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How to use the Go Pro Coding Assistant skill (golang-pro)
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The golang-pro skill is a set of instructions and reference guides that makes an AI agent work like a senior Go developer. It covers concurrent code with goroutines and channels, gRPC or REST microservices, pprof-based performance work, and idiomatic Go with generics, interfaces and error handling. This guide explains what the skill changes, how to install it, how to ask for Go work so it triggers, and what to check before you trust the output.
Go Pro Coding AssistantJeffallan/claude-skills · MIT Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Download the golang-pro skill ZIP from the page you are reading.
- 2Unzip into the skills folder. Extract it to ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or to .claude/skills/ inside one project.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. In the Claude apps, open Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills, and upload the skill.
- 4Check your Go tools. Make sure a current Go toolchain, golangci-lint and go vet are available in your project.
- 5Ask a Go question naturally. Describe the Go task, such as a concurrent worker, a gRPC service or a benchmark, and the skill should activate.
- 6Verify the result. Run go vet, golangci-lint and go test with -race on the generated code before relying on it.
What the golang-pro skill makes the agent do
Once installed, the agent follows the skill's core workflow when you ask for Go code. It analyzes module structure and existing concurrency patterns, designs small focused interfaces, and then implements code with explicit error handling and context propagation.
After implementing, the skill tells the agent to run go vet ./... and golangci-lint run and fix what they report. For optimization it points to pprof, benchmarks and reducing allocations. For testing it asks for table-driven tests with subtests, run with the -race flag.
- Goroutines with context cancellation and errors wrapped with %w
- Small interfaces and composition, with accept-interfaces, return-structs guidance
- Generics with cmp.Ordered and type parameters where they fit
- Reference guides on concurrency, interfaces, generics, testing and project structure, loaded as needed
Install the golang-pro skill from the ZIP download
Download the ZIP for the skill from the page you are reading. Then unzip it into one of two locations, depending on whether you want the skill for all projects or one project.
For a personal install that applies everywhere, put the skill folder inside ~/.claude/skills/. For a single project, put it inside the project's .claude/skills/ folder.
- Personal: ~/.claude/skills/golang-pro/
- Project only: .claude/skills/golang-pro/ inside your project
- Claude apps: go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the skill there
Trigger the skill with a natural request
You do not need a special command. The skill's description lists the topics that should activate it, so ordinary requests about Go work are enough. Name the Go topic you care about and say what you want built or checked.
The skill's trigger list includes Go, Golang, goroutines, channels, gRPC, microservices in Go, Go generics, concurrent programming and Go interfaces. Mentioning CLI tools, benchmarks or table-driven testing also matches its description.
- Write a Go worker pool that stops cleanly when the context is cancelled.
- Design a gRPC service in Go for user accounts with proper error handling.
- Profile this Go handler with pprof and reduce allocations.
- Add table-driven tests with subtests for this parser and run them with the race detector.
- Make a generic Map and Max function in Go for slices of any ordered type.
Check the tools and environment first
The skill assumes a Go toolchain. Its metadata sets a minimum Go release, so use a current Go installation at or above that release. The lint step needs golangci-lint and go vet, and profiling uses pprof, which ships with Go.
Run these from your module root so the agent's checks have something to run against.
- Go toolchain (the skill assumes Go 1.21 or newer)
- golangci-lint for the lint step
- go vet for static checks
- pprof for profiling, included with Go
go vet ./... && golangci-lint runReview and run the output yourself
The skill shapes what the agent writes. It does not run your code, check correctness or review security. Read the generated code, run the tests and the race detector, and have a person review anything that will ship.
The skill declares that it runs no scripts and makes no network calls. Those claims are about the skill's own files; the agent may still run commands in your environment as part of its normal work, so keep your usual approval settings in place.
- Read every generated file before committing.
- Run go test with -race on the packages you changed.
- Treat profiling and benchmark claims as hypotheses until you measure them yourself.
go test -race ./...What people use it for
- Building a concurrent worker pool or pipeline that shuts down cleanly on cancellation
- Designing a gRPC or REST microservice with consistent error wrapping and tests
- Profiling a slow Go service with pprof and writing benchmarks to track allocations
- Writing table-driven tests with subtests for an existing Go package
- Creating a Go CLI tool with small interfaces that are easy to test
Frequently asked questions
Is the golang-pro skill free to use?
The skill is released under the MIT licence, as stated on its source page. The licence terms cover use and redistribution; check the licence text for the details.
How do I install the golang-pro skill?
Download the ZIP from the page, then unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder. In the Claude apps you can instead upload it under Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills.
What do I need installed to use golang-pro?
You need a Go toolchain, golangci-lint and go vet for the lint step, and pprof for profiling, which ships with Go. The skill assumes a recent Go version and a standard lint setup.
Does golang-pro run scripts or access the network?
The skill's listing says it runs no scripts and uses no network. It only shapes the agent's written output, so it does not verify correctness or security of your code.
Can I use golang-pro for projects that do not use Go?
No. The skill is for Go code. It also assumes the go vet and golangci-lint setup it describes, so a project with a different toolchain may need adjusting.
Why isn't my agent using the golang-pro skill?
Check that the skill folder sits directly inside the skills directory and contains SKILL.md. Then ask with a clear Go topic, such as goroutines, channels, gRPC or pprof, so the request matches the skill's triggers.
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Our verdict
Use golang-pro if you already write Go and want an agent to follow a consistent checklist for concurrency, error handling, linting and race-tested tests. Skip it if you are new to Go, do not use go vet and golangci-lint, or need code that ships without human review, since the skill only guides the output.
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