Enforce idiomatic Go practices during code writing and review.
npx skills add https://github.com/jamesainslie/go-powers --skill idiomatic-go
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: idiomatic-go Source: https://github.com/jamesainslie/go-powers/tree/main/skills/idiomatic-go Command: npx skills add https://github.com/jamesainslie/go-powers --skill idiomatic-go
This skill guides you to write and review Go code that adheres to Rob Pike’s proverbs, Dave Cheney’s Zen of Go, and Google's style guidance, reducing ambiguity and preventing common anti-patterns.
Enable the idiomatic-go skill before starting Go work to receive guidance during coding and reviews.
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Idiomatic Go code applies proven patterns from Rob Pike's proverbs, Dave Cheney's Zen of Go, and Google's style guidance. This skill enforces concise interfaces, rigorous error handling with context, safe concurrency patterns, and clear naming conventions to reduce ambiguity and prevent anti-patterns across new code, refactoring, and peer reviews.
Error handling in Go should be rigorous and contextual rather than silent or generic. This skill guides you to check errors explicitly, wrap them with context, and avoid panic except in truly exceptional cases, improving code reliability and debuggability.
Effective Go interfaces are concise, focused, and accept interfaces while returning concrete types. This skill enforces small, single-purpose interfaces that promote composition and testability while avoiding bloated or overly broad interface definitions.
Yes. This skill applies to new code creation, peer reviews, and refactoring work across modules, packages, and APIs. It helps teams standardize idiomatic patterns and catch deviations during review.
This skill guides safe concurrency practices aligned with Go's design philosophy: using goroutines and channels appropriately, avoiding race conditions, and preferring clear communication patterns over shared memory, reducing bugs in concurrent systems.
Clear naming and logical package organization improve readability and maintainability. This skill enforces conventions for naming functions, types, and packages, and guides documentation practices to make intent explicit and reduce cognitive load.
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