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golang-popular-libraries from samber/cc-skills-golang is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add samber/cc-skills-golang/golang-popular-libraries@v1.2.2

Pins v1.2.2 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
samber/cc-skills-golang
Path
skills/golang-popular-libraries/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
5
Latest version
v1.2.2, committed Sep 2, 2026
First version recorded
Jul 26, 2026
Size
5,203 bytes
Repository stars
3,523
License
MIT

Golang library and framework selection — vetted production-ready options by category (web, database, testing, logging, messaging), new and experimental stdlib packages, standard-library-first tradeoffs, and maturity signals (maintenance, license, importer counts). Apply when the user 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. Not for a specific library's API once chosen…

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

**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.

# Go Libraries and Frameworks Recommendations

## Core Philosophy

When recommending libraries, prioritize:

1. **Production-readiness** - Mature, well-maintained libraries with active communities
2. **Simplicity** - Go's philosophy favors simple, idiomatic solutions
3. **Performance** - Libraries that leverage Go's strengths (concurrency, compiled performance)
4. **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](./references/stdlib.md) — v2 packages, promoted x/exp packages, golang.org/x extensions
- [Libraries by Category](./references/libraries.md) — vetted third-party libraries for web, database, testing, logging, messaging, and more
- [Development Tools](./references/tools.md) — debugging, linting, testing, and dependency management tools

Find more libraries here: <https://github.com/avelino/awesome-go>
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add samber/cc-skills-golang/golang-popular-libraries@sha256:b39895a329c1f0af

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.2.2, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5203 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
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Source

GitHub

samber/cc-skills-golang · 3,523 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-01 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_vxtywb3vqf6ml6os
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=samber/cc-skills-golang/golang-popular-libraries
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b39895a329c1f0af944d93b513272f4e3190844b41d0075c9ac011bcf063ec31

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