What kind of issues does it prioritize?

It focuses on 'Critical' issues like bugs, panics, and data races, and 'Important' issues regarding maintainability and design, while skipping minor formatting nits.

Does it support older versions of Go?

This skill assumes Go 1.25+ and focuses on modern best practices, purposely ignoring backwards compatibility for older versions.

How does this differ from golangci-lint?

While linters catch syntax and common errors, this skill focuses on architectural decisions, semantic logic, and complex patterns like goroutine management that require contextual understanding.

Can it review entire pull requests?

Yes, it can integrate with git tools to analyze changed files in a branch or specific commits to provide a comprehensive PR summary.

Go Style Guide Reviewer

Name: Go Style Guide Reviewer
Author: robbyt

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Reviews Go code for architectural integrity, concurrency safety, and modern best practices based on a 1.25+ style guide.

About

The Go Style Guide Reviewer is a specialized Claude Code skill that automates high-level code audits for Go projects. Unlike standard linters that focus primarily on syntax, this skill evaluates complex architectural patterns, concurrency lifecycles, and error-handling strategies. It is particularly effective during pull request reviews or feature branch analysis, helping developers identify critical bugs like race conditions and unhandled panics while ensuring adherence to modern Go (1.25+) idioms and maintainability standards.

Key Features

31 GitHub stars
Prioritized reporting categorized by critical architectural flaws and maintainability issues
API design evaluation for interface embedding, receivers, and encapsulation
Automated diff analysis for pull requests and branch-wide reviews
Advanced error handling audits focusing on wrapping, naming, and boundary safety
Deep analysis of concurrency patterns including goroutine lifecycles and mutex usage

Use Cases

Auditing legacy Go codebases to modernize patterns for Go 1.25+ compatibility
Identifying elusive concurrency bugs and race conditions in complex backend services
Performing a final logic and style check on a pull request before merging

About

Key Features

31 GitHub stars
Prioritized reporting categorized by critical architectural flaws and maintainability issues
API design evaluation for interface embedding, receivers, and encapsulation
Automated diff analysis for pull requests and branch-wide reviews
Advanced error handling audits focusing on wrapping, naming, and boundary safety
Deep analysis of concurrency patterns including goroutine lifecycles and mutex usage

Use Cases

Auditing legacy Go codebases to modernize patterns for Go 1.25+ compatibility
Identifying elusive concurrency bugs and race conditions in complex backend services
Performing a final logic and style check on a pull request before merging