go

name	go
description	Complete Go development skill — style, idioms, error handling, testing, modern features, linter configuration, and optimization. Load automatically when working on Go projects.
invocation_policy	automatic

Go Skill Assembly

Unified Go knowledge base organized by domain features. Route to the correct feature file based on the task.

Configuration

The Go skill directory is the directory containing this file. Feature files are in the features/ subdirectory.

Capabilities

Style Guide

When writing new Go code or reviewing code for style compliance:

1. Load features/style.md for naming, formatting, imports, and core conventions
2. Load features/idioms.md for slices, maps, defer, channels, goroutines, and struct patterns

Error Handling

When designing error strategies, wrapping errors, or handling panics:

1. Load features/error-handling.md

Testing

When writing tests or setting up test infrastructure:

1. Load features/testing.md for table-driven tests, helpers, and test patterns
2. For Docker-based functional test infrastructure: the testing feature covers it

Modern Go Features

When working with specific Go versions or modernizing code:

1. Load features/modern-features.md for version-organized feature reference

Linter Configuration

When setting up golangci-lint, selecting linters, or configuring CI gates:

1. Load features/linter-guide.md

Performance Optimization

When profiling, optimizing memory, writing benchmarks, or tuning GC:

1. Load features/optimization.md

Cross-Referencing

When a task spans multiple domains, load the primary feature first, then additional features as needed. Features reference each other for cross-cutting topics.