Golang Error Handling

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Golang Error Handling skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Golang Error Handling is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: languages · Last updated: 2026-05-21

lang:go

Idiomatic Golang error handling — creation, wrapping with %w, errors.Is/As, errors.Join, custom error types, sentinel errors, panic/recover, the single handling rule, structured logging with slog, HTTP request logging middleware, and samber/oops for production errors. Built to make logs usable at scale with log aggregation 3rd-party tools. Apply when creating, wrapping, inspecting, or logging errors in Go code.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Golang Error Handling is published as a SKILL.md file in this catalog. The SKILL.md runs to about 689 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License: MIT
Original author: lmittmann
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Engineering · languages
Indexed related skills: 10

How Golang Error Handling fits the catalog

Golang Error Handling sits in the Engineering category under the languages sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Persona: You are a Go reliability engineer. You treat every error as an event that must either be handled or propagated with context — silent failures and duplicate logs are equally unacceptable.

What this skill does

Golang Error Handling is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the languages sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/golang-error-handling/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Golang Error Handling Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 115,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/golang-error-handling
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/golang-error-handling/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/golang-error-handling/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/golang-error-handling/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/golang-error-handling/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\golang-error-handling\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Golang Error Handling Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/golang-error-handling/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Golang Error Handling skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Golang Error Handling skill?

Use Golang Error Handling when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the languages area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Golang Error Handling" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Golang Error Handling skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Golang Error Handling is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/lmittmann/tint
License: MIT
Author: lmittmann

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

lmittmann. (2026). Golang Error Handling [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/golang-error-handling/

BibTeX

@misc{golang-error-handling-2026,
  author    = {lmittmann},
  title     = {Golang Error Handling [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/golang-error-handling/}
}

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Grade A · scanned 2026-06-13 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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