Deep codebase interrogation — multi-angle architecture review that forces rigorous, actionable analysis.
Grill launches 5-6 specialized agents in parallel to interrogate your codebase from every angle: architecture, error handling, security, testing, and edge cases. You pick a review style, optionally add pressure tests, and get a comprehensive report with a prioritized fixing plan.
- 6 specialized agents: recon, architecture, error-handling, security, testing, edge-cases
- 5 review styles: Architecture Review, Hard-Nosed Critique, Multi-Perspective Panel, ADR Style, Paranoid Mode — plus a "Select All" option
- 8 add-on pressure tests: scale stress, hidden costs, principle violations, strangler fig migration, success metrics, before/after diagrams, assumptions audit, compact & optimize
- Evidence-based findings: every finding requires file paths, line references, severity tags, and effort estimates
- Fixing plan: phased action plan (Critical > High > Medium > Low) with dependency graph and effort totals
Part of the xiaolai plugin marketplace.
Add the marketplace (once):
/plugin marketplace add xiaolai/claude-plugin-marketplace
Then install:
/plugin install grill@xiaolai
Install fails with "Plugin not found in marketplace 'xiaolai'"? Your local marketplace clone is stale. Run
claude plugin marketplace update xiaolaiand retry —plugin installdoes not auto-refresh.
| Scope | Command | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| User (default) | /plugin install grill@xiaolai |
Available in all your projects |
| Project | /plugin install grill@xiaolai --scope project |
Shared with team via .claude/settings.json |
| Local | /plugin install grill@xiaolai --scope local |
Only you, only this repo |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/roast |
Launch a full codebase interrogation |
/roast src/ |
Target a specific directory |
When installed as a plugin, the command appears as
/grill:roast.
- Recon — the
reconagent surveys the codebase (structure, stack, size) - Choose review style — pick from 5 styles + optional add-on pressure tests
- Deep dive — 4-5 agents run in parallel, each analyzing their specialty area
- Synthesis — findings are deduplicated, attributed, and formatted per the chosen style
- Report — a markdown report with executive summary and phased fixing plan is saved to the target directory
| Agent | Focus |
|---|---|
recon |
Quick codebase survey (structure, stack, dependencies) |
architecture |
Core architecture analysis |
error-handling |
Error handling & observability |
security |
Security surface analysis |
testing |
Testing & CI/CD analysis |
edge-cases |
Edge cases, race conditions, failure modes (Paranoid Mode) |
[CRITICAL]— Security vulnerability, data loss risk, correctness bug[HIGH]— Significant reliability, maintainability, or performance impact[MEDIUM]— Noticeable quality issue, not urgent[LOW]— Minor improvement, address when touching the file[GOOD]— Positive finding worth calling out
ISC