grilling

name	grilling
author	mattpocock
upstream	mattpocock/skills
upstreamPath	skills/productivity/grilling
upstreamSha	1445797da5ee4e4054233878c0029e9276f9986a
lastUpdated	2026-07-02T01:06:55.000Z
tags	["Planning","Productivity","Matt Pocock"]
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.

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. 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.