AI skills for Go
AI Coding Skills for Go
Browse the best AI coding skills for Go in 2026, Gin / Fiber / Echo API scaffolding, Cobra CLI generation, table-driven test patterns, security audits with govulncheck. Works with every major AI coding tool.
Short answer
The best AI coding skills for Go are skills-hub's `code-review`, `unit-test` (table-driven tests), `api-scaffold` (Gin/Fiber/Echo), `cli-tool` (Cobra), `secure`, `dependency-scan` (govulncheck), and `docker` (multi-stage Go builds). All portable across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Windsurf, Copilot, and Cline.
Go is the workhorse of backend infrastructure in 2026. The skills below detect your Go stack (Gin, Fiber, Echo, Chi, Cobra, sqlx, sqlc, goose) and emit idiomatic Go with proper error wrapping (errors.Is / errors.As), context propagation, and table-driven test patterns. They follow the standard layout (cmd/, internal/, pkg/).
Top skills for Go
01marketing-strategy-pmm
21 installsProduct marketing skill for positioning, GTM strategy, competitive intelligence, and product launches. Use when the user asks about product positioning, go-to-market planning, competitive analysis, target audience definition, ICP definition, market research, launch plans, or sales enablement. Covers April Dunford positioning, ICP definition, competitive battlecards, launch playbooks, and international market entry. Produces deliverables including positioning statements, battlecard documents, launch plans, and go-to-market strategies.
Marketingfrom Multi-Domain Skills02design-claude
13 installsHTML-first hi-fi design skill: interactive prototypes, slide decks, animation demos, design variant exploration, visual direction advising, and expert critique. Triggers: make a prototype, design demo, interactive prototype, HTML presentation, animation demo, design variants, hi-fi design, UI mockup, prototype, design exploration, make an HTML page, make a visualization, app prototype, iOS prototype, mobile app mockup, export MP4, export GIF, 60fps video, design style, design direction, design philosophy, color scheme, visual style, recommend style, pick a style, make it look good, review, does this look good, review this design. Core capabilities: Junior Designer workflow (show assumptions+reasoning+placeholders first, then iterate), anti-AI-slop checklist, React+Babel best practices, Tweaks variant switching, Speaker Notes presentation, Starter Components (slide shell/variant canvas/animation engine/device frames), App prototype rules (default real images from Wikimedia/Met/Unsplash,
UXfrom Skills Hub03launch-strategy
7 installsWhen the user wants to plan a product launch, feature announcement, or release strategy. Also use when the user mentions 'launch,' 'Product Hunt,' 'feature release,' 'announcement,' 'go-to-market,' 'beta launch,' 'early access,' 'waitlist,' 'product update,' 'GTM plan,' 'launch checklist,' or 'launch momentum.' This skill covers phased launches, channel strategy, and ongoing launch momentum.
Buildfrom Multi-Domain Skills04shadcn-ui
4 installsExpert guidance for integrating and building applications with shadcn/ui components, including component discovery, installation, customization, and best practices.
Buildfrom Google Labs05godot
4 installsDevelop, test, build, and deploy Godot 4.x games. Includes GdUnit4 for GDScript unit tests and PlayGodot for game automation and E2E testing. Supports web/desktop exports, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment to Vercel/GitHub Pages/itch.io.
Game Devfrom Godot Dojo06game-code-review
4 installsReview game code architecture for component coupling, ECS vs OOP design, update loop organization (deltaTime, fixed timestep, frame budget), state machine quality (boolean soup, string states), save/load serialization (versioning, migration, corruption handling), input handling (action-based abstraction, buffering, remapping), and anti-patterns (god objects, find-in-update, tight loop allocation, missing object pooling, magic numbers). Supports Unity, Unreal, Godot, Phaser, and custom engines. Use when auditing game project code quality, architecture, or performance patterns.
Reviewfrom Skills Hub07game-ai
3 installsAnalyze game AI systems including behavior trees, finite state machines, GOAP planning, utility AI scoring, A-star and NavMesh pathfinding, steering and flocking behaviors, perception and awareness models, dynamic difficulty adjustment, NPC dialogue trees and scheduling, boss AI patterns, and AI debug visualization tools for Unity, Unreal, and Godot projects.
