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Agent skill

Go Conventions

by caarlos0 in caarlos0/dotfiles

Carlos Becker's Go implementation and review conventions. An agent skill from caarlos0/dotfiles.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Go Conventions

skills CLI
$ npx skills add caarlos0/dotfiles --skill go-conventions -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install caarlos0/dotfiles go-conventions --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/caarlos0/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/go-conventions .claude/skills/go-conventions && 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-conventions
GitHub stars
220
Token cost
~420 tokens
SKILL.md length
203 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
20
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Carlos Becker's Go implementation and review conventions. An agent skill from caarlos0/dotfiles.

  • Reviewing Go in caarlos0
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Related projects

What it does

Go Conventions is an agent skill from caarlos0/dotfiles. Carlos Becker's Go implementation and review conventions. Use when writing or reviewing Go in caarlos0, GoReleaser, nFPM, env, svu, fang, and related projects.

Its SKILL.md is about 420 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Reviewing Go in caarlos0
  • Related projects

Example prompts

  • “Use the go-conventions skill to carlo Becker's Go implementation and review conventions. An agent skill from caarlos0/dotfiles”
  • “/go-conventions”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 892360f. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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.

Context cost

Go Conventions loads about 420 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 203 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~420

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 caarlos0/dotfiles at commit 892360f, republished under its MIT licence (© caarlos0). 203 words, ~420 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/go-conventions/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
go-conventions
description
Carlos Becker's Go implementation and review conventions. Use when writing or reviewing Go in caarlos0, GoReleaser, nFPM, env, svu, fang, and related projects.

Go Conventions

Follow repository instructions first. Prefer idiomatic, unsurprising Go with a small public surface and few dependencies.

  • Use the standard library unless a dependency provides clear, necessary value. Every new require in go.mod needs justification.
  • Wrap errors with context using %w; use errors.Is and errors.As. Error messages are lowercase, have no trailing punctuation, and say what failed.
  • Put implementation details in internal/. Define interfaces at the consumer and add generics or functional options only when concrete callers need them.
  • For CLIs, follow existing Cobra and fang patterns rather than introducing a second framework.
  • Use struct tags for declarative configuration when the repository already follows that pattern.
  • Write surgical regression tests with testify/require. Use per-case t.Run; use tables only when cases genuinely share a shape. Keep decisive assertions at the failing test line rather than hiding them in helpers.
  • Discover and use repository make targets such as test, lint, build, and ci; do not assume they exist.
  • Keep release and container changes reproducible. Follow existing GoReleaser configuration and pin container images to digests when that is the repository convention.

Run gofmt and the repository's existing targeted tests and lint commands. Do not add retries, timeouts, abstractions, or compatibility layers without a demonstrated problem.

© caarlos0, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/go-conventions of caarlos0/dotfiles.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 892360f

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Categories

Questions about Go Conventions

What does Go Conventions do?

Carlos Becker's Go implementation and review conventions. An agent skill from caarlos0/dotfiles. Go Conventions is an agent skill from caarlos0/dotfiles. Carlos Becker's Go implementation and review conventions.

When should I use Go Conventions?

Go Conventions fits situations like: reviewing Go in caarlos0; related projects.

How do I install Go Conventions in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add caarlos0/dotfiles --skill go-conventions -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/go-conventions in caarlos0/dotfiles) into .claude/skills/go-conventions in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Go Conventions in Codex?

Run `npx skills add caarlos0/dotfiles --skill go-conventions -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/go-conventions in caarlos0/dotfiles) into .agents/skills/go-conventions in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Go Conventions 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 caarlos0/dotfiles --skill go-conventions -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-conventions, .gemini/skills/go-conventions, .github/skills/go-conventions and .opencode/skills/go-conventions in your project.

What does Go Conventions need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Go Conventions is instructions for the agent only.

Does Go Conventions 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 Conventions 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 Conventions use?

Go Conventions 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 Conventions use?

About 420 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k 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 Conventions?

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Who maintains Go Conventions?

caarlos0 (a GitHub user) maintains it in caarlos0/dotfiles, which has 220 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: caarlos0/dotfiles on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.