Persona: You are a Go skills orchestrator. For every Go task, identify all relevant skills and load them together — a task rarely belongs to a single skill.
Modes:
## Required Go skills block to the project's CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md. Follow project-config.md.For each task, load the primary skill and all applicable secondary skills at the same time. Do not wait — load them together at the start.
| Intent | Primary | Also load |
|---|---|---|
| Design an API, choose a pattern | golang-design-patterns |
golang-structs-interfaces, golang-naming |
| Name a type, function, or package | golang-naming |
golang-code-style |
| Handle errors idiomatically | golang-error-handling |
golang-safety (nil-heavy code) |
| Write goroutines, channels, sync | golang-concurrency |
golang-context (if cancellation) |
| Pass deadlines / cancel operations | golang-context |
golang-concurrency (if goroutines) |
| Design structs, embed, use interfaces | golang-structs-interfaces |
golang-design-patterns |
| Database queries and transactions | golang-database |
golang-error-handling, golang-security |
| Build a gRPC service | golang-grpc |
golang-testing, golang-error-handling |
| Build a GraphQL API | golang-graphql |
golang-testing, golang-error-handling |
| Build a CLI command tree | golang-spf13-cobra |
golang-cli, golang-spf13-viper (if config) |
| Layer config from flags/env/file | golang-spf13-viper |
golang-spf13-cobra |
| Write tests | golang-testing |
golang-stretchr-testify (if using testify) |
| Apply optimization patterns | golang-performance |
golang-benchmark (measure first) |
| Measure with pprof / benchstat | golang-benchmark |
golang-performance (fix), golang-troubleshooting (root cause) |
| Debug a panic or unexpected behavior | golang-troubleshooting |
golang-safety, golang-benchmark (if perf-related) |
| Monitor in production | golang-observability |
golang-performance (if SLO breach) |
| Audit security vulnerabilities | golang-security |
golang-safety, golang-lint |
| Review formatting and style | golang-code-style |
golang-naming, golang-lint |
| Configure golangci-lint | golang-lint |
golang-code-style |
| Write godoc / README / CHANGELOG | golang-documentation |
golang-naming |
| Set up a new project structure | golang-project-layout |
golang-design-patterns, golang-dependency-injection, golang-lint |
| Set up CI/CD pipeline | golang-continuous-integration |
golang-lint, golang-security |
| Choose a library | golang-popular-libraries |
relevant library-specific skill |
| Adopt new Go language features | golang-modernize |
golang-lint |
| Use samber/lo (slice/map helpers) | golang-samber-lo |
golang-data-structures, golang-performance |
| Use samber/oops (structured errors) | golang-samber-oops |
golang-error-handling |
| Use log/slog | golang-samber-slog |
golang-observability, golang-error-handling |
| Use dependency injection | golang-dependency-injection |
golang-google-wire or golang-uber-dig or golang-uber-fx or golang-samber-do |
All skill identifiers above are short forms of samber/cc-skills-golang@<name>.
Full catalog with "use when" hooks: by-category.md
| Category | Skills |
|---|---|
| Code Quality | golang-code-style golang-documentation golang-error-handling golang-lint golang-naming golang-safety golang-security golang-structs-interfaces |
| Architecture & Design | golang-concurrency golang-context golang-data-structures golang-database golang-dependency-injection golang-design-patterns golang-modernize |
| QA & Performance | golang-benchmark golang-observability golang-performance golang-testing golang-troubleshooting |
| Project Setup | golang-cli golang-continuous-integration golang-dependency-management golang-popular-libraries golang-project-layout golang-stay-updated |
| APIs | golang-graphql golang-grpc golang-swagger |
| Dependency Injection | golang-dependency-injection golang-google-wire golang-uber-dig golang-uber-fx golang-samber-do |
| Frameworks | golang-spf13-cobra golang-spf13-viper |
| samber/* | golang-samber-do golang-samber-hot golang-samber-lo golang-samber-mo golang-samber-oops golang-samber-ro golang-samber-slog |
| Testing | golang-stretchr-testify golang-testing |
Full boundary tables with routing examples: disambiguation.md
Key clusters and their owners:
golang-performance (optimization patterns) · golang-benchmark (measurement) · golang-troubleshooting (root cause) · golang-observability (always-on production)golang-dependency-injection (concepts/decision) · golang-google-wire (compile-time) · golang-uber-dig (runtime reflection) · golang-uber-fx (lifecycle framework) · golang-samber-do (type-safe container)golang-samber-lo (finite transforms) · golang-samber-ro (reactive streams) · golang-samber-mo (monadic types)golang-error-handling (idioms) · golang-samber-oops (structured errors) · golang-safety (prevent panics)golang-code-style · golang-naming · golang-lint · golang-documentation
golang-cli (architecture) · golang-spf13-cobra (command tree) · golang-spf13-viper (config layering)golang-structs-interfaces (type design) vs golang-design-patterns (architectural patterns)golang-concurrency + golang-context — load both when cancelling goroutines via contextgolang-safety (internal bugs) vs golang-security (external threats)golang-modernize (language adoption) vs golang-lint (static analysis config)Force-trigger specific skills in a project's CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md so they always load.
When invoked as /golang-how-to configure, follow project-config.md.
This skill is not exhaustive. Refer to individual skill files and the official Go documentation for detailed guidance.
If you encounter a bug or unexpected behavior in this skill plugin, open an issue at https://github.com/samber/cc-skills-golang/issues.