grill-melisted
Install: claude install-skill tomcounsell/ai
# 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, or design 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 total.** Stop when you have