Grilling
pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster
Grill the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea.
Adversarial questioning and collaborative shaping in one skill.
Install Grill
$ npx skills add koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install koolamusic/claudefiles grill --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/grill .claude/skills/grill && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "grill" agent skill from https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles/tree/main/skills/grill into .claude/skills/grill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles/tree/main/skills/grillType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install koolamusic/claudefiles grill --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/grill .agents/skills/grill && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "grill" agent skill from https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles/tree/main/skills/grill into .agents/skills/grill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install koolamusic/claudefiles grill --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/grill .cursor/skills/grill && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "grill" agent skill from https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles/tree/main/skills/grill into .cursor/skills/grill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles.git --path skills/grill--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install koolamusic/claudefiles grill --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/grill .gemini/skills/grill && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "grill" agent skill from https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles/tree/main/skills/grill into .gemini/skills/grill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install koolamusic/claudefiles grillInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/grill .github/skills/grill && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "grill" agent skill from https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles/tree/main/skills/grill into .github/skills/grill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install koolamusic/claudefiles grill --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/grill .opencode/skills/grill && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "grill" agent skill from https://github.com/koolamusic/claudefiles/tree/main/skills/grill into .opencode/skills/grill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
grill- GitHub stars
- 130
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 494 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 13
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Adversarial questioning and collaborative shaping in one skill.
- Works in 5 steps: One question at a time. Never batch. The… → Provide your recommended answer… → Walk the decision tree depth-first. When… → …
- User says grill me
- SKILL.md covers Pick the mode, Rules (both modes), Stress-test mode and Shape mode, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Grill is an agent skill from koolamusic/claudefiles. Adversarial questioning and collaborative shaping in one skill. Two modes: stress-test (challenge a plan/design until gaps surface) and shape (iterate on requirements and solution options until alignment). Use when user says 'grill me', 'stress-test this', 'challenge this plan', 'shape this', 'let's explore options', or wants to pressure-test any design before committing.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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 Agent Workflows, covering Load testing and Requirements gathering. The repository describes itself as: A minimal catalog of my favourite skills for working with claude. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- User says grill me
- Stress-test this
- Challenge this plan
- Lets explore options
Example prompts
- “grill me”
- “stress-test this”
- “challenge this plan”
- “/grill”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- One question at a time. Never batch. The user's answer to Q1 determines Q2.
- Provide your recommended answer alongside each question. The user can accept, reject, or redirect. Don't ask questions you could answer by…
- Walk the decision tree depth-first. When a branch opens (e.g. "we'll use a queue"), follow it to its leaf (retry policy, dead-letter…
- Track resolved branches. Maintain a mental ledger. Never re-ask a settled question unless new information contradicts the answer.
- Flag when you're satisfied. When all branches resolve, say so explicitly. Present the final state as a compact summary of decisions.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b99ca65. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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 loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 95 tokens; SKILL.md has 494 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from koolamusic/claudefiles at commit b99ca65, republished under its MIT licence (© koolamusic). 494 words, ~1,067 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/grill/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- grill
- description
- Adversarial questioning and collaborative shaping in one skill. Two modes: stress-test (challenge a plan/design until gaps surface) and shape (iterate on requirements and solution options until alignment). Use when user says 'grill me', 'stress-test this', 'challenge this plan', 'shape this', 'let's explore options', or wants to pressure-test any design before committing.
Grill
Relentless questioning that finds the gaps before code does. Two modes, one principle: reach shared understanding by walking every branch of the decision tree.
Pick the mode
Read the user's intent from context:
- Stress-test (default) — a plan, design, or decision already exists. Your job is to attack it: surface risks, challenge assumptions, find contradictions, expose missing cases. You are the adversary.
- Shape — no plan exists yet, or the user is exploring options. Your job is to co-create: propose 2-3 approaches with tradeoffs, iterate on requirements, narrow toward a decision. You are the collaborator.
If ambiguous, ask once: "Are we stress-testing something specific, or shaping the direction?"
Rules (both modes)
- One question at a time. Never batch. The user's answer to Q1 determines Q2.
