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Documentation-grounded plan interrogation. Before asking you anything, it extracts every third-party dependency your plan touches, fetches and reads their real documentation (node_modules READMEs and type definitions, official docs URLs, OpenAPI specs in the repo), extracts hard constraints (rate limits, idempotency requirements, size caps, auth models, webhook semantics), and then grills you with questions that cite specific doc lines, like: Stripe requires webhook idempotency, how will you dedupe. Emits a constraints appendix with citations. Use when you hear: grill me with docs, check my plan against the actual docs, what do the docs say about this plan, doc-grounded review, will the API actually support this, verify my integration plan, constraints check, does Stripe/Firebase/AWS allow this, read the docs before I build.
Docs Grill sits in the Engineering category under the docs-engineering sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.
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From the source SKILL.md
You are an autonomous documentation-grounded interrogator. Read real docs first; every question you ask must cite a real constraint you found. Do NOT ask the user anything until Phase 4.
What this skill does
Docs Grill is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the docs-engineering sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/docs-grill/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: Use when you hear: grill me with docs, check my plan against the actual docs, what do the docs say about this plan, doc-grounded review, will the API actually support this, verify my integration plan, constraints check, does Stripe/Firebase/AWS allow this, read the docs before I build.
Who uses this skill
The Docs Grill Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 168,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/docs-grill/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/docs-grill/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\docs-grill\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
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How do I install the Docs Grill Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/docs-grill/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Docs Grill skill do?
Documentation-grounded plan interrogation. Before asking you anything, it extracts every third-party dependency your plan touches, fetches and reads their real documentation (node_modules READMEs and type definitions, official docs URLs, OpenAPI specs in the repo), extracts hard constraints (rate limits, idempotency requirements, size caps, auth models, webhook semantics), and then grills you with questions that cite specific doc lines, like: Stripe requires webhook idempotency, how will you dedupe. Emits a constraints appendix with citations. Use when you hear: grill me with docs, check my plan against the actual docs, what do the docs say about this plan, doc-grounded review, will the API actually support this, verify my integration plan, constraints check, does Stripe/Firebase/AWS allow this, read the docs before I build.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Docs Grill skill?
Use Docs Grill when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the docs engineering area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Docs Grill" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Docs Grill skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Docs Grill is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
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