Does this skill help with Go project organization?

Yes, it enforces a standardized layout using cmd/ for entry points and internal/ for private application logic, while discouraging generic 'util' or 'common' packages.

What Go versions are supported by this skill?

The skill focuses on modern Go development, including features from the most recent releases such as slog (1.21), range-over functions (1.23), and tool directives (1.24).

What is the recommended testing approach in this skill?

It promotes standard library table-driven testing, t.Parallel() for performance, and built-in helpers over external assertion libraries to keep dependencies minimal.

How does it handle concurrency and goroutines?

It provides strict patterns for goroutine lifecycles, emphasizing the use of context.Context for timeouts, errgroup for managed lifecycles, and avoiding leaks.

Go Development Best Practices

Name: Go Development Best Practices
Author: Chogos

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Developer Tools

Implements idiomatic Go patterns, project layouts, and modern language features for production-grade backend development.

This skill equips Claude with specialized knowledge of idiomatic Go development, focusing on maintainability, performance, and modern language features. It provides comprehensive guidance on project structure, context-aware programming, robust error handling with wrapping, and advanced concurrency management using errgroup. By following these standards, Claude ensures that Go code is not only functional but follows the community's best practices, including structured logging (slog), table-driven testing, and the latest features from Go 1.21 through 1.26.

Key Features

010 GitHub stars

02Standardized project layout enforcement using cmd/ and internal/ patterns

03Modern error handling strategies using %w wrapping and sentinel errors

04Concurrency management patterns for safe goroutines and channel operations

05Implementation of modern Go features like slog, iterators, and tool directives

06Comprehensive testing guidance including table-driven tests and sync.synctest

Use Cases

01Implementing complex concurrent workflows with proper context cancellation and error propagation

02Scaffolding a new production Go service with a clean, scalable directory structure

03Modernizing legacy Go codebases to use structured logging and generic error handling

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add chogos/claude-skills writing-golang

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

010 GitHub stars

02Standardized project layout enforcement using cmd/ and internal/ patterns

03Modern error handling strategies using %w wrapping and sentinel errors

04Concurrency management patterns for safe goroutines and channel operations

05Implementation of modern Go features like slog, iterators, and tool directives

06Comprehensive testing guidance including table-driven tests and sync.synctest

Use Cases

01Implementing complex concurrent workflows with proper context cancellation and error propagation

02Scaffolding a new production Go service with a clean, scalable directory structure

03Modernizing legacy Go codebases to use structured logging and generic error handling