grill-me
Interview the user relentlessly about a plan or design until reaching shared understanding, resolving each branch of the decision tree. Use when user wants to stress-test a plan, get grilled on their design, challenge an approach, or mentions "grill me".
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/julianoczkowski/designer-skills --skill grill-me- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads grill-me automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
Security audits
Independent scans of the skill's instructions and bundled files.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Example prompts
- "Grill me on this landing page idea"
- "I want to build a dashboard for tracking team metrics. Challenge my thinking."
- "Stress-test my approach to this settings page"
- "I have a rough idea for a portfolio site. Help me think it through."
Instructions
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.
If a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, explore the codebase instead of asking me.
If a question can be answered by examining existing components, styles, or design tokens in the project, examine them instead of asking me.
For each question, provide your recommended answer.
FAQ
What does the grill-me skill do?
Interview the user relentlessly about a plan or design until reaching shared understanding, resolving each branch of the decision tree. Use when user wants to stress-test a plan, get grilled on their design, challenge an approach, or mentions "grill me".
How do I install grill-me?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/julianoczkowski/designer-skills --skill grill-me in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/grill-me/ (personal) or .claude/skills/grill-me/ (project).
Which AI agents can use grill-me?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is grill-me safe to install?
Security partners have reviewed it: Gen Agent Trust Hub passed; Socket passed; Snyk passed; ZeroLeaks passed. As with any skill, read the SKILL.md and bundled scripts before installing.
Who maintains grill-me?
It is published by julianoczkowski in julianoczkowski/designer-skills. It has 5,441 recorded installs.
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