Compose Multiplatform Patterns
monta-app/ocpp-emulator
Compose Multiplatform and Jetpack Compose patterns for KMP projects — state management, navigation, theming, performance, and platform-specific UI.
Idiomatic Kotlin patterns, best practices, and conventions for building robust, efficient, and maintainable Kotlin applications with coroutines, null safety, and DSL builders.
$ npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install getknit/knit kotlin-patterns --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/getknit/knit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns .claude/skills/kotlin-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "kotlin-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/getknit/knit/tree/main/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns into .claude/skills/kotlin-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kotlin-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/getknit/knit/tree/main/.agents/skills/kotlin-patternsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install getknit/knit kotlin-patterns --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/getknit/knit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns .agents/skills/kotlin-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "kotlin-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/getknit/knit/tree/main/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns into .agents/skills/kotlin-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kotlin-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install getknit/knit kotlin-patterns --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/getknit/knit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns .cursor/skills/kotlin-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "kotlin-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/getknit/knit/tree/main/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns into .cursor/skills/kotlin-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kotlin-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/getknit/knit.git --path .agents/skills/kotlin-patterns--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install getknit/knit kotlin-patterns --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/getknit/knit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns .gemini/skills/kotlin-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "kotlin-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/getknit/knit/tree/main/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns into .gemini/skills/kotlin-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kotlin-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install getknit/knit kotlin-patternsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/getknit/knit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns .github/skills/kotlin-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "kotlin-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/getknit/knit/tree/main/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns into .github/skills/kotlin-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kotlin-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install getknit/knit kotlin-patterns --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/getknit/knit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns .opencode/skills/kotlin-patterns && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "kotlin-patterns" agent skill from https://github.com/getknit/knit/tree/main/.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns into .opencode/skills/kotlin-patterns/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "kotlin-patterns", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
kotlin-patternsIdiomatic Kotlin patterns, best practices, and conventions for building robust, efficient, and maintainable Kotlin applications with coroutines, null safety, and DSL builders.
Kotlin Patterns is an agent skill from getknit/knit. Idiomatic Kotlin patterns, best practices, and conventions for building robust, efficient, and maintainable Kotlin applications with coroutines, null safety, and DSL builders. Use when writing or reviewing Kotlin code and idiomatic structure or null safety is in question.
Its SKILL.md is about 4.7k 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 Mobile, covering Android development. It works with Kotlin. The repository describes itself as: Offline, serverless, end-to-end-encrypted mesh messenger for Android — runs Wi-Fi Aware and Bluetooth LE simultaneously, with no servers and no Google Play Services. The licence is GPL-3.0.
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 71c07bc. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are kotlin).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
kotlinlang.orgFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Kotlin Patterns loads about 4.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 368 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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The full file from getknit/knit at commit 71c07bc, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© getknit). 368 words, ~4,738 tokens.
.claude/skills/kotlin-patterns/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).Idiomatic Kotlin patterns and best practices for building robust, efficient, and maintainable applications.
This skill enforces idiomatic Kotlin conventions across seven key areas: null safety using the type system and safe-call operators, immutability via val and copy() on data classes, sealed classes and interfaces for exhaustive type hierarchies, structured concurrency with coroutines and Flow, extension functions for adding behaviour without inheritance, type-safe DSL builders using @DslMarker and lambda receivers, and Gradle Kotlin DSL for build configuration.
Null safety with Elvis operator:
fun getUserEmail(userId: String): String {
val user = userRepository.findById(userId)
return user?.email ?: "unknown@example.com"
}Sealed class for exhaustive results:
sealed class Result<out T> {
data class Success<T>(val data: T) : Result<T>()
data class Failure(val error: AppError) : Result<Nothing>()
data object Loading : Result<Nothing>()
}Structured concurrency with async/await:
suspend fun fetchUserWithPosts(userId: String): UserProfile =
coroutineScope {
val user = async { userService.getUser(userId) }
val posts = async { postService.getUserPosts(userId) }
UserProfile(user = user.await(), posts = posts.await())
}Kotlin's type system distinguishes nullable and non-nullable types. Leverage it fully.
// Good: Use non-nullable types by default
fun getUser(id: String): User {
return userRepository.findById(id)
?: throw UserNotFoundException("User $id not found")
}
// Good: Safe calls and Elvis operator
fun getUserEmail(userId: String): String {
val user = userRepository.findById(userId)
return user?.email ?: "unknown@example.com"
}
// Bad: Force-unwrapping nullable types
fun getUserEmail(userId: String): String {
val user = userRepository.findById(userId)
return user!!.email // Throws NPE if null
}Prefer val over var, immutable collections over mutable ones.
