Does this skill help with secrets management?

Yes, it enforces the principle of never committing secrets to version control, recommending environment variables or external secret managers instead.

Does it support configuration validation?

Yes, the skill promotes loading configurations into structs and validating them immediately upon application startup to ensure all required parameters are present and correctly formatted.

What libraries does this skill support?

The skill supports the Go standard library (os.Getenv), Viper, Koanf, and caarlos0/env for managing application settings.

How does it handle configuration priority?

It follows a standard priority pattern: loading defaults first, followed by optional config file overrides, and finally environment variable overrides which hold the highest priority.

Go Configuration Standards

Name: Go Configuration Standards
Author: fierzone

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API Development

Implements 12-Factor configuration patterns for Go applications using environment variables and typed structures.

This skill provides Claude with standardized patterns for managing Go application configuration, ensuring compliance with 12-Factor App principles. It guides the implementation of typed configuration structs, immediate validation, and secure secrets management while supporting popular libraries like Viper and Koanf. It is particularly useful when setting up new Go projects or refactoring existing configuration logic to ensure consistency, security, and maintainability across backend services.

Key Features

01Provides patterns for hierarchical configuration loading with priority overrides

02Ensures secure secrets management by preventing hardcoded credentials

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04Enforces typed configuration structs with immediate validation

05Implements 12-Factor App principles for environment-based configuration

06Supports industry-standard libraries including Viper, Koanf, and caarlos0/env

Use Cases

01Refactor legacy Go code to move hardcoded constants to environment variables

02Bootstrap a new Go service with a robust, validated configuration layer

03Integrate Viper or Koanf into an existing application for complex config management

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add fierzone/agent-skills-standard golang

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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