# grill-me

> Claude/Codex skill by [@juliusbrussee](https://omgskills.com/library/juliusbrussee/index.md) · 166 stars · Updated 2026-08-07

Calibrated grilling session for stress-testing a plan, design, idea, or decision. First assesses the user's topic knowledge, confidence, and desired pressure level, then asks one question at a time with recommended answers. Use when user says "grill me", "stress-test this", "challenge my plan", "interview me", or wants a plan probed without being overwhelmed.

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/skills /tmp/skills && ln -s /tmp/skills/skills/grill-me ~/.claude/skills/grill-me
```

## From README

Grill Me Interview the user until the plan is clear, defensible, and ready for action. This is not hostile debate. It is calibrated pressure. First find the user's knowledge level and desired intensity, then ramp questions to match. Core Rules Ask one question at a time. Give a recommended answer for every question. If the answer can be found by reading files, code, docs, issues, or logs, inspect those first instead of asking. Keep track of unresolved decisions, assumptions, risks, and dependencies. Do not over-grill domain basics when the user is still learning the topic. Teach the missing frame briefly, then ask the next useful question. Do not under-grill confident experts. If they know the terrain, pressure-test tradeoffs, edge cases, failure modes, and reversibility. Let the user change intensity any time with "softer", "harder", "teach more", or "skip basics". Phase 1: Frame The Target Identify what should be grilled before asking about comfort.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/juliusbrussee/skills/grill-me/
- GitHub: https://github.com/JuliusBrussee/skills
- Author: [@juliusbrussee](https://omgskills.com/library/juliusbrussee/index.md)

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