golang-popular-libraries

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.

samber/cc-skills-golang|Updated Apr 8, 2026

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Prerequisites

Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:

›Cursor installed and configured on your machine
›Node.js 16+ with npm — verify with node --version
›Active project directory where you want to add golang-popular-libraries

Run the install command

Execute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:

$npx skills add https://github.com/samber/cc-skills-golang --skill golang-popular-libraries

Fetches golang-popular-libraries from samber/cc-skills-golang and configures it for Cursor.

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Verify installation

Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:

.cursor/skills/golang-popular-libraries

Restart Cursor to activate golang-popular-libraries. Access via /golang-popular-libraries in your agent's command palette.

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Use Cases

Task Automation & Efficiency

Automate repetitive workflows and reduce manual effort

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Generate reports, summarize documents, draft communications

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Save 3-5 hours per week on routine tasks

Knowledge Enhancement

Learn new skills, understand complex topics, get expert guidance

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Explain concepts, provide examples, suggest learning resources

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Accelerate learning and skill development by 2x

Quality Improvement

Enhance output quality through reviews, suggestions, and refinements

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Review drafts, suggest improvements, catch errors

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Improve work quality by 30-40% with less effort

Core Philosophy

When recommending libraries, prioritize:

Production-readiness - Mature, well-maintained libraries with active communities

Simplicity - Go's philosophy favors simple, idiomatic solutions

Performance - Libraries that leverage Go's strengths (concurrency, compiled performance)

Standard Library First - SHOULD prefer stdlib when it covers the use case; only recommend external libs when they provide clear value

Reference Catalogs

Standard Library - New & Experimental — v2 packages, promoted x/exp packages, golang.org/x extensions

Libraries by Category — vetted third-party libraries for web, database, testing, logging, messaging, and more

Development Tools — debugging, linting, testing, and dependency management tools

This skill is not exhaustive. Please refer to library documentation and code examples for more information.

General Guidelines

When recommending libraries:

Assess requirements first - Understand the use case, performance needs, and constraints

Check standard library - Always consider if stdlib can solve the problem

Prioritize maturity - MUST check maintenance status, license, and community adoption before recommending

Consider complexity - Simpler solutions are usually better in Go

Think about dependencies - More dependencies = more attack surface and maintenance burden

Remember: The best library is often no library at all. Go's standard library is excellent and sufficient for many use cases.

Anti-Patterns to Avoid

Over-engineering simple problems with complex libraries

Using libraries that wrap standard library functionality without adding value

Abandoned or unmaintained libraries: ask the developer before recommending these

Suggesting libraries with large dependency footprints for simple needs

Ignoring standard library alternatives

Cross-References

→ See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-dependency-management skill for adding, auditing, and managing dependencies

→ See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-samber-do skill for samber/do dependency injection details

→ See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-samber-oops skill for samber/oops error handling details

→ See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-stretchr-testify skill for testify testing details

→ See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-grpc skill for gRPC implementation details

golang-popular-libraries

Installation Guide

How to use golang-popular-libraries on Cursor

Prerequisites

Run the install command

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Verify installation

Security Notice

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Use Cases

Task Automation & Efficiency

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Install Skill

Go Libraries and Frameworks Recommendations

Core Philosophy

Reference Catalogs

General Guidelines

Anti-Patterns to Avoid

Cross-References

Implementation Guide

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