// Good: Immutable data
data class User(
val id: String,
val name: String,
val email: String,
)
// Good: Transform with copy()
fun updateEmail(user: User, newEmail: String): User =
user.copy(email = newEmail)
// Good: Immutable collections
val users: List<User> = listOf(user1, user2)
val filtered = users.filter { it.email.isNotBlank() }
// Bad: Mutable state
var currentUser: User? = null // Avoid mutable global state
val mutableUsers = mutableListOf<User>() // Avoid unless truly neededUse expression bodies for concise, readable functions.
// Good: Expression body
fun isAdult(age: Int): Boolean = age >= 18
fun formatFullName(first: String, last: String): String =
"$first $last".trim()
fun User.displayName(): String =
name.ifBlank { email.substringBefore('@') }
// Good: When as expression
fun statusMessage(code: Int): String = when (code) {
200 -> "OK"
404 -> "Not Found"
500 -> "Internal Server Error"
else -> "Unknown status: $code"
}
// Bad: Unnecessary block body
fun isAdult(age: Int): Boolean {
return age >= 18
}Use data classes for types that primarily hold data.
// Good: Data class with copy, equals, hashCode, toString
data class CreateUserRequest(
val name: String,
val email: String,
val role: Role = Role.USER,
)
// Good: Value class for type safety (zero overhead at runtime)
@JvmInline
value class UserId(val value: String) {
init {
require(value.isNotBlank()) { "UserId cannot be blank" }
}
}
@JvmInline
value class Email(val value: String) {
init {
require('@' in value) { "Invalid email: $value" }
}
}
fun getUser(id: UserId): User = userRepository.findById(id)// Good: Sealed class for exhaustive when
sealed class Result<out T> {
data class Success<T>(val data: T) : Result<T>()
data class Failure(val error: AppError) : Result<Nothing>()
data object Loading : Result<Nothing>()
}
fun <T> Result<T>.getOrNull(): T? = when (this) {
is Result.Success -> data
is Result.Failure -> null
is Result.Loading -> null
}
fun <T> Result<T>.getOrThrow(): T = when (this) {
is Result.Success -> data
is Result.Failure -> throw error.toException()
is Result.Loading -> throw IllegalStateException("Still loading")
}sealed interface ApiError {
val message: String
data class NotFound(override val message: String) : ApiError
data class Unauthorized(override val message: String) : ApiError
data class Validation(
override val message: String,
val field: String,
) : ApiError
data class Internal(
override val message: String,
val cause: Throwable? = null,
) : ApiError
}
fun ApiError.toStatusCode(): Int = when (this) {
is ApiError.NotFound -> 404
is ApiError.Unauthorized -> 401
is ApiError.Validation -> 422
is ApiError.Internal -> 500
}// let: Transform nullable or scoped result
val length: Int? = name?.let { it.trim().length }
// apply: Configure an object (returns the object)
val user = User().apply {
name = "Alice"
email = "alice@example.com"
}
// also: Side effects (returns the object)
val user = createUser(request).also { logger.info("Created user: ${it.id}") }
// run: Execute a block with receiver (returns result)
val result = connection.run {
prepareStatement(sql)
executeQuery()
}
// with: Non-extension form of run
val csv = with(StringBuilder()) {
appendLine("name,email")
users.forEach { appendLine("${it.name},${it.email}") }
toString()
}// Bad: Nesting scope functions
user?.let { u ->
u.address?.let { addr ->
addr.city?.let { city ->
println(city) // Hard to read
}
}
}
// Good: Chain safe calls instead
val city = user?.address?.city
city?.let { println(it) }// Good: Domain-specific extensions
fun String.toSlug(): String =
lowercase()
.replace(Regex("[^a-z0-9\\s-]"), "")
.replace(Regex("\\s+"), "-")
.trim('-')
fun Instant.toLocalDate(zone: ZoneId = ZoneId.systemDefault()): LocalDate =
