Agent skill

Grill Me

Stress-tests a plan via Socratic questioning down each decision branch.

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Install Grill Me

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill grill-me -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit grill-me --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/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/grill-me .claude/skills/grill-me && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "grill-me" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/grill-me into .claude/skills/grill-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill-me", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/grill-me

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill grill-me -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit grill-me --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/grill-me .agents/skills/grill-me && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "grill-me" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/grill-me into .agents/skills/grill-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill-me", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill grill-me -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit grill-me --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/grill-me .cursor/skills/grill-me && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "grill-me" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/grill-me into .cursor/skills/grill-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill-me", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git --path app/skills/grill-me

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill grill-me -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit grill-me --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/grill-me .gemini/skills/grill-me && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "grill-me" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/grill-me into .gemini/skills/grill-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill-me", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit grill-me

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill grill-me -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/grill-me .github/skills/grill-me && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "grill-me" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/grill-me into .github/skills/grill-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill-me", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill grill-me -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit grill-me --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/grill-me .opencode/skills/grill-me && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "grill-me" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/grill-me into .opencode/skills/grill-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "grill-me", 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-me
GitHub stars: 179
Token cost: ~732 tokens
SKILL.md length: 363 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 112
Repo updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Stress-tests a plan via Socratic questioning down each decision branch.

Works in 5 steps: Reads the plan or design (from context,… → Walks down each branch of the decision… → Resolves dependencies between decisions… → …
Tasks that involve Requirements gathering
SKILL.md covers Usage, What This Command Does, Rules and Gotchas, plus 1 more section
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Grill Me is an agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit. Stress-tests a plan via Socratic questioning down each decision branch. Triggers: stress-test, grill me, validate assumptions, challenge plan, socratic review.

Its SKILL.md is about 730 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 Requirements gathering, Load testing and Tutoring and explanations. The repository describes itself as: Professional-grade AI coding toolkit: 94 skills, 44 agents, multi-platform (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Gemini, Cline, Roo Code, Aider, Augment, Antigravity, Codex CLI… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Requirements gathering
Tasks that involve Load testing
Tasks that involve Tutoring and explanations

Example prompts

“/grill-me”

Requirements

Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Agent

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Reads the plan or design (from context, file, or user description)
Walks down each branch of the decision tree
Resolves dependencies between decisions one-by-one
Provides recommended answers for each question
Continues until shared understanding is reached

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e40ed87. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Read
- Grep
- Glob
- Bash
- Agent
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 Me loads about 732 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 363 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~732

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
```
allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Agent
```

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 softspark/ai-toolkit at commit e40ed87, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© softspark). 363 words, ~732 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/grill-me/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: grill-me
description: Stress-tests a plan via Socratic questioning down each decision branch. Triggers: stress-test, grill me, validate assumptions, challenge plan, socratic review.
allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Agent
user-invocable: true
effort: medium
argument-hint: [plan or design to stress-test]

Grill Me

$ARGUMENTS

Interview relentlessly about every aspect of the plan until reaching shared understanding.

Usage

/grill-me [plan or design to stress-test]

What This Command Does

Reads the plan or design (from context, file, or user description)
Walks down each branch of the decision tree
Resolves dependencies between decisions one-by-one
Provides recommended answers for each question
Continues until shared understanding is reached

Rules

MUST ask questions one at a time — batching defeats the Socratic process
MUST provide a recommended answer with every question so the user can accept, refine, or reject
NEVER settle for vague or hand-wavy answers — press for specifics ("what does 'scale' mean here — 10k req/s or 10M?")
NEVER skip ahead before the current branch is resolved — dependencies between decisions matter
CRITICAL: if a question can be answered by exploring the codebase, explore instead of asking. Do not outsource verifiable facts to the user.
MANDATORY: apply Devil's Advocate critique to every major decision — the default answer ("let's ship it") is almost always the one that needs challenging

Show full SKILL.md (195 more words)Show less

Gotchas

Grilling can feel adversarial. Frame questions as "what if X happens" not "your plan is wrong because X" — the goal is shared understanding, not winning.
Fatigue kicks in around 10 questions deep. For larger plans, pause and summarize every ~7 questions so the user can reorient before continuing.
Some disagreements cannot be resolved by argument — they need data. If a question loops (user defends A, grill defends B, repeat), recommend a spike or experiment instead of more questions.
The user's "final answer" after heavy grilling may be reluctant compliance, not genuine agreement. Watch for hedging language ("I guess", "sure, fine") and probe once more.
Grilling a plan that is already detailed and well-vetted produces diminishing returns and annoyance. Know when to stop — exit condition is "shared understanding", not "exhaustive coverage".

When NOT to Use

For implementation — use /plan, /refactor-plan, or /prd-to-plan
For code review after the code is written — use /review
For architecture decisions with 2-3 named options — use /architecture-decision (structured trade-off) rather than open-ended grilling
When the plan is crystal-clear and the user just needs a sanity check — grilling overkills trivial decisions
In a production incident — use /workflow incident-response, speed beats thoroughness there

Files

Just SKILL.md in app/skills/grill-me of softspark/ai-toolkit.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e40ed87

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Grillingpietheinstrengholt/rssmonster	564	31 repos	~510	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday
Grill Menateherkai/AIS-OS	1.6k	—	~1.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	1 mo ago
Grill MeEffect-TS/effect-smol	782	1 repos	~504	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 mo ago

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Questions about Grill Me

What does Grill Me do?

Stress-tests a plan via Socratic questioning down each decision branch. Grill Me is an agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit. Stress-tests a plan via Socratic questioning down each decision branch.

When should I use Grill Me?

Grill Me fits situations like: tasks that involve Requirements gathering; tasks that involve Load testing; tasks that involve Tutoring and explanations.

How do I install Grill Me in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Grill Me in Codex?

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

Can I use Grill Me 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 softspark/ai-toolkit --skill grill-me -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-me, .gemini/skills/grill-me, .github/skills/grill-me and .opencode/skills/grill-me in your project.

What does Grill Me need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Grill Me is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Agent.

Does Grill Me 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 Me safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Grill Me use?

Grill Me is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Grill Me use?

About 732 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k 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 Me?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Grill Me: Deep Dive (byungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills, 120 stars), Deep Dive (byungjunjang/jangpm-meta-skills, 120 stars), Grilling (pietheinstrengholt/rssmonster, 564 stars) and Grill Me (nateherkai/AIS-OS, 1.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Grill Me?

softspark (a GitHub user) maintains it in softspark/ai-toolkit, which has 179 GitHub stars. The repository holds 112 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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

Grill Me

Install Grill Me

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Grill Me

Usage

What This Command Does

Rules

Gotchas

When NOT to Use

Files

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Install Grill Me

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Grill Me

Usage

What This Command Does

Rules

Gotchas

When NOT to Use

Files

Compare with similar skills

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