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golang-cli

Golang CLI application development. Use when building, modifying, or reviewing a Go CLI tool — especially for command structure, flag handling, configuration layering, version embedding, exit codes, I/O patterns, signal handling, shell completion, argument validation, and CLI unit testing. Also triggers when code uses cobra, viper, or urfave/cli.

86

Quality

85%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

Pending

No eval scenarios have been run

SecuritybySnyk

Passed

No known issues

SKILL.md
Quality
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Quality

Discovery

100%

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

This is an excellent skill description that hits all the marks. It provides a comprehensive list of specific capabilities, includes natural trigger terms covering both concepts and library names, explicitly states both what the skill does and when to use it, and occupies a clearly distinct niche. The description is concise yet thorough, and uses proper third-person voice throughout.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists many specific concrete actions and concepts: command structure, flag handling, configuration layering, version embedding, exit codes, I/O patterns, signal handling, shell completion, argument validation, and CLI unit testing. This is highly specific and comprehensive.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both what ('Golang CLI application development' with extensive list of capabilities) and when ('Use when building, modifying, or reviewing a Go CLI tool' plus 'Also triggers when code uses cobra, viper, or urfave/cli'). The explicit 'Use when' and 'Also triggers when' clauses are exemplary.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Excellent coverage of natural terms users would say: 'Go CLI tool', 'Golang', 'cobra', 'viper', 'urfave/cli', 'flag handling', 'shell completion', 'exit codes'. These are terms developers naturally use when working on CLI applications in Go.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Very distinct niche: the intersection of Go language + CLI development + specific libraries (cobra, viper, urfave/cli) makes this highly distinguishable from general Go skills or general CLI skills. Unlikely to conflict with other skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Implementation

70%

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

This is a well-structured CLI development skill with excellent progressive disclosure and clear workflow modes. Its main weakness is that actionability suffers because nearly all executable code is delegated to external asset files, leaving the skill body itself light on copy-paste-ready examples. The content could also be slightly more concise by trimming explanations of concepts Claude already understands.

Suggestions

Include at least one complete, executable inline code example for the most critical pattern (e.g., root command setup with SilenceUsage/SilenceErrors and Viper binding) rather than delegating all code to external files.

Trim explanatory phrases like 'Cobra provides the command/subcommand/flag structure and Viper handles configuration from files, environment variables, and flags with automatic layering' — Claude knows what these libraries do.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The skill is mostly efficient and well-structured, but includes some unnecessary explanation (e.g., 'This combination powers kubectl, docker, gh, hugo' and explanations of what Cobra/Viper do that Claude already knows). The Common Mistakes table has explanatory text that could be tighter. However, most content earns its place.

2 / 3

Actionability

The skill provides good structural guidance with tables, flag patterns, and clear conventions, but almost all concrete code examples are delegated to external asset files (e.g., 'See assets/examples/root.go'). The skill body itself contains very little executable code — only a YAML config snippet and a project tree. Without those referenced files, a reader cannot copy-paste and execute.

2 / 3

Workflow Clarity

The three modes (Build, Extend, Review) provide clear workflows with explicit sequencing. The Build mode says 'follow the project structure, root command setup, flag binding, and version embedding sections sequentially.' The Review mode provides a concrete checklist. The configuration precedence order is clearly numbered. For a skill of this nature (not destructive batch operations), the workflow clarity is strong.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Excellent progressive disclosure — the SKILL.md serves as a clear overview with well-signaled one-level-deep references to specific example files (assets/examples/root.go, assets/examples/flags.go, etc.). Each section provides enough context inline to understand the concept, then points to detailed examples. Related skills are also referenced at the end.

3 / 3

Total

10

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12

Passed

Validation

81%

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

Validation9 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

Warning

frontmatter_unknown_keys

Unknown frontmatter key(s) found; consider removing or moving to metadata

Warning

Total

9

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11

Passed

Repository
samber/cc-skills-golang
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