Golang Architect

The golang-architect skill empowers AI agents to design, structure, and implement robust Go applications with a focus on clean architecture. It enables agents to generate idiomatic code, manage dependencies, and enforce best practices specific to the Go ecosystem.

When to use it

• Building new microservices or backend APIs that require strict type safety and concurrency models.
• Refactoring legacy Go codebases to improve maintainability and adhere to modern design patterns.
• Generating boilerplate for complex projects involving database integration and HTTP handling.
• Ensuring code quality by applying standard linting rules and formatting conventions automatically.

Key capabilities

• Generates idiomatic Go code following language-specific conventions.
• Structures applications using clean architecture principles (e.g., domain-driven design).
• Manages project dependencies via go.mod and go.sum.
• Implements concurrency patterns like goroutines and channels effectively.
• Integrates with common web frameworks such as Gin or Echo.

Example prompts

• "Create a REST API service in Go using the Gin framework to handle user authentication and JWT validation."
• "Refactor this existing Go module to separate business logic from HTTP handlers following clean architecture."
• "Design a concurrent worker pool in Go that processes tasks from a channel with rate limiting."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure you have the latest version of the Go toolchain installed before deploying generated code, as syntax evolves frequently. While the skill generates idiomatic code, always review concurrency implementations carefully to prevent race conditions in production environments.