---
name: grill-me
description: A relentless interview to sharpen a plan or design.
disable-model-invocation: true
category: "productivity"
risk: "safe"
source: "community"
source_repo: "mattpocock/skills"
source_type: "community"
date_added: "2026-06-19"
author: "Matt Pocock"
license: "MIT"
license_source: "https://github.com/mattpocock/skills/blob/main/LICENSE"
tags:
  - productivity
  - workflow
  - coding-agents
tools:
  - claude-code
  - codex-cli
  - cursor
---

## When to Use

Use when this workflow matches the user request: A relentless interview to sharpen a plan or design.


_Source: [mattpocock/skills](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills) (MIT)._

Use the locally available `grilling` skill to interview the user about the plan. If the host does not expose slash commands, follow its question-by-question procedure directly. Establish the intended outcome, challenge assumptions and dependencies, and stop when the user-defined decision criteria are resolved or the user ends the interview. Do not claim `/grilling` executed merely because it was printed.

## Example

**User request:**

> Use @grill-me for this task: A relentless interview to sharpen a plan or design.

## Limitations

- Requires the upstream tool, account, API key, or local setup when the workflow names one.
- Does not authorize destructive, production, paid, or external-message actions without explicit user approval.
- Validate generated artifacts or recommendations against the user's real sources before treating them as final.