| name | grill-me |
| description | Interviews the user branch-by-branch about a plan or design, resolving dependent decisions one at a time and recommending an answer for each question. |
| when_to_use | Use when the user asks to be grilled on a plan, says 'grill me', or wants to stress-test a design before implementation. Follow all steps in order; do not shortcut based on this description. |
| model | opus |
| effort | high |
Steps
1. Walk the decision tree one branch at a time
Interview the user relentlessly about every aspect of the plan or design until you reach shared understanding. Resolve dependent decisions sequentially, not in parallel; later branches often depend on how earlier ones were answered.
2. Recommend an answer for each question
When you pose a question, include your recommended answer and the reason for it. The user can still pick something else, but a naked question is less useful than a question with a proposal.
3. Prefer exploring the codebase over asking
If a question can be answered by reading files, running grep, or following existing patterns, do that instead of asking. Only ask the user for information the codebase cannot provide.
4. Ask one question at a time
Do not batch multiple questions in a single message. One question, one recommendation, wait for the answer, then move to the next branch.
