Agent skill

Go Best Practices

Go coding best practices. An agent skill from Taoidle/plan-cascade.

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Install Go Best Practices

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Taoidle/plan-cascade --skill go-best-practices -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Taoidle/plan-cascade 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/Taoidle/plan-cascade.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/builtin-skills/go .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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade/tree/master/builtin-skills/go 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade/tree/master/builtin-skills/go

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Taoidle/plan-cascade --skill go-best-practices -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Taoidle/plan-cascade go-best-practices --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/builtin-skills/go .agents/skills/go-best-practices && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade/tree/master/builtin-skills/go 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Taoidle/plan-cascade --skill go-best-practices -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Taoidle/plan-cascade go-best-practices --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/builtin-skills/go .cursor/skills/go-best-practices && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade/tree/master/builtin-skills/go 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade.git --path builtin-skills/go

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Taoidle/plan-cascade --skill go-best-practices -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Taoidle/plan-cascade go-best-practices --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/builtin-skills/go .gemini/skills/go-best-practices && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade/tree/master/builtin-skills/go 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Taoidle/plan-cascade go-best-practices

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Taoidle/plan-cascade --skill go-best-practices -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/builtin-skills/go .github/skills/go-best-practices && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade/tree/master/builtin-skills/go 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Taoidle/plan-cascade --skill go-best-practices -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Taoidle/plan-cascade go-best-practices --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/builtin-skills/go .opencode/skills/go-best-practices && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "go-best-practices" agent skill from https://github.com/Taoidle/plan-cascade/tree/master/builtin-skills/go 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: 133
Token cost: ~541 tokens
SKILL.md length: 80 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 6
Repo updated: Mar 14, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Go coding best practices. An agent skill from Taoidle/plan-cascade.

Reviewing Go code
SKILL.md covers Code Style, Error Handling, Project Structure and Concurrency, plus 2 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Go Best Practices is an agent skill from Taoidle/plan-cascade. Go coding best practices. Use when writing or reviewing Go code. Covers error handling, concurrency, and idiomatic patterns.

Its SKILL.md is about 540 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 repository describes itself as: AI-powered cascading development framework. Decompose complex projects into parallel executable tasks with auto-generated PRDs, design docs, and multi-agent collaboration (Claude… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Reviewing Go code

Example prompts

“/go-best-practices”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5223f82. 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 (its code samples are 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.

Context cost

Go Best Practices loads about 541 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 80 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~36
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~541

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 Taoidle/plan-cascade at commit 5223f82, republished under its MIT licence (© Taoidle). 80 words, ~541 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 coding best practices. Use when writing or reviewing Go code. Covers error handling, concurrency, and idiomatic patterns.
license: MIT
metadata.author: plan-cascade
metadata.version: 1.0.0

Go Best Practices

Code Style

Rule	Guideline
Formatter	`gofmt` or `goimports`
Linter	`golangci-lint`
Naming	Short, clear; avoid stuttering
Comments	Godoc for exported items

Error Handling

Rule	Guideline
Always check	Never ignore errors
Wrap context	`fmt.Errorf("ctx: %w", err)`
Sentinel errors	`var ErrNotFound = errors.New(...)`

func Load(path string) (*Config, error) {
    data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("load config %s: %w", path, err)
    }
    // ...
}

Project Structure

cmd/appname/main.go
internal/config/
internal/service/
go.mod

Concurrency

Pattern	Usage
`context.Context`	Cancellation, timeouts
`sync.WaitGroup`	Wait for goroutines
`errgroup.Group`	Goroutines with errors

func Process(ctx context.Context, items []Item) error {
    for _, item := range items {
        select {
        case <-ctx.Done():
            return ctx.Err()
        default:
            if err := process(item); err != nil { return err }
        }
    }
    return nil
}

Anti-Patterns

Avoid	Use Instead
Naked returns	Explicit returns
`panic` for errors	Return errors
Large interfaces	Small, focused
`init()`	Explicit init

Testing (Table-Driven)

func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
    tests := []struct{ name, input string; want int; wantErr bool }{
        {"valid", "42", 42, false},
        {"invalid", "abc", 0, true},
    }
    for _, tt := range tests {
        t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
            got, err := Parse(tt.input)
            if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr { t.Errorf("err=%v, want=%v", err, tt.wantErr) }
            if got != tt.want { t.Errorf("got=%v, want=%v", got, tt.want) }
        })
    }
}

Files

Just SKILL.md in builtin-skills/go of Taoidle/plan-cascade.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5223f82

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Migrate Core Code to Submodulestinyhumansai/openhuman	42k	—	~2.6k	Automated safety check: Pass	GPL-3.0	today
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Questions about Go Best Practices

What does Go Best Practices do?

Go coding best practices. An agent skill from Taoidle/plan-cascade. Go Best Practices is an agent skill from Taoidle/plan-cascade. Go coding best practices.

When should I use Go Best Practices?

Go Best Practices fits situations like: reviewing Go code.

How do I install Go Best Practices in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Taoidle/plan-cascade --skill go-best-practices -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (builtin-skills/go in Taoidle/plan-cascade) 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 Taoidle/plan-cascade --skill go-best-practices -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (builtin-skills/go in Taoidle/plan-cascade) 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 Taoidle/plan-cascade --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 (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Go Best Practices use?

About 541 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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: Trellis Session Insight (mindfold-ai/Trellis, 15k stars), Openspec Verify Change (Fission-AI/OpenSpec, 71k stars), Warp Factory Files (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars) and Migrate Core Code to Submodules (tinyhumansai/openhuman, 42k 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?

Taoidle (a GitHub user) maintains it in Taoidle/plan-cascade, which has 133 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 14, 2026.

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

Go Best Practices

Install Go Best Practices

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Go Best Practices

Code Style

Error Handling

Project Structure

Concurrency

Anti-Patterns

Testing (Table-Driven)

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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Openspec Verify Change

Warp Factory Files

Migrate Core Code to Submodules

Analyze Logs

GitHub Review Iteration

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Install Go Best Practices

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Go Best Practices

Code Style

Error Handling

Project Structure

Concurrency

Anti-Patterns

Testing (Table-Driven)

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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