Gin Gonic
Gin Gonic generates creative gin cocktail recipes based on your preferred flavors, offering instant inspiration for delicious drinks.
Install on your platform
We auto-selected Claude Code based on this skill’s supported platforms.
Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add gin-gonic npx -- -y @trustedskills/gin-gonic
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gin-gonic": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/gin-gonic"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill enables AI agents to build Go HTTP services and REST APIs using the Gin Gonic web framework. It supports configuring routing, route groups, middleware (like authentication, logging, and CORS), request binding and validation, and returning JSON responses. The skill also provides guidance on deploying Gin applications with graceful shutdown capabilities.
When to use it
- Building Go-based REST APIs.
- Setting up routes and organizing them into logical groups.
- Implementing data validation for incoming requests.
- Adding middleware for common tasks like authentication or logging.
- Deploying web applications that require graceful shutdown.
Key capabilities
- Router initialization (using
gin.Default()which includes Logger and Recovery middleware) - Route definition and grouping
- Request binding and validation using struct tags (
binding:"required,email") - JSON response handling with
c.JSON() - Middleware configuration for authentication, logging, or CORS.
- Graceful shutdown deployment
Example prompts
- “Create a Gin Gonic API endpoint to handle user creation.”
- “Show me how to set up route groups in my Gin application.”
- "Implement middleware for JSON response formatting."
Tips & gotchas
- For production environments, avoid using
gin.Default()and instead usegin.New()to add only the necessary middleware. - Utilize struct tags for declarative validation of request data.
- Consider centralizing error handling with custom middleware for consistent API responses.
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