atZone(zone).toLocalDate()
// Good: Collection extensions
fun <T> List<T>.second(): T = this[1]
fun <T> List<T>.secondOrNull(): T? = getOrNull(1)
// Good: Scoped extensions (not polluting global namespace)
class UserService {
private fun User.isActive(): Boolean =
status == Status.ACTIVE && lastLogin.isAfter(Instant.now().minus(30, ChronoUnit.DAYS))
fun getActiveUsers(): List<User> = userRepository.findAll().filter { it.isActive() }
}// Good: Structured concurrency with coroutineScope
suspend fun fetchUserWithPosts(userId: String): UserProfile =
coroutineScope {
val userDeferred = async { userService.getUser(userId) }
val postsDeferred = async { postService.getUserPosts(userId) }
UserProfile(
user = userDeferred.await(),
posts = postsDeferred.await(),
)
}
// Good: supervisorScope when children can fail independently
suspend fun fetchDashboard(userId: String): Dashboard =
supervisorScope {
val user = async { userService.getUser(userId) }
val notifications = async { notificationService.getRecent(userId) }
val recommendations = async { recommendationService.getFor(userId) }
Dashboard(
user = user.await(),
notifications = try {
notifications.await()
} catch (e: CancellationException) {
throw e
} catch (e: Exception) {
emptyList()
},
recommendations = try {
recommendations.await()
} catch (e: CancellationException) {
throw e
} catch (e: Exception) {
emptyList()
},
)
}// Good: Cold flow with proper error handling
fun observeUsers(): Flow<List<User>> = flow {
while (currentCoroutineContext().isActive) {
val users = userRepository.findAll()
emit(users)
delay(5.seconds)
}
}.catch { e ->
logger.error("Error observing users", e)
emit(emptyList())
}
// Good: Flow operators
fun searchUsers(query: Flow<String>): Flow<List<User>> =
query
.debounce(300.milliseconds)
.distinctUntilChanged()
.filter { it.length >= 2 }
.mapLatest { q -> userRepository.search(q) }
.catch { emit(emptyList()) }// Good: Respect cancellation
suspend fun processItems(items: List<Item>) {
items.forEach { item ->
ensureActive() // Check cancellation before expensive work
processItem(item)
}
}
// Good: Cleanup with try/finally
suspend fun acquireAndProcess() {
val resource = acquireResource()
try {
resource.process()
} finally {
withContext(NonCancellable) {
resource.release() // Always release, even on cancellation
}
}
}// Lazy initialization
val expensiveData: List<User> by lazy {
userRepository.findAll()
}
// Observable property
var name: String by Delegates.observable("initial") { _, old, new ->
logger.info("Name changed from '$old' to '$new'")
}
// Map-backed properties
class Config(private val map: Map<String, Any?>) {
val host: String by map
val port: Int by map
val debug: Boolean by map
}
val config = Config(mapOf("host" to "localhost", "port" to 8080, "debug" to true))// Good: Delegate interface implementation
class LoggingUserRepository(
private val delegate: UserRepository,
private val logger: Logger,
) : UserRepository by delegate {
// Only override what you need to add logging to
override suspend fun findById(id: String): User? {
logger.info("Finding user by id: $id")
return delegate.findById(id).also {
logger.info("Found user: ${it?.name ?: "null"}")
}
}
}// Good: DSL with @DslMarker
@DslMarker
annotation class HtmlDsl
@HtmlDsl
class HTML {
private val children = mutableListOf<Element>()
fun head(init: Head.() -> Unit) {
children += Head().apply(init)
}
fun body(init: Body.() -> Unit) {
children += Body().apply(init)
}
override fun toString(): String = children.joinToString("\n")
}
fun html(init: HTML.() -> Unit): HTML = HTML().apply(init)
// Usage
val page = html {
head { title("My Page") }
body {
h1("Welcome")
p("Hello, World!")
