golang-stay-updated
Provides resources to stay updated with Golang news, communities and people to follow. Use when seeking Go learning resources, discovering new libraries, finding community channels, or keeping up with Go language changes and releases.
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npx tessl skill review --optimize ./skills/golang-stay-updated/SKILL.mdQuality
Discovery
89%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 a solid description with a clear 'Use when' clause and good trigger term coverage for the Go ecosystem resources domain. Its main weakness is that the capabilities described are somewhat general ('provides resources') rather than listing specific concrete actions or outputs. Overall it performs well for skill selection purposes.
Suggestions
Add more specific concrete actions, e.g., 'Lists recommended newsletters, blogs, podcasts, Twitter/X accounts, Slack/Discord communities, and conferences for the Go ecosystem.'
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Specificity | Names the domain (Golang news, communities, people to follow) and some actions (stay updated, discovering libraries, finding community channels), but the actions are more about information provision than concrete specific tasks. It doesn't list specific concrete outputs like 'lists newsletters, recommends Twitter accounts, links to forums.' | 2 / 3 |
Completeness | Clearly answers both what ('Provides resources to stay updated with Golang news, communities and people to follow') and when ('Use when seeking Go learning resources, discovering new libraries, finding community channels, or keeping up with Go language changes and releases') with an explicit 'Use when' clause. | 3 / 3 |
Trigger Term Quality | Good coverage of natural terms users would say: 'Golang', 'Go', 'learning resources', 'libraries', 'community channels', 'releases', 'news', 'people to follow'. These are terms a user would naturally use when looking for Go ecosystem resources. | 3 / 3 |
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk | Clearly scoped to Go/Golang ecosystem resources, communities, and news — a distinct niche that is unlikely to conflict with general programming skills or Go coding skills. The focus on community/news/resources rather than writing Go code makes it distinctive. | 3 / 3 |
Total | 11 / 12 Passed |
Implementation
22%Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.
This skill reads as a curated resource directory for humans rather than actionable instructions for Claude. It contains useful reference information organized in clear tables, but lacks any concrete tasks, executable guidance, or workflows that Claude could follow. The extensive social media profiles and community links consume significant token budget without providing Claude with actionable capabilities.
Suggestions
Reframe the skill around what Claude should actually DO when asked about Go resources—e.g., 'When the user asks for Go learning resources, recommend from this curated list based on their experience level and interest area.'
Add actionable workflows such as: how to check the latest Go release, how to search pkg.go.dev for a library, or how to evaluate a Go package's quality.
Trim the developer social media tables significantly—Claude doesn't need LinkedIn/Bluesky URLs for 20+ developers. Keep only the most essential references.
Remove the human-oriented 'Quick Tips' section or replace it with instructions for Claude on how to tailor resource recommendations to different user needs.
| Dimension | Reasoning | Score |
|---|---|---|
Conciseness | The content is mostly well-organized in tables, but includes a lot of information that Claude doesn't need stored in context (specific social media handles, LinkedIn URLs for dozens of developers). The 'Quick Tips' section tells a human how to stay updated, which isn't actionable for Claude. Some tables have many empty cells adding visual noise. | 2 / 3 |
Actionability | This is a reference/resource list, not actionable guidance. There are no concrete instructions for Claude to execute—no commands, no code, no specific workflows. The 'Quick Tips' section gives vague human-oriented advice like 'Subscribe to 1-2 newsletters' which Claude cannot perform. | 1 / 3 |
Workflow Clarity | There is no workflow or multi-step process defined. The skill is purely a static reference list with no sequenced steps, no validation, and no clear task for Claude to accomplish. The numbered 'Quick Tips' are human advice, not a Claude workflow. | 1 / 3 |
Progressive Disclosure | The content is well-structured with clear section headers and tables, making it easy to scan. However, the extensive developer tables with social media links could be split into a separate reference file to keep the main skill lean. No bundle files are provided despite the content being long enough to warrant splitting. | 2 / 3 |
Total | 6 / 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.
Validation — 9 / 11 Passed
Validation for skill structure
| Criteria | Description | Result |
|---|---|---|
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 / 11 Passed | |
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- samber/cc-skills-golang
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