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Use when working with context.Context in Go — placement in signatures, propagating cancellation and deadlines, and storing values in context vs parameters. Also use when cancelling long-running operations, setting timeouts, or passing request-scoped data, even if they don't menti
Use when working with context.Context in Go — placement in signatures, propagating cancellation and deadlines, and storing values in context vs parameters. Also use when cancelling long-running operations, setting timeouts, or passing request-scoped data, even if they don't mention context.Context directly. Does not cover goroutine lifecycle or sync primitives (see go-concurrency).
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Compatibility:
contexthas been in the standard library since Go 1.7.
references/PATTERNS.md - Read when deriving contexts, checking cancellation, handling HTTP request contexts, or using typed context-value keys.Functions that use a Context should accept it as their first parameter:
func F(ctx context.Context, /* other arguments */) error
func ProcessRequest(ctx context.Context, req *Request) (*Response, error)
This is a strong convention in Go that makes context flow visible and consistent across codebases.
Do not add a Context member to a struct type. Instead, pass ctx as a parameter
to each method that needs it:
// Bad: Context stored in struct
type Worker struct {
ctx context.Context // Don't do this
}
// Good: Context passed to methods
type Worker struct{ /* ... */ }
func (w *Worker) Process(ctx context.Context) error {
// Context explicitly passed — lifetime clear
}
Exception: Methods whose signature must match an interface in the standard library or a third-party library may need to work around this.
Do not create custom Context types or use interfaces other than context.Context
in function signatures:
// Bad: Custom context type
type MyContext interface {
context.Context
GetUserID() string
}
// Good: Use standard context.Context with value extraction
func Process(ctx context.Context) error {
userID := GetUserID(ctx)
}
Consider these options in order of preference:
Context values are appropriate for:
Context values are not appropriate for:
Always defer cancel() immediately after creating a derived context:
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
return ctx.Err()
default:
// Do work
}
Contexts are immutable — it's safe to pass the same ctx to multiple
concurrent calls that share the same deadline and cancellation signal.
ctx.Err() cancellation errorsname: go-context description: Use when working with context.Context in Go — placement in signatures, propagating cancellation and deadlines, and storing values in context vs parameters. Also use when cancelling long-running operations, setting timeouts, or passing request-scoped data, even if they don't mention context.Context directly. Does not cover goroutine lifecycle or sync primitives (see go-concurrency).
---
name: go-context
description: Use when working with context.Context in Go — placement in signatures, propagating cancellation and deadlines, and storing values in context vs parameters. Also use when cancelling long-running operations, setting timeouts, or passing request-scoped data, even if they don't mention context.Context directly. Does not cover goroutine lifecycle or sync primitives (see go-concurrency).
---
# Go Context Usage
> Compatibility: `context` has been in the standard library since Go 1.7.
## Resource Routing
- `references/PATTERNS.md` - Read when deriving contexts, checking cancellation, handling HTTP request contexts, or using typed context-value keys.
## Context as First Parameter
Functions that use a Context should accept it as their **first parameter**:
```go
func F(ctx context.Context, /* other arguments */) error
func ProcessRequest(ctx context.Context, req *Request) (*Response, error)
```
This is a strong convention in Go that makes context flow visible and consistent
across codebases.
---
## Don't Store Context in Structs
Do not add a Context member to a struct type. Instead, pass `ctx` as a parameter
to each method that needs it:
```go
// Bad: Context stored in struct
type Worker struct {
ctx context.Context // Don't do this
}
// Good: Context passed to methods
type Worker struct{ /* ... */ }
func (w *Worker) Process(ctx context.Context) error {
// Context explicitly passed — lifetime clear
}
```
**Exception**: Methods whose signature must match an interface in the standard
library or a third-party library may need to work around this.
---
## Don't Create Custom Context Types
Do not create custom Context types or use interfaces other than `context.Context`
in function signatures:
```go
// Bad: Custom context type
type MyContext interface {
context.Context
GetUserID() string
}
// Good: Use standard context.Context with value extraction
func Process(ctx context.Context) error {
userID := GetUserID(ctx)
}
```
---
## Where to Put Application Data
Consider these options in order of preference:
1. **Function parameters** — most explicit and type-safe
2. **Receiver** — for data that belongs to the type
3. **Globals** — for truly global configuration (use sparingly)
4. **Context value** — only for request-scoped data
Context values are appropriate for:
- Request IDs and trace IDs
- Authentication/authorization info that flows with requests
- Deadlines and cancellation signals
Context values are **not** appropriate for:
- Optional function parameters
- Data that could be passed explicitly
- Configuration that doesn't vary per-request
---
## Common Patterns
### Deriving Contexts
Always `defer cancel()` immediately after creating a derived context:
```go
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
```
### Checking Cancellation
```go
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
return ctx.Err()
default:
// Do work
}
```
### Context Immutability
Contexts are immutable — it's safe to pass the same `ctx` to multiple
concurrent calls that share the same deadline and cancellation signal.
---
## Related Skills
- **Goroutine coordination**: See [go-concurrency](../go-concurrency/SKILL.md) when using context for goroutine cancellation, select-based timeouts, or errgroup
- **Error handling**: See [go-error-handling](../go-error-handling/SKILL.md) when deciding how to wrap or return `ctx.Err()` cancellation errors
- **Interface design**: See [go-interfaces](../go-interfaces/SKILL.md) when designing APIs that accept context alongside interfaces
- **Request-scoped logging**: See [go-logging](../go-logging/SKILL.md) when injecting loggers into context or adding request IDs to structured log output
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