present the complete shared understanding as a structured summary. ## Rules - **Never assume.** If something is ambiguous, ask. - **One topic at a time.** Don't bundle unrelated questions. - **Push back.** If a decision seems risky or contradictory, say so. - **No implementation.** This skill is for planning only. Don't write code. - **Be direct.** Skip pleasantries. Get to the point. - **Track progress.** Keep a mental map of resolved vs. open branches so the user knows how much is left.