golang-modernize
golang-modernize is an agent skill published by samber, listed under writing code. It lives in the samber/cc-skills-golang repository, which has 3,672 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-09-16.
Modernize Golang code to use recent language features, standard library improvements, and idiomatic patterns. Use when reviewing Go code with old-style patterns, when encountering a deprecation warning, or when the user asks for modernization, a Go version upgrade (e.g. to Go 1.27), or a CI/tooling refresh. Not for structural refactors, extracting functions, or moving code between packages (→ See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-refactoring` skill).
Install
skills is a generic installer for any repository of Claude agent skills -- it reads samber/cc-skills-golang’s own structure rather than assuming one, the same way this page reads the skill’s own SKILL.md rather than assuming a format.
npx skills add samber/cc-skills-golang
Maintenance
Modernize Golang code to use recent language features, standard library improvements, and idiomatic patterns. Use when reviewing Go code with old-style patterns, when encountering a deprecation warning, or when the user asks for modernization, a Go version upgrade (e.g. to Go 1.27), or a CI/tooling refresh. Not for structural refactors, extracting functions, or moving code between packages (→ See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-refactoring` skill).
golang-modernize compared with similar skills
| Skill | Publisher | What it does | Repo stars | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| golang-modernize (this page) | samber | Modernize Golang code to use recent language features, standard library improvements, and idiomatic patterns.… | 3,672 | 2026-10-23 |
| golang-data-structures(same repository) | samber | Golang data structures — slices (internals, capacity growth, preallocation, slices package), maps (internals,… | 3,672 | 2026-10-23 |
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| golang-dependency-management(same repository) | samber | Dependency management for Golang projects — go.mod and go.sum, `go get` install and upgrade flows, Minimal Ve… | 3,672 | 2026-10-23 |
| golang-error-handling(same repository) | samber | Idiomatic Golang error handling — creation, wrapping with %w, errors.Is/As, errors.Join, custom error types,… | 3,672 | 2026-10-23 |
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Skills from the same repository first, then others for this job by repository stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about golang-modernize
- What does golang-modernize do?
- Modernize Golang code to use recent language features, standard library improvements, and idiomatic patterns. Use when reviewing Go code with old-style patterns, when encountering a deprecation warning, or when the user asks for modernization, a Go version upgrade (e.g. to Go 1.27), or a CI/tooling refresh. Not for structural refactors, extracting functions, or moving code between packages (→ See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-refactoring` skill).
- How do I install golang-modernize?
- Run npx skills add samber/cc-skills-golang. The skills installer reads the repository’s own structure, so it works for any repository of agent skills.
- Who publishes golang-modernize?
- samber.
- Is golang-modernize maintained, and what licence does it use?
- Its repository has 3,672 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-23. The repository declares the MIT licence.
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