Does this skill format my code automatically?

Yes, it prioritizes gofmt standards to ensure your code is non-negotiably formatted according to the official Go style guide.

Can I use this to refactor existing Go projects?

Absolutely. It is specifically designed to identify and correct non-idiomatic patterns, naming violations, and complex interfaces in existing implementations.

What documentation standards does it follow?

It ensures all exported symbols are documented starting with the symbol name, following the standard library's idiomatic patterns.

Does it support Go's concurrency model?

Yes, it provides guidance on idiomatic concurrency, specifically the philosophy of sharing memory by communicating through channels.

How does it handle Go error patterns?

It enforces the standard practice of returning errors for manual checking rather than using panic, ensuring robust and predictable software.

Effective Go

Name: Effective Go
Author: kylesnowschwartz

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Developer Tools

Enforces idiomatic Go programming standards and official best practices to ensure clean, maintainable, and efficient codebases.

The Effective Go skill integrates official Go guidelines directly into your Claude Code workflow, ensuring that all Go code adheres to industry-standard naming conventions, error handling patterns, and concurrency models. By automating the application of 'gofmt' principles and promoting the 'share memory by communicating' philosophy, this skill acts as an automated senior Go reviewer for refactoring legacy projects or building high-performance backend services from scratch.

Key Features

01Standardized error handling and return patterns

02Implementation of channel-based concurrency patterns

03Strict adherence to gofmt formatting standards

04Optimization of interface design for decoupled methods

05Idiomatic naming convention enforcement (MixedCaps)

0691 GitHub stars

Use Cases

01Automating code reviews for Go best practice compliance

02Generating new Go microservices with standardized documentation

03Refactoring legacy Go code to follow modern idiomatic standards

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add kylesnowschwartz/simpleclaude effective-go

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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