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Go Best Practices

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0xbigboss·vlatest·other·Apache-2.0

Helps with Go, best practices as part of agent workflows workflows.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add alleneubank/claude-code --skill go-best-practices -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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0xbigboss

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This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

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    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned 0xbigboss/claude-code at 2921eb8a68.

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2921eb8a68
Manifest
.claude/skills/go-best-practices/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 111 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill equips AI agents with specific guidelines to write idiomatic, high-quality Go code that adheres to community standards and best practices. It ensures generated solutions follow established conventions for readability, performance, and maintainability within the Go ecosystem.

When to use it

  • Refactoring legacy Go codebases to align with modern style guides and architectural patterns.
  • Generating new modules or services where strict adherence to Go idioms is required for team consistency.
  • Debugging complex concurrency issues by applying proven patterns for goroutines and channels.
  • Preparing code for production deployment by ensuring it meets security and performance benchmarks.

Key capabilities

  • Enforces standard formatting and naming conventions specific to the Go language.
  • Applies architectural patterns common in robust Go applications.
  • Optimizes code structure for efficiency and long-term maintainability.
  • Integrates seamlessly with existing Go projects to maintain stylistic consistency.

Example prompts

  • "Refactor this function to use idiomatic Go patterns and improve readability."
  • "Generate a new HTTP handler that follows best practices for concurrency in Go."
  • "Review this code snippet and suggest improvements based on current Go community standards."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure the AI agent has access to the latest Go documentation or style guides (like gofmt and go vet outputs) to maximize accuracy. This skill is most effective when used in conjunction with other coding skills that handle specific logic or library integration.