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Grilling skill

Grilling is the method behind Matt Pocock's grill me skill. The agent maps a plan as a tree of decisions, asks every question it can answer the prerequisites for in one numbered round with a recommended answer each, looks up facts itself, and stops only when no decision is left assumed.

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When the agent reaches for it

The agent keeps every installed skill's description in view and loads the full instructions when a request matches. This is the description it reads:

Grill the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea. Use when the user wants to stress-test their thinking, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrases.

What ships with it

Besides SKILL.md, the folder carries these. The agent opens them only when a step in the instructions calls for one.

  • agents/ 1 file · 113 B

Install the grilling skill

In Claude Code, run this in a session. It comes from the publisher's own instructions.

Claude Code 
/plugin install mattpocock-skills

License: MIT.

In Longwave, add Engineering Skills from the marketplace. It installs all 37 of its skills, and your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads can use them.

Questions people ask

How do I install the grilling skill?

In Claude Code, run /plugin install mattpocock-skills. In Longwave, add Engineering Skills from the marketplace, and its skills reach your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads.

When does the agent use the grilling skill?

When a request matches its description. The agent keeps only the name and description of each installed skill in view, and reads the full instructions when a task fits. You can also ask for it by name.

Use your skills in every harness.

Longwave installs a skill collection once, and your Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode threads can all use it.

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