Analysisfrom Skills Hub08integration-test
2 installsGenerate integration tests for APIs, databases, and external services. Auto-detects backend stack (Express, Fastify, NestJS, Django, FastAPI, Rails, Go), ORM (Prisma, TypeORM, SQLAlchemy, GORM), and database (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Firestore), then creates tests covering endpoint CRUD, auth flows, DB transactions, and external service failures with proper fixtures and mocks. Self-heals failing tests up to 3 iterations. Use when you need to test API endpoints end-to-end, verify database operations, test service interactions, or validate auth and error handling.
Testfrom Skills Hub09linter
2 installsConfigure linting, formatting, and editor integration for any stack. Sets up ESLint 9 or Biome for JS/TS, Ruff for Python, golangci-lint for Go, Clippy for Rust, RuboCop for Ruby, or dart analyze for Flutter. Adds Prettier or equivalent formatter, .editorconfig, and VS Code format-on-save. Use when you need to add a linter, fix formatting inconsistencies, migrate from legacy lint tools, or set up code style enforcement.
Productivityfrom Skills Hub10vertex-ai-api-dev
2 installsGuides the usage of Gemini API on Google Cloud Vertex AI with the Gen AI SDK. Use when the user asks about using Gemini in an enterprise environment or explicitly mentions Vertex AI. Covers SDK usage (Python, JS/TS, Go, Java, C#), capabilities like Live API, tools, multimedia generation, caching, and batch prediction.
Buildfrom Google Gemini11godot-scaffold
2 installsScaffolds a complete Godot 4 game project with scene tree, autoloads, signal bus, state machine, save system, export presets, and CI/CD. Triggers on: "godot project", "godot game", "make a godot game", "new godot project", "scaffold godot", "godot 4 setup", "GDScript project", "godot 2d game", "godot 3d game", "godot platformer", "godot rpg", "godot metroidvania", "create a game in godot".
Buildfrom Skills Hub12stock-quote
2 installsRetrieve real-time stock quotes using Octagon MCP. Use when you need current price, day range, 52-week range, volume, market cap, and moving averages for any publicly traded stock.
Buildfrom Octagon Finance13recipe-create-presentation
2 installsCreate a new Google Slides presentation and add initial slides.
Buildfrom Google Workspace14vedic-astrology
2 installsCompute and interpret Vedic (Jyotisha) birth charts using Swiss Ephemeris. Use this skill whenever the user mentions Vedic astrology, Jyotish, kundli, birth chart, navamsa, dasha, lagna, nakshatra, horoscope, or yogas — and whenever they ask a life-direction question that needs a chart. The skill auto-detects which of 14 life dimensions a question falls into: career, wealth/money, marriage, children/fertility, health, education, property, relationships/love, family/parents, travel/foreign, spirituality, obstacles/misfortune, deep karma/past-life, and life timing. So trigger on "when will I marry", "is this a good time for a career change", "any accident risk in my chart", "best city for my career", "will I have children", "why does everything go wrong", "what is my past-life karma", "what's my current dasha" — even when the user never says the word "astrology". The skill handles geocoding, historical timezone resolution, all 14+ divisional charts, Vimshottari dasha, shadbala, ashtakava
Build15gog
1 installsGoogle Workspace CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Sheets, and Docs.
Buildfrom OpenClaw16enhance-prompt
1 installsTransforms vague UI ideas into polished, Stitch-optimized prompts. Enhances specificity, adds UI/UX keywords, injects design system context, and structures output for better generation results.
Buildfrom Google Labs17common-store-changelog
1 installsGenerate user-facing release notes for the App Store and Google Play from git history (App Store <=4000 chars, Google Play <=500). Use when generating release notes, app store changelog, play store release, or "what's new" text for a mobile app.
Buildfrom Multi-Language Standards18design-md
1 installsAnalyze Stitch projects and synthesize a semantic design system into DESIGN.md files
Buildfrom Google Labs
Frequently asked questions
Do AI skills follow Go conventions like context.Context propagation?
Yes. Modern skills propagate ctx through every function signature, use errors.Wrap / errors.Join correctly, and emit table-driven tests as the default test pattern.
Can AI generate Cobra CLI tools?
Yes. The cli-tool skill detects Go and scaffolds Cobra-based CLIs with subcommands, flag parsing, interactive prompts (via huh / survey), and proper exit codes.
What's the best AI tool for Go?
Claude Code and Cursor both handle Go well. Claude Code excels at multi-package refactors and the deeper agent mode is great for end-to-end feature work.
Do AI skills handle Go workspaces (go.work)?
Yes. Modern skills detect go.work and respect module replacement directives when scaffolding new packages.