Grill the user relentlessly about a plan or design. Use when the user wants to stress-test a plan before building, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrases.
Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example: Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example: Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example: Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example: Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
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epx add mattpocock/skills/grillingCompatible with
Supported agents
| name | grilling |
| description | Grill the user relentlessly about a plan or design. Use when the user wants to stress-test a plan before building, or uses any 'grill' trigger phrases. |
Interview me relentlessly about every aspect of this plan until we reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the design tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one-by-one. For each question, provide your recommended answer.
Ask the questions one at a time, waiting for feedback on each question before continuing. Asking multiple questions at once is bewildering.
If a fact can be found by exploring the codebase, look it up rather than asking me. The decisions, though, are mine — put each one to me and wait for my answer.
Do not enact the plan until I confirm we have reached a shared understanding.
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versiongrillingExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
epx add mattpocock/skills/grillingFetches grilling from mattpocock/skills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/grilling
Restart Cursor to activate grilling. Access via /grillingin your agent's command palette.
Learn more:View source on GitHubSkills CLI docsAbout CursorWhat are agent skills?
Time estimate: 30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
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✓ Use when
Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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We added grilling from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
Registry listing for grilling matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
grilling reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
grilling fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
Keeps context tight: grilling is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
Useful defaults in grilling — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
I recommend grilling for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
Useful defaults in grilling — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
grilling reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
We added grilling from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
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