🧪 Go Best Practices
This skill helps you write idiomatic Go by applying best practices for error handling, interfaces, concurrency, testing, and package organization.
npx playbooks add skill gopherguides/gopher-ai --skill go-best-practices
About Go Best Practices
The Go Best Practices skill helps developers write idiomatic Go code by applying best practices for error handling, interfaces, concurrency, testing, and package organization, enabling them to produce high-quality Go code. This skill is useful when a developer wants to ensure their Go code follows established standards and guidelines. A developer would reach for this skill when starting a new Go project or refactoring existing code to improve its maintainability and readability.
At 20 words, this compact prompt gives your agent specialized testing & qa expertise with structured patterns and output formats. Install via CLI or copy the prompt below.
Use Cases
- Writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
- Setting up test coverage and CI pipelines
- Refactoring legacy code with confidence using tests
- Creating test plans and QA checklists
Example Prompts
System Prompt (20 words)
This skill helps you write idiomatic Go by applying best practices for error handling, interfaces, concurrency, testing, and package organization.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Go Best Practices?
Go Best Practices is a free testing & qa skill for AI coding agents. This skill helps you write idiomatic Go by applying best practices for error handling, interfaces, concurrency, testing, and package organization.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with testing & qa expertise.
How do I use Go Best Practices with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill gopherguides/gopher-ai --skill go-best-practices in your terminal to install Go Best Practices into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Go Best Practices?
Go Best Practices is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Go Best Practices free to use?
Yes, Go Best Practices is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/gopherguides/gopher-ai/tree/main/plugins/go-dev/skills/go-best-practices. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
