# grill-with-docs Challenges project plans through sequential questioning, verifies terminology against project docs, and records decisions on the fly. - skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 514 installs · ★ 541 - Author: haowjy - License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page - Source: https://github.com/haowjy/creative-writing-skills/tree/HEAD/cw/skills/grill-with-docs/SKILL.md - Updated: 2026-10-25 - HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/haowjy-grill-with-docs ## What it does The skill runs an intensive interview over the author's plan by stepping through a decision tree. It starts with high-leverage dependencies that block downstream choices. Instead of overwhelming you, it asks a small cluster of targeted questions per turn, suggests a recommended answer for each, and waits for your response. Every term gets checked against existing project sources: `kb/vocab.md`, domain glossaries, conventions in `AGENTS.md`, and active notes in `work/`. When terminology clashes with documented concepts, the agent flags the conflict immediately and demands a canonical choice. When it needs to inspect broader project context, it reads target files directly or spawns a focused subagent to keep the main interview context uncluttered. As choices stabilize, the skill records them straight into `work/` and updates vocabulary files. This workflow demands an existing documentation layout with `kb/` and `work/` directories, otherwise the evidence lookups and automated notes have nowhere to land. ## Install ### Claude Code (native platform) 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haowjy/creative-writing-skills --skill grill-with-docs -a claude-code ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `~/.claude/skills/grill-with-docs/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/grill-with-docs/ ### Codex 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haowjy/creative-writing-skills --skill grill-with-docs -a codex ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.agents/skills/grill-with-docs/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/ ### Cursor 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haowjy/creative-writing-skills --skill grill-with-docs -a cursor ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.cursor/skills/grill-with-docs/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/ ### GitHub Copilot 1. **GitHub CLI** ```bash gh skill install haowjy/creative-writing-skills grill-with-docs ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.github/skills/grill-with-docs/SKILL.md` ### Gemini CLI 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haowjy/creative-writing-skills --skill grill-with-docs -a gemini-cli ``` 2. **Platform CLI** ```bash gemini skills install https://github.com/haowjy/creative-writing-skills --path cw/skills/grill-with-docs ``` ### Windsurf (Devin Desktop) **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.devin/skills/grill-with-docs/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works ### OpenCode **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add haowjy/creative-writing-skills --skill grill-with-docs -a opencode ``` ### Claude.ai **Claude.ai** - Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/haowjy/creative-writing-skills/tree/HEAD/cw/skills/grill-with-docs/SKILL.md ## When to use it - stress-test a design or narrative plan before writing code - catch terminology conflicts against `kb/vocab.md` and `AGENTS.md` - unravel decision dependencies one branch at a time - record stabilized tradeoffs and rationale into `work/` notes ## Example prompts - Here is my proposed feature plan, run grill-with-docs to challenge it. - Question my proposal branch by branch and compare terms with kb/vocab.md. ## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0 Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: 2536415dbccd4e2f. BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE 2536415dbccd4e2f ```text --- name: grill-with-docs description: Use when challenging a plan — grills the author against documented decisions and sharpens terminology. --- # Grill With Docs Load `/intent-modeling` if it isn't already loaded. Interview the author relentlessly about every aspect of their plan until you reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the decision tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one by one. Keep each turn to the next unresolved branch or a small cluster of related questions the author can answer in one reply, then wait. Provide your recommended answer for each question. ## Starting the Session Read the plan or proposed direction the author provides. Identify: - **Decision branches** — choices that gate other choices - **Dependency order** — which decisions must resolve first - **Terms needing precision** — vague, overloaded, or undefined vocabulary - **Assumptions** — things treated as given that may not be Start with the highest-leverage unresolved dependency — the earliest branch point that unblocks the most downstream decisions. ## Challenging Terminology Check every significant term against the project's existing vocabulary where it exists: 1. Vocabulary pages in the kb — `kb/vocab.md` for project-wide terms, `kb//vocab.md` for domain-specific ones. 2. Project conventions in `AGENTS.md` — established names and labels. 3. Active work notes in `work/` — terms already defined for the current effort. 4. Prior decisions — terms established by earlier choices. When the author's language conflicts with documented terms, call it out immediately. Name the conflict: "You said X, but the kb defines Y for this concept — which should we use?" Sharpen vague or overloaded terms into canonical terms. Use concrete scenarios and edge cases to force precise boundaries — "Does 'sync' here mean the timeline beat, the character's realization, or something new?" See `/shared-dao` for the vocabulary discipline. ## Gathering Evidence When answering requires cross-referencing project materials beyond what is already in context, read the specific files directly, or spawn a focused subagent to gather evidence so your own context stays on the grilling conversation. Scope each lookup to one question and target specific files or directories — chapters, kb entries, outlines, prior decisions. Frame the lookup as an evidence-seeking question with file/path targets. Act on findings to sharpen your next question or to challenge the author's assumptions with evidence. ## Updating Documentation Update artifacts inline as decisions crystallize. 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