Grill to Plan

Turn a vague goal, rough idea, plan, or design into shared understanding, clear decisions, and a final actionable plan.

Modes

• Lightweight mode: ask only the highest-value questions, keep the tone conversational, and skip repo docs unless the user asks or a durable project decision emerges.
• Documented mode: apply the full workflow — code/doc checks, glossary updates, ADRs when warranted, session records, and final synthesis.

Workflow

1. Restate the goal.
   • Rephrase the user's current intent in specific, concrete terms.
   • Treat the input as a goal description until the user has provided enough decisions for it to count as a plan.
   • Say what you believe the desired end state is, what is in scope, and what may be out of scope.
   • If the initial context is too thin to make a reasonable guess, ask for the missing context first.
   • Choose the mode by stakes: default to lightweight, switch to documented when project knowledge, architecture, or durable decisions are involved. If the initial input leaves the mode unclear, ask whether the user wants lightweight clarification or documented decision capture before continuing.