}
}data class ServerConfig(
val host: String = "0.0.0.0",
val port: Int = 8080,
val ssl: SslConfig? = null,
val database: DatabaseConfig? = null,
)
data class SslConfig(val certPath: String, val keyPath: String)
data class DatabaseConfig(val url: String, val maxPoolSize: Int = 10)
class ServerConfigBuilder {
var host: String = "0.0.0.0"
var port: Int = 8080
private var ssl: SslConfig? = null
private var database: DatabaseConfig? = null
fun ssl(certPath: String, keyPath: String) {
ssl = SslConfig(certPath, keyPath)
}
fun database(url: String, maxPoolSize: Int = 10) {
database = DatabaseConfig(url, maxPoolSize)
}
fun build(): ServerConfig = ServerConfig(host, port, ssl, database)
}
fun serverConfig(init: ServerConfigBuilder.() -> Unit): ServerConfig =
ServerConfigBuilder().apply(init).build()
// Usage
val config = serverConfig {
host = "0.0.0.0"
port = 443
ssl("/certs/cert.pem", "/certs/key.pem")
database("jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/mydb", maxPoolSize = 20)
}// Good: Use sequences for large collections with multiple operations
val result = users.asSequence()
.filter { it.isActive }
.map { it.email }
.filter { it.endsWith("@company.com") }
.take(10)
.toList()
// Good: Generate infinite sequences
val fibonacci: Sequence<Long> = sequence {
var a = 0L
var b = 1L
while (true) {
yield(a)
val next = a + b
a = b
b = next
}
}
val first20 = fibonacci.take(20).toList()// Check for latest versions: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/releases.html
plugins {
kotlin("jvm") version "2.3.10"
kotlin("plugin.serialization") version "2.3.10"
id("io.ktor.plugin") version "3.4.0"
id("org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover") version "0.9.7"
id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.23.8"
}
group = "com.example"
version = "1.0.0"
kotlin {
jvmToolchain(21)
}
dependencies {
// Ktor
implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-core:3.4.0")
implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-netty:3.4.0")
implementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-content-negotiation:3.4.0")
implementation("io.ktor:ktor-serialization-kotlinx-json:3.4.0")
// Exposed
implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-core:1.0.0")
implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao:1.0.0")
implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:1.0.0")
implementation("org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-kotlin-datetime:1.0.0")
// Koin
implementation("io.insert-koin:koin-ktor:4.2.0")
// Coroutines
implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.10.2")
// Testing
testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5:6.1.4")
testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-assertions-core:6.1.4")
testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-property:6.1.4")
testImplementation("io.mockk:mockk:1.14.9")
testImplementation("io.ktor:ktor-server-test-host:3.4.0")
testImplementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test:1.10.2")
}
tasks.withType<Test> {
useJUnitPlatform()
}
detekt {
config.setFrom(files("config/detekt/detekt.yml"))
buildUponDefaultConfig = true
}// Good: Use Kotlin's Result or a custom sealed class
suspend fun createUser(request: CreateUserRequest): Result<User> = runCatching {
require(request.name.isNotBlank()) { "Name cannot be blank" }
require('@' in request.email) { "Invalid email format" }
val user = User(
id = UserId(UUID.randomUUID().toString()),
name = request.name,
email = Email(request.email),
)
userRepository.save(user)
user
}
// Good: Chain results
val displayName = createUser(request)
.map { it.name }
.getOrElse { "Unknown" }// Good: Preconditions with clear messages
fun withdraw(account: Account, amount: Money): Account {
require(amount.value > 0) { "Amount must be positive: $amount" }
check(account.balance >= amount) { "Insufficient balance: ${account.balance} < $amount" }
return account.copy(balance = account.balance - amount)
}// Good: Chained operations
val activeAdminEmails: List<String> = users
.filter { it.role == Role.ADMIN && it.isActive }
.sortedBy { it.name }
.map { it.email }
// Good: Grouping and aggregation
val usersByRole: Map<Role, List<User>> = users.groupBy { it.role }
val oldestByRole: Map<Role, User?> = users.groupBy { it.role }
.mapValues { (_, users) -> users.minByOrNull { it.createdAt } }
// Good: Associate for map creation
val usersById: Map<UserId, User> = users.associateBy { it.id }
// Good: Partition for splitting
val (active, inactive) = users.partition { it.isActive }| Idiom | Description |
|---|---|
val over var | Prefer immutable variables |
data class | For value objects with equals/hashCode/copy |
sealed class/interface | For restricted type hierarchies |
value class | For type-safe wrappers with zero overhead |
Expression when | Exhaustive pattern matching |
Safe call ?. | Null-safe member access |
Elvis ?: | Default value for nullables |
let/apply/also/run/with | Scope functions for clean code |
| Extension functions | Add behavior without inheritance |
copy() | Immutable updates on data classes |
require/check | Precondition assertions |
Coroutine async/await | Structured concurrent execution |
Flow | Cold reactive streams |
sequence | Lazy evaluation |
Delegation by | Reuse implementation without inheritance |
// Bad: Force-unwrapping nullable types
val name = user!!.name
// Bad: Platform type leakage from Java
fun getLength(s: String) = s.length // Safe
fun getLength(s: String?) = s?.length ?: 0 // Handle nulls from Java
// Bad: Mutable data classes
data class MutableUser(var name: String, var email: String)
// Bad: Using exceptions for control flow
try {
val user = findUser(id)
} catch (e: NotFoundException) {
// Don't use exceptions for expected cases
}
// Good: Use nullable return or Result
val user: User? = findUserOrNull(id)
// Bad: Ignoring coroutine scope
GlobalScope.launch { /* Avoid GlobalScope */ }
// Good: Use structured concurrency
coroutineScope {
launch { /* Properly scoped */ }
}
// Bad: Deeply nested scope functions
user?.let { u ->
u.address?.let { a ->
a.city?.let { c -> process(c) }
}
}
// Good: Direct null-safe chain
user?.address?.city?.let { process(it) }Remember: Kotlin code should be concise but readable. Leverage the type system for safety, prefer immutability, and use coroutines for concurrency. When in doubt, let the compiler help you.
