Golang Performance

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Engineering · Sub-category: languages

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Golang performance optimization patterns and methodology - if X bottleneck, then apply Y. Covers allocation reduction, CPU efficiency, memory layout, GC tuning, pooling, caching, and hot-path optimization. Use when profiling or benchmarks have identified a bottleneck and you need the right optimization pattern to fix it. Also use when performing performance code review to suggest improvements or benchmarks that could help identify quick performance gains. Not for measurement methodology (see golang-benchmark skill) or debugging workflow (see golang-troubleshooting skill).

What this skill does

Golang Performance is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the languages sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/golang-performance/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when profiling or benchmarks have identified a bottleneck and you need the right optimization pattern to fix it. Also use when performing performance code review to suggest improvements or benchmarks that could help identify quick performance gains.

Who uses this skill

The Golang Performance skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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