Guidelines
akash-network/node
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Production Go patterns — lifecycle, concurrency, config, testing, CI.
Install Go Best Practices
$ npx skills add poteto/noodle --skill go-best-practices -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install poteto/noodle go-best-practices --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/poteto/noodle.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/go-best-practices .claude/skills/go-best-practices && 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 "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/poteto/noodle/tree/main/.agents/skills/go-best-practices into .claude/skills/go-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "go-best-practices", 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/poteto/noodle/tree/main/.agents/skills/go-best-practicesType 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 poteto/noodle --skill go-best-practices -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install poteto/noodle go-best-practices --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poteto/noodle.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/go-best-practices .agents/skills/go-best-practices && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/poteto/noodle/tree/main/.agents/skills/go-best-practices into .agents/skills/go-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "go-best-practices", 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 poteto/noodle --skill go-best-practices -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install poteto/noodle go-best-practices --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poteto/noodle.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/go-best-practices .cursor/skills/go-best-practices && 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 "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/poteto/noodle/tree/main/.agents/skills/go-best-practices into .cursor/skills/go-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "go-best-practices", 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/poteto/noodle.git --path .agents/skills/go-best-practices--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 poteto/noodle --skill go-best-practices -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install poteto/noodle go-best-practices --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poteto/noodle.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/go-best-practices .gemini/skills/go-best-practices && 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 "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/poteto/noodle/tree/main/.agents/skills/go-best-practices into .gemini/skills/go-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "go-best-practices", 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 poteto/noodle go-best-practicesInstalls 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 poteto/noodle --skill go-best-practices -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poteto/noodle.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/go-best-practices .github/skills/go-best-practices && 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 "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/poteto/noodle/tree/main/.agents/skills/go-best-practices into .github/skills/go-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "go-best-practices", 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 poteto/noodle --skill go-best-practices -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install poteto/noodle go-best-practices --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/poteto/noodle.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/go-best-practices .opencode/skills/go-best-practices && 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 "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/poteto/noodle/tree/main/.agents/skills/go-best-practices into .opencode/skills/go-best-practices/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "go-best-practices", 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.
Facts
- Skill name
go-best-practices- GitHub stars
- 447
- Token cost
- ~611 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 264 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 26
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Production Go patterns — lifecycle, concurrency, config, testing, CI.
- Works in 10 steps: main.go is a stub. Call cmd.Execute()… → One bootstrap path. All modes… → Ordered shutdown. Cancel dependents… → …
- Refactoring Go code
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Go best practices
What it does
Go Best Practices is an agent skill from poteto/noodle. Production Go patterns — lifecycle, concurrency, config, testing, CI. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring Go code. Triggers on Go code review, Go refactoring, or 'go best practices'.
Its SKILL.md is about 610 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/patterns.md`).
It sits in Development, covering Refactoring. The repository describes itself as: Orchestrate agents using skills. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Refactoring Go code
- Go best practices
Example prompts
- “go best practices”
- “/go-best-practices”
Workflow steps
10 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- main.go is a stub. Call cmd.Execute() and nothing else. Gate
- One bootstrap path. All modes (interactive, headless, test) share the
- Ordered shutdown. Cancel dependents before their dependencies, then run
- Never block the sender. Non-blocking channel sends with an explicit
- Test concurrency mechanically. testing/synctest for deterministic
- Explicit config precedence. Global → project → flags. Walk up from CWD
- Centralize platform paths. One function per concern. Resolution order
- Redact secrets in debug logs. Wrap http.RoundTripper. Filter headers
- Golden tests over matrices. Cross dimensions (layout × theme × size)
- Focused linters, not all linters. Enable what catches real bugs
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 82d2921. 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 Best Practices loads about 611 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 264 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 poteto/noodle at commit 82d2921, republished under its MIT licence (© poteto). 264 words, ~611 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/go-best-practices/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- go-best-practices
- description
- Production Go patterns — lifecycle, concurrency, config, testing, CI. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring Go code. Triggers on Go code review, Go refactoring, or 'go best practices'.
Go Best Practices
| Pattern | When to apply |
|---|---|
| Minimal main | New binaries |
| Single bootstrap | App wiring across modes |
| Ordered shutdown | Long-running processes |
| Non-blocking fanout | Channel-based event systems |
| Concurrency testing | Any goroutine code |
| Layered config | Multi-source configuration |
| Cross-platform paths | File/config path resolution |
| Secure debug logging | HTTP client instrumentation |
| Golden test matrices | Rendering / output components |
| Focused linters | CI pipeline setup |
Read references/patterns.md for code examples.
Rules
main.go is a stub. Call
cmd.Execute()and nothing else. Gate diagnostics (pprof) behind env vars.One bootstrap path. All modes (interactive, headless, test) share the same initialization function. Two paths will drift.
Ordered shutdown. Cancel dependents before their dependencies, then run independent cleanup in parallel under a timeout context. WaitGroup the parallel phase.
Never block the sender. Non-blocking channel sends with an explicit drop policy. Log drops at debug level. Document the policy.
Test concurrency mechanically.
testing/synctestfor deterministic timing,goleak.VerifyNonefor leak detection, dedicated regression tests for timer/channel deadlocks.Explicit config precedence. Global → project → flags. Walk up from CWD to discover project configs, reverse so closest wins, deep-merge.
Centralize platform paths. One function per concern. Resolution order: env override → XDG → platform default → fallback.
Redact secrets in debug logs. Wrap
http.RoundTripper. Filter headers matching authorization, api-key, token, secret. Gate on debug level to skip allocation in prod.Golden tests over matrices. Cross dimensions (layout × theme × size) as parallel subtests. Sweep continuous ranges to catch off-by-one bugs.
Focused linters, not all linters. Enable what catches real bugs (bodyclose, noctx, tparallel). Disable noisy defaults. Add project-specific checks as scripts. Always
-racein tests.
© poteto, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .agents/skills/go-best-practices of poteto/noodle.
- SKILL.md
- references/patterns.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 82d2921
Compare with similar skills
Go Best Practices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Best Practices this skillpoteto/noodle | 447 | — | ~611 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Guidelinesakash-network/node | 1.1k | 20 repos | ~577 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Component Refactoringlangflow-ai/langflow | 155k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Migrate Core Code to Submodulestinyhumansai/openhuman | 42k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| ast-grep Structural Searchcode-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent | 70k | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Systematic Code Refactoringluongnv89/claude-howto | 42k | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Go Best Practices
What does Go Best Practices do?
Production Go patterns — lifecycle, concurrency, config, testing, CI. Go Best Practices is an agent skill from poteto/noodle. Production Go patterns — lifecycle, concurrency, config, testing, CI.
When should I use Go Best Practices?
Go Best Practices fits situations like: refactoring Go code; go best practices.
How do I install Go Best Practices in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add poteto/noodle --skill go-best-practices -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/go-best-practices in poteto/noodle) 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 poteto/noodle --skill go-best-practices -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/go-best-practices in poteto/noodle) 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 poteto/noodle --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?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Go Best Practices is instructions for the agent only.
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 611 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Go Best Practices?
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Who maintains Go Best Practices?
poteto (a GitHub user) maintains it in poteto/noodle, which has 447 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 19, 2026.
Source: poteto/noodle on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.