Golang Code Style

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Reviewing Go code
• Asking about style
• Establishing project coding standards

Example prompts

• “/golang-code-style”

Requirements

• Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code, Codex or similar harness, and for projects using Golang.
• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash(go:*), Bash(golangci-lint:*), Bash(git:*), Agent

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f2717d5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • Read
  • Edit
  • Write
  • Glob
  • Grep
  • Bash(go:*)
  • Bash(golangci-lint:*)
  • Bash(git:*)
  • Agent

  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.

• Compatibility

  Designed for Claude Code, Codex or similar harness, and for projects using Golang.

  From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Golang Code Style loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 124 tokens; SKILL.md has 827 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~124

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~2.5k

With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them

~3.1k

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

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 unxed/f4 at commit f2717d5, republished under its MIT licence (© unxed). 827 words, ~2,464 tokens.

name

golang-code-style

description

Golang code style conventions — line length and breaking, variable declarations, control flow clarity, when comments help vs hurt. Use when writing or reviewing Go code, asking about style or clarity, or establishing project coding standards. Not for naming conventions (→ See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-naming` skill), linter configuration (→ See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-lint` skill), or doc comments (→ See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-documentation` skill).

allowed-tools

Read, Edit, Write, Glob, Grep, Bash(go:*), Bash(golangci-lint:*), Bash(git:*), Agent

compatibility

Designed for Claude Code, Codex or similar harness, and for projects using Golang.

user-invocable

true

license

MIT

metadata.author

samber

metadata.version

1.3.0

paths

**/*.go

// Good — each argument on its own line, closing paren separate
mux.HandleFunc("/api/users", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
    handleUsers(
        w,
        r,
        serviceName,
        cfg,
        logger,
        authMiddleware,
    )
})

var count int              // zero value, set later
name := "default"          // non-zero, := is appropriate
var buf bytes.Buffer       // zero value is ready to use

users := []User{}                       // always initialized
m := map[string]int{}                   // always initialized
users := make([]User, 0, len(ids))      // preallocate when capacity is known
m := make(map[string]int, len(items))   // preallocate when size is known

srv := &http.Server{
    Addr:         ":8080",
    ReadTimeout:  5 * time.Second,
    WriteTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
}

func process(data []byte) (*Result, error) {
    if len(data) == 0 {
        return nil, errors.New("empty data")
    }

    parsed, err := parse(data)
    if err != nil {
        return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing: %w", err)
    }

    return transform(parsed), nil
}

// Good — default-then-override with switch (cleanest for mutually exclusive overrides)
level := slog.LevelInfo
switch {
case debug:
    level = slog.LevelDebug
case verbose:
    level = slog.LevelWarn
}

// Bad — else-if chain hides that there's a default
if debug {
    level = slog.LevelDebug
} else if verbose {
    level = slog.LevelWarn
} else {
    level = slog.LevelInfo
}

// Good — named booleans make intent clear
isAdmin := user.Role == RoleAdmin
isOwner := resource.OwnerID == user.ID
isPublicVerified := resource.IsPublic && user.IsVerified
if isAdmin || isOwner || isPublicVerified || permissions.Contains(PermOverride) {
    allow()
}

if err := validate(input); err != nil {
    return err
}

switch status {
case StatusActive:
    activate()
case StatusInactive:
    deactivate()
default:
    panic(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected status: %d", status))
}

func FetchUser(ctx context.Context, id string) (*User, error)
func SendEmail(ctx context.Context, msg EmailMessage) error  // grouped into struct

for _, user := range users {
    process(user)
}

func Contains[T comparable](slice []T, target T) bool  // not []any

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Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (references) in .agents/skills/golang-code-style of unxed/f4.

• SKILL.md
• evals/evals.json
• references/details.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f2717d5

Used in 3 other repositories

We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 3 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in unxed/f4, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• context-labs/whip.agents/skills/golang-code-style
• aiskillstore/marketplaceskills/samber/golang-code-style
• samber/cc-skills-golangskills/golang-code-style