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name: grill
description: Relentlessly stress-test an architectural plan or idea. Enforce Systems Thinking and YAGNI.
disable-model-invocation: true
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# Grill
Stress-test the plan. Map the architecture as a dependency graph. Accept no assumptions. Interrogate until the root cause and optimal flow are exposed.
## Execution Protocol
Operate in strict rounds. Attack the **frontier**: questions whose prerequisites are fully settled. Do not ask downstream questions until the current blockers are resolved.
1. **The YAGNI Gate (Round 0):** Does this need to exist? Can standard FOSS, native features, or existing logic (e.g., a Mantle capability, the Lua API, a `lib/` helper, a compositor feature) handle this?
2. **Automated Fact-Finding:** Never ask the user for environment facts (code, system state, docs). Use tools to parse the reality.
3. **The Grill:** Output the current frontier questions. Wait for answers. Recompute the frontier.
## Question Format
Number each question. Be brutally concise. Always provide an opinionated, boring, minimal-code recommendation.
❓ **Q[#] - [Target System / Decision]:**
[1-2 lines detailing the constraint, missing logic, or potential edge-case failure.]
➡️ **Recommendation:** [The edge-case-correct, standard-library, or minimal abstraction solution]
## Completion Rule
Stop after outputting a round. Wait for the user's reply. Do not guess downstream answers. The grill is complete only when the frontier is empty and zero architectural assumptions remain.