- Provide your recommended answer alongside each question. The user can accept, reject, or redirect. Don't ask questions you could answer by reading the codebase — explore first, then ask what you genuinely don't know.
- Walk the decision tree depth-first. When a branch opens (e.g. "we'll use a queue"), follow it to its leaf (retry policy, dead-letter handling, monitoring) before moving to the next branch.
- Track resolved branches. Maintain a mental ledger. Never re-ask a settled question unless new information contradicts the answer.
- Flag when you're satisfied. When all branches resolve, say so explicitly. Present the final state as a compact summary of decisions.
Stress-test mode
Your stance is adversarial. For each aspect of the plan:
- What breaks under load?
- What breaks with bad input?
- What's the failure mode and who notices?
- What's the implicit assumption that nobody stated?
- What's the dependency that isn't in the plan?
- What happens when this interacts with the part three sections above?
Don't soften. If the plan has a hole, name it. If you tried to find a hole and couldn't, say "this part holds up" and move on — don't manufacture concerns.
When stress-testing is complete, output:
## Stress-Test Summary
**Holes found:** N
<numbered list with severity: BLOCKER / RISK / NITPICK>
**Held up under scrutiny:**
<numbered list of aspects that survived>
**Recommended next step:** <what to do with the findings>Show full SKILL.md (174 more words)Show less
Shape mode
Your stance is collaborative. The flow:
- Understand the problem — ask about purpose, constraints, success criteria, users, existing context.
- Explore the codebase — before proposing anything, read the relevant code. Use the project's vocabulary.
- Propose 2-3 approaches — with your recommendation first. Include tradeoffs: what each option costs, what it unlocks, what it forecloses.
- Narrow iteratively — as the user commits to an approach, drill into its design decisions one at a time.
- Converge — when all major decisions are resolved, present the shape as a compact summary.
When shaping is complete, output:
## Shape Summary
**Problem:** <one sentence>
**Chosen approach:** <name and one-line description>
**Decisions made:**
<numbered list: decision + rationale>
**Deferred:**
<items explicitly pushed to later>
**Recommended next step:** <what to build first, or which skill to invoke>Codebase awareness
Before the first question in either mode, scan for:
.project/PROJECT.mdor.project/ROADMAP.md— project-level context.jira/STATE.md— active sprint contextCLAUDE.md— project conventions- Recent git history — what's in flight
Reference what you find. Questions grounded in the actual codebase are sharper than abstract ones.
Ending early
The user can say "enough" or "ship it" at any time. When they do, produce the summary (stress-test or shape) with whatever branches are resolved and flag the unresolved ones as open risks.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/grill of koolamusic/claudefiles.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit b99ca65
Compare with similar skills
Grill 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill this skillkoolamusic/claudefiles | 130 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Grillingpietheinstrengholt/rssmonster | 564 | 31 repos | ~510 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deep Divebyungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills | 120 | — | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Grillingopencrvs/opencrvs-core | 120 | 2 repos | ~205 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Deep Divebyungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills | 120 | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Grillingfossasia/eventyay-interpretation | 1.6k | 6 repos | ~167 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Grill
What does Grill do?
Adversarial questioning and collaborative shaping in one skill. Grill is an agent skill from koolamusic/claudefiles. Adversarial questioning and collaborative shaping in one skill.
When should I use Grill?
Grill fits situations like: user says grill me; stress-test this; challenge this plan; lets explore options.
How do I install Grill in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/grill in koolamusic/claudefiles) into .claude/skills/grill in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Grill in Codex?
Run `npx skills add koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/grill in koolamusic/claudefiles) into .agents/skills/grill in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Grill 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 koolamusic/claudefiles --skill grill -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, .gemini/skills/grill, .github/skills/grill and .opencode/skills/grill in your project.
What does Grill need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Grill is instructions for the agent only.
Does Grill access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Grill 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 use?
Grill is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Grill use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k 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?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Grill: Grilling (pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster, 564 stars), Deep Dive (byungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills, 120 stars), Grilling (opencrvs/opencrvs-core, 120 stars) and Deep Dive (byungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills, 120 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Grill?
koolamusic (a GitHub user) maintains it in koolamusic/claudefiles, which has 130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: koolamusic/claudefiles on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.