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Agent skill

Go Best Practices

by 2SSK in 2SSK/dot-files

Go development best practices. An agent skill from 2SSK/dot-files.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Go Best Practices

skills CLI
$ npx skills add 2SSK/dot-files --skill go-best-practices -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install 2SSK/dot-files go-best-practices --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/2SSK/dot-files.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/go-best-practices .claude/skills/go-best-practices && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
go-best-practices
GitHub stars
247
Token cost
~467 tokens
SKILL.md length
55 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Go development best practices. An agent skill from 2SSK/dot-files.

  • Writing Go code
  • SKILL.md covers Core Principles, Error Handling, Concurrency and Context, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls go

What it does

Go Best Practices is an agent skill from 2SSK/dot-files. Go development best practices. Idiomatic Go, error handling, concurrency patterns, testing. Use when writing Go code.

Its SKILL.md is about 470 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts. Compatibility notes: opencode

It sits in Development. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Writing Go code

Example prompts

  • “/go-best-practices”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): opencode

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b0ecfb1. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • go

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    opencode

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Go Best Practices loads about 467 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 55 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~34
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~467

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from 2SSK/dot-files at commit b0ecfb1, republished under its MIT licence (© 2SSK). 55 words, ~467 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/go-best-practices/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
go-best-practices
description
Go development best practices. Idiomatic Go, error handling, concurrency patterns, testing. Use when writing Go code.
compatibility
opencode

Go Best Practices

Follow Go proverbs and community standards for all Go code.

Core Principles

  • Simplicity: Go is simple. Avoid over-engineering.
  • Idiomatic: Follow effective Go guidelines
  • Performance: Profile before optimizing
  • Testing: Test-driven development

Error Handling

go
// Always wrap errors with context
if err != nil {
    return fmt.Errorf("failed to do operation: %w", err)
}

// Custom error types for known conditions
var NotFoundError struct{ Name string }
func (e NotFoundError) Error() string {
    return fmt.Sprintf("not found: %s", e.Name)
}

Concurrency

go
// Use channels for coordination, mutexes for state
// Worker pool pattern
jobs := make(chan Job, workerCount)
results := make(chan Result, workerCount)

// Start workers
for i := 0; i < workerCount; i++ {
    go worker(jobs, results)
}

Context

go
// All API calls must accept context
func DoSomething(ctx context.Context, arg Arg) (Result, error) {
    req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, ...)
    // ...
}

Testing

go
// Table-driven tests
tests := []struct {
    name     string
    input    Arg
    expected Result
}{
    {"case 1", Arg{...}, Expected{...}},
}

for _, tt := range tests {
    t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
        result := DoSomething(tt.input)
        assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, result)
    })
}

Build Commands

bash
go fmt ./...
go vet ./...
golangci-lint run
go test -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
go build -o binary ./cmd/...

Quality Gates

  • gofmt passes
  • golangci-lint passes
  • go test -race passes
  • Coverage ≥ 80%
  • No goroutine leaks

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Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/go-best-practices of 2SSK/dot-files.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b0ecfb1

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Categories

Questions about Go Best Practices

What does Go Best Practices do?

Go development best practices. An agent skill from 2SSK/dot-files. Go Best Practices is an agent skill from 2SSK/dot-files. Go development best practices.

When should I use Go Best Practices?

Go Best Practices fits situations like: writing Go code.

How do I install Go Best Practices in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add 2SSK/dot-files --skill go-best-practices -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/go-best-practices in 2SSK/dot-files) into .claude/skills/go-best-practices in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Go Best Practices in Codex?

Run `npx skills add 2SSK/dot-files --skill go-best-practices -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/go-best-practices in 2SSK/dot-files) into .agents/skills/go-best-practices in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Go Best Practices in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add 2SSK/dot-files --skill go-best-practices -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/go-best-practices, .gemini/skills/go-best-practices, .github/skills/go-best-practices and .opencode/skills/go-best-practices in your project.

What does Go Best Practices need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Go Best Practices needs the command-line tools its instructions call (go). Compatibility (from SKILL.md): opencode.

Does Go Best Practices access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Go Best Practices safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Go Best Practices use?

Go Best Practices is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Go Best Practices use?

About 467 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Go Best Practices?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Go Best Practices: PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars), Mailspring App Screenshots (Foundry376/Mailspring, 18k stars), Merge Dependabot PRs (onyx-dot-app/onyx, 32k stars) and Android UI Visual Review (permissionlesstech/bitchat-android, 7.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Go Best Practices?

2SSK (a GitHub user) maintains it in 2SSK/dot-files, which has 247 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: 2SSK/dot-files on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.