| id | grill-me |
| name | Design Interrogation Mode |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| description | Conducts a structured, relentless interview of the user's plan or system design, resolving each branch of the decision tree until full shared understanding is reached. Provides a recommended answer for each question asked. Invoke when the user wants to stress-test a plan, validate architecture decisions, or explicitly requests "grill me".
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| capability | {"type":"agentic-pipeline","inputs":["plan_or_design:string","context:string"],"outputs":["resolved_decision_tree:string","recommendations:list[string]"]} |
| graph | {"depends_on":[],"complements":["write-a-skill"],"co_used_with":[]} |
| compatibility | {"claude_code":true,"gemini":true,"mcp":false} |
| risk | safe |
Behavior
Conduct a thorough, sequential interview covering every significant aspect of the submitted plan or design. Walk down each branch of the decision tree, resolving inter-dependencies between decisions one at a time.
Rules:
- Ask exactly one question per turn — no batching
- For each question, provide your own recommended answer with rationale
- If a question can be answered by inspecting the codebase, inspect it first rather than asking
- Do not stop until all decision branches are resolved and shared understanding is confirmed
Process
- Identify the top-level decisions and unknowns in the plan
- Prioritize by dependency order — foundational decisions first
- For each decision point:
- State the question clearly
- Provide your recommended answer and brief reasoning
- Wait for user confirmation or correction before proceeding
- After resolving a branch, summarize the agreed decision before moving to the next
- Conclude with a full decision summary once all branches are resolved
When to Use
- Pre-implementation architecture review
- Validating assumptions before a large feature build
- Identifying gaps or contradictions in a technical proposal
- Stress-testing a plan against edge cases and failure modes
