Can I use this for reviewing existing Go projects?

Absolutely. This skill is designed for reviewing and refactoring existing implementations to bring them in line with idiomatic Go standards.

Does this skill handle Go formatting?

Yes, it prioritizes the use of gofmt for non-negotiable, standardized code formatting to ensure consistency across your entire project.

How does it improve Go error handling?

The skill ensures that errors are checked and returned explicitly rather than using panic, following the core Go philosophy of robust error management.

Does it provide guidance on Go concurrency?

Yes, it applies the 'share memory by communicating' principle, helping you implement safe and efficient concurrency using Go channels and goroutines.

What is the Effective Go skill for Claude Code?

It is a specialized capability that instructs Claude to apply the official Go documentation's best practices and idiomatic patterns to your Go source code.

Effective Go Standards

Name: Effective Go Standards
Author: linehaul-ai

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Applies official Go best practices and idiomatic patterns to ensure clean, efficient, and maintainable Golang code.

This skill integrates the official 'Effective Go' guidelines directly into the Claude Code environment, enabling the AI to write, review, and refactor Go code according to industry-standard idioms. It focuses on core language pillars such as proper formatting with gofmt, idiomatic naming conventions, robust error handling, and effective concurrency through channels. By enforcing these patterns during code generation and reviews, the skill helps developers maintain a professional codebase that adheres to the collective wisdom of the Go community and the official golang.org documentation.

Key Features

01Implements idiomatic error handling patterns over panic/recover

02Optimizes concurrency using CSP patterns and channels

03Refactors interfaces to be minimal and highly composable

04Enforces official Effective Go naming and formatting conventions

05Generates standardized documentation for all exported symbols

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Use Cases

01Refactoring legacy Go code to meet modern idiomatic standards

02Performing automated code reviews focused on Go best practices

03Generating new Go services with proper concurrency and error handling

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add linehaul-ai/linehaulai-claude-marketplace effective-go

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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