Agent skill

Grill The Task

by blockscout in blockscout/frontend

Grill a product task (GitHub issue) into implementable work.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedFrontend & Design

Install Grill The Task

skills CLI
$ npx skills add blockscout/frontend --skill grill-the-task -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install blockscout/frontend grill-the-task --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/blockscout/frontend.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/grill-the-task .claude/skills/grill-the-task && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
grill-the-task
GitHub stars
307
Token cost
~2.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,479 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
23
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Grill a product task (GitHub issue) into implementable work.

  • Works in 4 steps: Research → The interview → Send open questions → …
  • Frontend & Design work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Step 1 — Research, Step 2 — The interview, Step 3 — Send open questions and Step 4 — Size and hand off
  • Calls gh

What it does

Grill The Task is an agent skill from blockscout/frontend. Grill a product task (GitHub issue) into implementable work.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Frontend & Design. It works with GitHub and Figma. The repository describes itself as: Front-end application for Blockscout chain explorer.

When your agent uses it

  • Frontend & Design work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/grill-the-task”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Research
  2. The interview
  3. Send open questions
  4. Size and hand off

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9438622. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gh

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Grill The Task loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,479 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,479 words (~2,520 tokens).

“Product task issues arrive thin — a title and a couple of links. This skill closes the gap: research everything researchable, then grill the developer about everything that is a decision, tracking what they can't answer as open questions for…”

— opening of SKILL.md by blockscout, Custom licence
name
grill-the-task
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/grill-the-task of blockscout/frontend.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9438622

Compare with similar skills

Grill The Task next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Grill The Task this skillblockscout/frontend307—~2.5kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Career Portfoliomodu-ai/moai-cowork306—~1.9kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Brand Logosusenotra/notra256—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
Make Deckbluzir/claude-code-design106—~2.7kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Figma CI Integrationjeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace2.8k—~1.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Grill The Task

What does Grill The Task do?

Grill a product task (GitHub issue) into implementable work. Grill The Task is an agent skill from blockscout/frontend. Grill a product task (GitHub issue) into implementable work.

When should I use Grill The Task?

Grill The Task fits situations like: frontend & Design work in your project.

How do I install Grill The Task in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add blockscout/frontend --skill grill-the-task -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/grill-the-task in blockscout/frontend) into .claude/skills/grill-the-task in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Grill The Task in Codex?

Run `npx skills add blockscout/frontend --skill grill-the-task -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/grill-the-task in blockscout/frontend) into .agents/skills/grill-the-task in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Grill The Task in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add blockscout/frontend --skill grill-the-task -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/grill-the-task, .gemini/skills/grill-the-task, .github/skills/grill-the-task and .opencode/skills/grill-the-task in your project.

What does Grill The Task need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Grill The Task needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh).

Does Grill The Task access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Grill The Task safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Grill The Task use?

Grill The Task has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Grill The Task use?

About 2.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 10k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Grill The Task?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Grill The Task: Design System (BuildGreatProducts/builder-os, 227 stars), Career Portfolio (modu-ai/moai-cowork, 306 stars), Brand Logos (usenotra/notra, 256 stars) and Make Deck (bluzir/claude-code-design, 106 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Grill The Task?

blockscout (a GitHub organization) maintains it in blockscout/frontend, which has 307 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: blockscout/frontend on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.