Agent skills for Go projects
98 open-license skills in our database are built for Go, and 341 skills match a typical Go project. Below: what coding agents get wrong on Go, 3 picks to start with, and where each agent loads them.
Updated 2026-10-18. Tags used for this page: go.
What coding agents get wrong in Go
Agents ignore returned errors, leak goroutines without a context, and add frameworks where the standard library fits. They write Java-style interfaces before a second implementation exists.
Skills that help
Skills for Go error handling, concurrency patterns and table-driven tests, plus a review skill.
Cursor rules: the database holds 14 Cursor rule files (.mdc) tagged Go. Cursor reads them from .cursor/rules/. Other agents load SKILL.md skills, so most picks here are skills.
3 picks to start with
1. golang-patterns
Go-specific design patterns and best practices including functional options, small interfaces, dependency injection, concurrency patterns, error handling,...
npx skills add affaan-m/ECC --skill golang-patterns
2. go-performance-review
Detect performance anti-patterns and apply optimization techniques in Go.
npx skills add eduardo-sl/go-agent-skills --skill go-performance-review
3. golang-design-patterns
Idiomatic Golang design patterns , functional options, constructor APIs, init() and global-state avoidance, enums, panic vs error decisions, resource...
npx skills add samber/cc-skills-golang --skill golang-design-patterns
Get the list for your exact project
These 3 fit Go in general. The scan box opens with a sample Go description you can edit. A scan reads your repo or description, shows the match count and 2 picks free, and the full curated list (up to 30 picks with install commands, reasons and overlap notes) costs $9 once.
Where each agent loads Go skills
- Claude Code: project folder
.claude/skills/, install flag--agent claude-code - Cursor: project folder
.cursor/skills/ or .agents/skills/, install flag--agent cursor - Codex: project folder
.agents/skills/, install flag--agent codex - GitHub Copilot: project folder
.github/skills/ or .agents/skills/, install flag--agent github-copilot
npx skills add owner/repo --skill skill-name --agent claude-code
How we count
We match project tags against 86,803 skills from 5,854 public GitHub repos (refreshed 2026-10-18). A skill built for another framework or language is left out, and so is a skill below our relevance floor. The picks on this page come from the ranked list for these tags. We favor broad practice skills over single-task ones. Licenses are shown as each repo declares them. Read a skill before you install it.
Questions
What agent skills should I use for Go?
Start with a broad practice skill built for Go, then add skills for testing and review. In our database 98 skills are tagged for Go and 341 skills match a typical Go project. The picks on this page are a place to start. A scan of your repo ranks the full list for your tasks.
What should a Go skill cover?
Errors as values, context and goroutine lifetimes, table-driven tests, and small interfaces. Pick one patterns skill and one testing skill to start.
Are there Cursor rules for Go?
Yes. The database holds 14 Cursor rule files (.mdc) tagged Go. Cursor loads them from .cursor/rules/. Claude Code, Codex and Copilot do not read .mdc rules, so pick SKILL.md skills for those agents.
Where do Go skills go for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Copilot?
Claude Code reads .claude/skills/, Cursor reads .cursor/skills/ or .agents/skills/, Codex reads .agents/skills/, and GitHub Copilot reads .github/skills/ or .agents/skills/. The install command takes --agent with the agent name and copies the skill folder there.
Why 3 picks here?
The right list depends on your exact stack and tasks. Run a free scan for your project to see its match count and 2 picks. The full curated list is $9 once.
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