SKILLS & PROMPTING · 23 OCTOBER 2026
Matt Pocock's /grill-me skill: let the agent interview you first
@mattpocockuk's tip for hugely underspecified problems is to ask the agent to grill you about the problem one question at a time before it does anything; his 'prompt of the day' uses the same skill to work out whether a 'software factory' (a set-up of orchestrators, ticket trackers and runners) would help a team. The skills are in his public GitHub repo.
Why it mattersMost bad AI output comes from vague briefs. Having the agent question you first is a free fix that works in any tool, skill or no skill.
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