grill-melisted

# Skill: /grill-me ## Purpose Probe the human's assumptions, surface blind spots, and identify the most critical gap in their thinking — one pointed question at a time. ## When to Use - Human presents a plan, idea, design, belief, or understanding and wants it pressure-tested - Prior to /do-plan to ensure the problem statement is sound - When a third patch loop on the same issue suggests a wrong-root-cause diagnosis - Any time the user says "grill me", "challenge this", or "what am I missing?" ## Steps 1. **Identify the claim or plan to probe.** If invoked with no argument, ask: "What would you like me to grill you on?" Wait for the answer before proceeding. 2. **Read any referenced artifacts.** If the user points to a plan doc, issue, or code file, read it silently first. Do not ask questions about things you can read. 3. **Ask one question at a time.** Start with the assumption that looks least-examined. Do not list all questions upfront — ask, wait for the answer, then decide what to ask next based on the response. Good question forms: - "What happens if X is false?" - "Who else has tried this? What did they learn?" - "What would it take to prove this wrong?" - "What are you optimizing for — and what are you sacrificing?" - "What's the earliest you could know this is failing?" 4. **Track confidence per topic.** After each answer, mentally rate confidence (1–5). Probe topics scoring below 3 until they clear or collapse. 5. **Ask 5–7 questions tota