# Grilling

> Interviews the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea until every branch of the decisi…

Interviews the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea until every branch of the decision tree is resolved. Use when the user wants to stress-test their thinking, sharpen a plan or design before acting, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrase (e.g. "grill me on this").

- Page: https://ss33.ai/skills/zernie/grilling-85249907805
- Publisher: zernie
- Category: [Business](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/business-y1h0vy) › [Operations & productivity](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/business-y1h0vy/operations-and-productivity-ivsf8j)
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/zernie/vigiles/blob/ba533833ad7355d6f0d713ef5850855f42ef5fec/test/dogfood/trailofbits-skills-curated@6d05be4/plugins/productivity/skills/grilling/SKILL.md

## Skill

SKILL.md: https://ss33.ai/api/v1/ss33/download/zernie/grilling-85249907805

# Grilling

Interview the user relentlessly about every aspect of the plan, decision, or
idea until you reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the
decision tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one-by-one. For each
question, provide your recommended answer.

Ask the questions one at a time, waiting for feedback on each question before
continuing. Asking multiple questions at once is bewildering.

If a *fact* can be found by exploring the environment (filesystem, tools,
etc.), look it up rather than asking. The *decisions*, though, are the
user's — put each one to them and wait for their answer.

Do not act on the plan until the user confirms a shared understanding has been
reached.

## When to Use

- The user wants to stress-test a plan, design, or decision before committing
  to it
- A feature request or design has unresolved ambiguities that should be
  surfaced and decided before implementation
- The user explicitly asks to be grilled, interviewed, or challenged on their
  thinking

## When NOT to Use

- The user has already made their decisions and wants execution — grilling
  after the fact is friction, not rigor
- The user is brainstorming and needs divergent options generated; grilling
  converges on decisions rather than generating alternatives
- The question is a simple factual one that exploration or a direct answer
  resolves