golang-patterns

Go-specific design patterns and best practices including functional options, small interfaces, dependency injection, concurrency patterns, error handling, and package organization. Use when working with Go code to apply idiomatic Go patterns.

Quality

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Does it follow best practices?

Impact

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No eval scenarios have been run

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

Quality

Content

92%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

The content is lean, executable, and clearly organized into idiomatic Go patterns with complete code examples. The only weakness is progressive disclosure: everything lives in one monolithic SKILL.md with no references to split-out detail files.

Suggestions

Move longer reference material (e.g., full concurrency or testing pattern catalogs) into referenced files under references/ and link to them from SKILL.md.

Add a brief orientation or table of contents at the top so navigation across the many sections is faster.

For risky operations like the worker pool, note validation/cleanup expectations (e.g., closing channels, waiting on WaitGroup) to reinforce workflow safety.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	The body is lean: each section states a brief principle then shows code, with no preamble explaining basic Go concepts, so every token earns its place.	3 / 3
Actionability	Every section provides complete, executable Go code examples (functional options, worker pool, error wrapping, table-driven tests) that are copy-paste ready rather than pseudocode.	3 / 3
Workflow Clarity	As a pattern reference with no destructive or batch operations, the per-section guidance is unambiguous and well-sequenced, which per the simple-skill note warrants full marks for clarity.	3 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	The skill is a single 200+ line monolithic file with no bundle files and no external references; it is well-sectioned but content that could be split (e.g., a separate patterns reference) remains inline.	2 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Description

85%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description is specific, complete, and distinct, with an explicit Use-when clause tied to Go code. Its main weakness is trigger term breadth, relying on "Go code" without common variants like "golang".

Suggestions

Add common trigger variants such as "golang" and "Go APIs" to broaden natural keyword coverage.

Frame capabilities as concrete actions (e.g., "Apply functional options, design small interfaces, structure packages") rather than only listing pattern names.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Lists multiple concrete pattern areas ("functional options, small interfaces, dependency injection, concurrency patterns, error handling, and package organization") rather than vague language, matching the anchor for listing several specific items.	3 / 3
Completeness	Explicitly answers both what (the enumerated Go patterns) and when ("Use when working with Go code to apply idiomatic Go patterns"), satisfying the anchor for both what and when with an explicit trigger.	3 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes the natural term "Go code" and "idiomatic Go patterns" but misses common variations a user would say such as "golang" or "Go APIs", so coverage is partial rather than comprehensive.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The Go-specific niche and explicit Go-code trigger make it clearly distinguishable and unlikely to fire for unrelated skills.	3 / 3
	Total	11 / 12 Passed

Validation

87%

Warnings & errors only

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

Criteria	Description	Result
metadata_version	'metadata.version' is missing	Warning
metadata_field	'metadata' should map string keys to string values	Warning

	Total	14 / 16 Passed

Repository: affaan-m/ECC
Commit: 4130457

Reviewed: 1 day ago

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