After watching the Driesnote (aka the keynote) from DrupalCon Rotterdam, I was inspired and overwhelmed by everything happening in Drupal that I need to catch up on.
Immediately, I should help get the new Tool API working with the Webform module, but first I need to work through the Webform module issue backlog. Second, I need to learn more about Drupal Canvas and start defining a roadmap for my organization to move to Drupal Canvas. Lastly, I have no experience with ECA, and now there's FlowDrop to look at too.
My new AI reality is that I'm generally no longer overwhelmed by new technical challenges because I leverage AI to help me learn and plan how to evolve my knowledge base and the applications I support. I've used AI enough, building and maintaining a Drupal site and its modules, to know just how capable today's frontier models are. At the same time, I struggle to communicate with AI and get it to understand my requirements to achieve my goals. During these struggles, I get slapped in the face with AI slop.
After deleting most of my agent skills and starting over, I began experimenting with one of the most popular agent skills, /grill-me, which proved to be a game changer.
The /grill-me skill was created by Matt Pocock and is mentioned in many Reddit threads. I was not sold on even trying it until I listened to Matt on The Pragmatic Engineer podcast. Matt Pocock is an unusual programmer because he was and still is a master communicator. He is a trained dialog coach. The reality is that getting the most out of AI is about communication between a human and a machine, which aligns with Matt's background and expertise. His /grill-me skill is highly effective at bridging the communication gap between AIs and humans.
At its core, the /grill-me skill grills the user relentlessly about a plan, decision, or idea. As a result, the human and their agent communicate clearly. I love the /grill-me skill because instead of guessing, the AI keeps asking questions until it understands my goals.
From the Driesnote, I took away that there are many amazing things I need to learn and implement in Drupal. I am sure people who attended DrupalCon feel even more overwhelmed by what is going on with Drupal. If you've struggled to simply feel successful when working with an AI agent. I nudge you to try /grill-me to accomplish something new or something you have struggled to do. It will change your experience with AI.
Here is the simplest prompt for experimenting with the /grill-me skill.
/grill-me about a Drupal module or feature I want to create
What’s your take on the /grill-me skill? Do you see /grill-me as a game-changer for working with AI and Drupal to learn new things and solve challenging problems?