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Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/kotlin-patterns of getknit/knit.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 71c07bc
We found 11 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 5 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in getknit/knit, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Kotlin Patterns next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotlin Patterns this skillgetknit/knit | 130 | 5 repos | ~4.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Compose Multiplatform Patternsmonta-app/ocpp-emulator | 179 | 5 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Summoncodeyousef/summon | 167 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Add JSON Schemayontrack/yontrack | 102 | — | ~883 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Add Ktnip Parameter Strategyvendelieu/telegram-bot | 249 | — | ~613 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| CometChat Android v5 Headless SDKcometchat/cometchat-skills | 129 | — | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
monta-app/ocpp-emulator
Compose Multiplatform and Jetpack Compose patterns for KMP projects — state management, navigation, theming, performance, and platform-specific UI.
codeyousef/summon
A skill your agent uses when developing applications with the Summon Kotlin Multiplatform UI framework.
yontrack/yontrack
Add a new downloadable JSON schema to the Resources page — Kotlin provider class only, auto-discovered by Spring.
vendelieu/telegram-bot
Adds a new parameter resolution strategy to the ktnip KSP processor.
cometchat/cometchat-skills
Builds chat on Android with your own UI against the headless CometChat Chat SDK v5, covering install, Jetifier conflicts, credentials and init-before-login ordering.
yontrack/yontrack
Scaffold a new Yontrack dashboard widget end-to-end — Kotlin AbstractWidget class with config data class, and two frontend components (display + form).
getknit/knit
Set up, author, and navigate the dotagents standard — a slim AGENTS.md "router" at the repository root plus a hidden .agents/ directory (rules, context, memory, personas, skills, specs, logs, tasks)…
getknit/knit
Drive and verify Knit on a device or emulator through the headless debug bridge (am broadcast to app.getknit.knit.debug.<ACTION, replies as JSON) — send a message on one phone and confirm it landed…
getknit/knit
Read the vendor's breaking changes, deprecations, migration notes and CVEs for every version between the one pinned now and the one being moved to, through the whatsnew MCP server's upgradenotes tool.
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Idiomatic Kotlin patterns, best practices, and conventions for building robust, efficient, and maintainable Kotlin applications with coroutines, null safety, and DSL builders. Kotlin Patterns is an agent skill from getknit/knit. Idiomatic Kotlin patterns, best practices, and conventions for building robust, efficient, and maintainable Kotlin applications with coroutines, null safety, and DSL builders.
Kotlin Patterns fits situations like: reviewing Kotlin code and idiomatic structure; null safety is in question.
Run `npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns in getknit/knit) into .claude/skills/kotlin-patterns in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/kotlin-patterns in getknit/knit) into .agents/skills/kotlin-patterns in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add getknit/knit --skill kotlin-patterns -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/kotlin-patterns, .gemini/skills/kotlin-patterns, .github/skills/kotlin-patterns and .opencode/skills/kotlin-patterns in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Kotlin Patterns is instructions for the agent only.
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: kotlinlang.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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.
Kotlin Patterns is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 4.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 19k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Kotlin Patterns: Compose Multiplatform Patterns (monta-app/ocpp-emulator, 179 stars), Summon (codeyousef/summon, 167 stars), Add JSON Schema (yontrack/yontrack, 102 stars) and Add Ktnip Parameter Strategy (vendelieu/telegram-bot, 249 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
getknit (a GitHub organization) maintains it in getknit/knit, which has 130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 4 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.
Source: getknit/knit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.