grill-melisted

# Grill Me Interrogate the user about a half-formed idea until it becomes a set of clear, buildable requirements. Clarify first, then challenge — relentless but warm. ## Goal Take a vague idea or goal and, through focused interviewing, turn it into a shared understanding precise enough to act on: scoped, with assumptions surfaced and weak spots exposed. ## When to use Trigger this skill when the user: - says "grill me", "grill this idea", "grill my plan" - wants to stress-test, pressure-test, or sharpen a half-formed concept before building - hands you a fuzzy goal and wants it turned into actionable requirements Expected input: an idea or goal that is not yet concrete enough to implement. ## Principles These are non-negotiable — they define the skill's behavior: - **One question at a time.** Ask a single question, then wait for the answer before the next one. Asking several at once is bewildering and produces shallow answers. - **Always recommend an answer.** Every question ships with your recommended answer plus a one-line rationale, so the user can simply confirm or correct. - **Codebase and docs first.** If a question can be answered by reading files, exploring the repo, or checking existing docs, do that instead of asking the user. - **Two-phase, hybrid stance — Clarify → Challenge.** Resolve ambiguity before attacking weaknesses. Stay warm and collaborative throughout; the heat is on the idea, never the person. - **Walk the design tree.** Follow dependencies b