---
name: grilling
description: Interview the user relentlessly about a plan or design. Use when the user wants to stress-test a plan before building, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrases.
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: Interview the user relentlessly about a plan or design. Use when the user wants to stress-test a plan before building, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrases.


_Source: [mattpocock/skills](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills) (MIT)._Interview the user about relevant uncertainties in the supplied plan until the stated decision criteria are resolved or the user ends the interview. Walk down each branch of the design 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 question can be answered by exploring the codebase, explore the codebase instead.

## Example

**User request:**

> Use @grilling for this task: Interview the user relentlessly about 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.


---
Source attribution: mattpocock/skills contributors, via Agentic Awesome Skills
Original project: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills
License: MIT + CC-BY-4.0
License information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Dave AI.

## Upstream license notice

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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# Dave AI resource metadata

Creator / publisher: mattpocock/skills contributors, via Agentic Awesome Skills
Original project: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills
Attribution basis: Recorded upstream repository

Fields of work: Operations
Roles: Decision Analyst
Specialties: Specialty not specified
Tools: Tool not specified
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Dave AI task review of package instructions and description
Instruction SHA-256: e4707c78ef4489746d9b49f23be495cc4a94530d6465e649db47daec49e7efaf
Metadata reviewed: 2026-10-27
This metadata supersedes earlier Dave AI catalog attribution. Original instruction and supporting files are preserved.