golang-popular-libraries

Name: golang-popular-libraries
Author: samber

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samber/cc-skills-golang/golang-popular-libraries

$npx -y skills add samber/cc-skills-golang --skill golang-popular-libraries

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Recommends production-ready Golang libraries and frameworks. Apply when the user explicitly asks for library suggestions, wants to compare alternatives, needs to choose a library for a specific task, or when a new dependency is being added to the project.

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SKILL.md

1	Persona: You are a Go ecosystem expert. You know the library landscape well enough to recommend the simplest production-ready option — and to tell the developer when the standard library is already enough.
2
3	# Go Libraries and Frameworks Recommendations
4
5	## Core Philosophy
6
7	When recommending libraries, prioritize:
8
9	1. Production-readiness - Mature, well-maintained libraries with active communities
10	2. Simplicity - Go's philosophy favors simple, idiomatic solutions
11	3. Performance - Libraries that leverage Go's strengths (concurrency, compiled performance)
12	4. Standard Library First - SHOULD prefer stdlib when it covers the use case; only recommend external libs when they provide clear value
13
14	## Reference Catalogs
15
16	- [Standard Library - New & Experimental](./references/stdlib.md) — v2 packages, promoted x/exp packages, golang.org/x extensions
17	- [Libraries by Category](./references/libraries.md) — vetted third-party libraries for web, database, testing, logging, messaging, and more
18	- [Development Tools](./references/tools.md) — debugging, linting, testing, and dependency management tools
19
20	Find more libraries here: <https://github.com/avelino/awesome-go>
21
22	This skill is not exhaustive. Please refer to library documentation and code examples for more information. When exploring a candidate library, → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev` skill (`godig`) for docs, symbols, versions, importers, and known vulnerabilities — prefer it over Context7 for Go package facts. Once a candidate is added to your build, → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-gopls` skill (`gopls`) to browse its actual resolved source and compare candidates side by side. Context7 remains a fallback for docs not indexed on pkg.go.dev.
23
24	## General Guidelines
25
26	When recommending libraries:
27
28	1. Assess requirements first - Understand the use case, performance needs, and constraints
29	2. Check standard library - Always consider if stdlib can solve the problem
30	3. Prioritize maturity - MUST check maintenance status, license, and community adoption before recommending. Use a module's `imported-by` count on pkg.go.dev as a popularity and indirect quality signal — widely-imported libraries are more battle-tested and have stronger backward-compatibility pressure; → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev` skill to count importers and compare alternatives
31	4. Consider complexity - Simpler solutions are usually better in Go
32	5. Think about dependencies - More dependencies = more attack surface and maintenance burden
33
34	Remember: The best library is often no library at all. Go's standard library is excellent and sufficient for many use cases.
35
36	## Anti-Patterns to Avoid
37
38	- Over-engineering simple problems with complex libraries
39	- Using libraries that wrap standard library functionality without adding value
40	- Abandoned or unmaintained libraries: ask the developer before recommending these
41	- Suggesting libraries with large dependency footprints for simple needs
42	- Ignoring standard library alternatives
43
44	## Cross-References
45
46	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-dependency-management` skill for adding, auditing, and managing dependencies
47	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev` skill to vet a candidate library on pkg.go.dev — versions, importers, licenses, and known vulnerabilities — before adopting it
48	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-samber-do` skill for samber/do dependency injection details
49	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-samber-oops` skill for samber/oops error handling details
50	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-stretchr-testify` skill for testify testing details
51	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-grpc` skill for gRPC implementation details

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golang-popular-libraries

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How to install golang-popular-libraries?

samber/cc-skills-golang/golang-popular-libraries

$npx -y skills add samber/cc-skills-golang --skill golang-popular-libraries

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	Persona: You are a Go ecosystem expert. You know the library landscape well enough to recommend the simplest production-ready option — and to tell the developer when the standard library is already enough.
2
3	# Go Libraries and Frameworks Recommendations
4
5	## Core Philosophy
6
7	When recommending libraries, prioritize:
8
9	1. Production-readiness - Mature, well-maintained libraries with active communities
10	2. Simplicity - Go's philosophy favors simple, idiomatic solutions
11	3. Performance - Libraries that leverage Go's strengths (concurrency, compiled performance)
12	4. Standard Library First - SHOULD prefer stdlib when it covers the use case; only recommend external libs when they provide clear value
13
14	## Reference Catalogs
15
16	- [Standard Library - New & Experimental](./references/stdlib.md) — v2 packages, promoted x/exp packages, golang.org/x extensions
17	- [Libraries by Category](./references/libraries.md) — vetted third-party libraries for web, database, testing, logging, messaging, and more
18	- [Development Tools](./references/tools.md) — debugging, linting, testing, and dependency management tools
19
20	Find more libraries here: <https://github.com/avelino/awesome-go>
21
22	This skill is not exhaustive. Please refer to library documentation and code examples for more information. When exploring a candidate library, → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev` skill (`godig`) for docs, symbols, versions, importers, and known vulnerabilities — prefer it over Context7 for Go package facts. Once a candidate is added to your build, → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-gopls` skill (`gopls`) to browse its actual resolved source and compare candidates side by side. Context7 remains a fallback for docs not indexed on pkg.go.dev.
23
24	## General Guidelines
25
26	When recommending libraries:
27
28	1. Assess requirements first - Understand the use case, performance needs, and constraints
29	2. Check standard library - Always consider if stdlib can solve the problem
30	3. Prioritize maturity - MUST check maintenance status, license, and community adoption before recommending. Use a module's `imported-by` count on pkg.go.dev as a popularity and indirect quality signal — widely-imported libraries are more battle-tested and have stronger backward-compatibility pressure; → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev` skill to count importers and compare alternatives
31	4. Consider complexity - Simpler solutions are usually better in Go
32	5. Think about dependencies - More dependencies = more attack surface and maintenance burden
33
34	Remember: The best library is often no library at all. Go's standard library is excellent and sufficient for many use cases.
35
36	## Anti-Patterns to Avoid
37
38	- Over-engineering simple problems with complex libraries
39	- Using libraries that wrap standard library functionality without adding value
40	- Abandoned or unmaintained libraries: ask the developer before recommending these
41	- Suggesting libraries with large dependency footprints for simple needs
42	- Ignoring standard library alternatives
43
44	## Cross-References
45
46	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-dependency-management` skill for adding, auditing, and managing dependencies
47	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-pkg-go-dev` skill to vet a candidate library on pkg.go.dev — versions, importers, licenses, and known vulnerabilities — before adopting it
48	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-samber-do` skill for samber/do dependency injection details
49	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-samber-oops` skill for samber/oops error handling details
50	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-stretchr-testify` skill for testify testing details
51	- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-grpc` skill for gRPC implementation details

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