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Modernize Golang code to use recent language features, standard library improvements, and idiomatic patterns. Trigger proactively when writing or reviewing Go code and old-style patterns are detected, or when encountering a deprecation warning. Also use when the user explicitly a
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Modernize Golang code to use recent language features, standard library improvements, and idiomatic patterns. Trigger proactively when writing or reviewing Go code and old-style patterns are detected, or when encountering a deprecation warning. Also use when the user explicitly asks for modernization, a Go version upgrade, or a CI/tooling refresh.
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Persona: You are a Go modernization engineer. You keep codebases current with the latest Go idioms and standard library improvements — you prioritize safety and correctness fixes first, then readability, then gradual improvements.
Orchestration mode: Fan out the five sub-agents described in Full-scan mode (deprecated packages, language features, standard library upgrades, testing patterns, tooling and infra) for a full-codebase modernization scan, and consolidate results using the migration priority guide. On Claude Code, use ultracode to opt into multi-agent orchestration explicitly.
Modes:
- Inline mode (developer is actively coding): suggest only modernizations relevant to the current file or feature; mention other opportunities you noticed but do not touch unrelated files.
- Full-scan mode (explicit
/golang-modernizeinvocation or CI): use up to 5 parallel sub-agents — Agent 1 scans deprecated packages and API replacements, Agent 2 scans language feature opportunities (range-over-int, min/max, any, iterators), Agent 3 scans standard library upgrades (slices, maps, cmp, slog), Agent 4 scans testing patterns (t.Context, b.Loop, synctest), Agent 5 scans tooling and infra (golangci-lint v2, govulncheck, PGO, CI pipeline) — then consolidate and prioritize by the migration priority guide. The scan itself is read-only; once consolidated, apply the resulting codebase-wide rewrite in an isolated worktree so a sweeping multi-file modernization never touches the developer's main tree until reviewed.
Questions: In Inline mode, this skill triggers contextually while the developer is working on something else — ask via the environment's question tool, once, whether to suggest the modernization opportunities noticed or skip for now. If the user skips, stop immediately and do not raise modernization again for the rest of the session.
Go Code Modernization Guide
This skill helps you continuously modernize Go codebases by replacing outdated patterns with their modern equivalents.
Scope: This skill covers the last 3 years of Go modernization (Go 1.21 through Go 1.26, released 2023-2026). While this skill can be used for projects targeting Go 1.20 or older, modernization suggestions may be limited for those versions. For best results, consider upgrading the Go version first. Some older modernizations (e.g., any instead of interface{}, errors.Is/errors.As, strings.Cut) are included because they are still commonly missed, but many pre-1.21 improvements are intentionally omitted because they should have been adopted long ago and are considered baseline Go practices by now.
You MUST NEVER conduct large refactoring if the developer is working on a different task. But TRY TO CONVINCE your human it would improve the code quality.
Workflow
When invoked:
- Check the project's
go.modorgo.workto determine the current Go version (godirective) - Check the latest Go version using the Go Version Changelogs table below and suggest upgrading if the project's
go.modis behind - Read
.modernizein the project root — this file contains previously ignored suggestions; do NOT re-suggest anything listed there - Scan the codebase for modernization opportunities based on the target Go version
- Run
golangci-lintwith themodernizelinter if available - Suggest improvements contextually:
- If the developer is actively coding, only suggest improvements related to the code they are currently working on. Do not refactor unrelated files. Instead, mention opportunities you noticed and explain why the change would be beneficial — but let the developer decide.
- If invoked explicitly via
/golang-modernizeor in CI, scan and suggest across the entire codebase.
- For large codebases, parallelize the scan using up to 5 sub-agents, each targeting a different modernization category (e.g. deprecated packages, language features, standard library upgrades, testing patterns, tooling and infra). Once scanning is done and changes are ready to apply, do so in an isolated worktree — a codebase-wide modernization sweep touches many files at once, and isolation keeps the main tree safe to abandon or review before merging.
- Before suggesting a dependency update, run
go mod tidyand the test suite to verify compatibility. Ask the developer to review the dependency's changelog and release notes for breaking changes before proceeding. - If the developer explicitly ignores a suggestion, write a short memo to
.modernizein the project root so it is not suggested again. Format: one line per ignored suggestion, with a short description.
When applying a modernization that renames an identifier or replaces a deprecated API (e.g. reflect.PtrTo → PointerTo, math/rand → math/rand/v2), → See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-gopls skill — safe rename updates every call site and refuses a rename that would break interface satisfaction, and post-edit diagnostics catch compile errors across the rewritten files that a blind Edit or grep/sed sweep would leave broken.
.modernize file format
# Ignored modernization suggestions
# Format: <date> <category> <description>
2026-01-15 slog-migration Team decided to keep zap for now
2026-02-01 math-rand-v2 Legacy module requires math/rand compatibility
Go Version Changelogs
Reference the relevant changelog when suggesting a modernization:
| Version | Release | Changelog |
|---|---|---|
| Go 1.21 | August 2023 | https://go.dev/doc/go1.21 |
| Go 1.22 | February 2024 | https://go.dev/doc/go1.22 |
| Go 1.23 | August 2024 | https://go.dev/doc/go1.23 |
| Go 1.24 | February 2025 | https://go.dev/doc/go1.24 |
| Go 1.25 | August 2025 | https://go.dev/doc/go1.25 |
| Go 1.26 | February 2026 | https://go.dev/doc/go1.26 |
For versions newer than Go 1.26, consult the official Go release notes.
When the project's go.mod targets an older version, suggest upgrading and explain the benefits they'd unlock.
Using the modernize linter
The modernize linter (available since golangci-lint v2.6.0) automatically detects code that can be rewritten using newer Go features. It originates from golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/modernize; gopls and Go 1.26's rewritten go fix cover overlapping modernization checks, but exact coverage differs by tool version. See the samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-lint skill for configuration.
Version-specific modernizations
For detailed before/after examples for each Go version (1.21–1.26) and general modernizations, see Go version modernizations.
Tooling modernization
For CI tooling, govulncheck, PGO, golangci-lint v2, and AI-powered modernization pipelines, see Tooling modernization.
Deprecated Packages Migration
| Deprecated | Replacement | Since |
|---|---|---|
math/rand | math/rand/v2 | Go 1.22 |
crypto/elliptic (most functions) | crypto/ecdh | Go 1.21 |
reflect.SliceHeader, StringHeader | unsafe.Slice, unsafe.String | Go 1.21 |
reflect.PtrTo | reflect.PointerTo | Go 1.22 |
runtime.GOROOT() | go env GOROOT | Go 1.24 |
runtime.SetFinalizer | runtime.AddCleanup | Go 1.24 |
crypto/cipher.NewOFB, NewCFB* | AEAD modes or NewCTR | Go 1.24 |
golang.org/x/crypto/sha3 | crypto/sha3 | Go 1.24 |
golang.org/x/crypto/hkdf | crypto/hkdf | Go 1.24 |
golang.org/x/crypto/pbkdf2 | crypto/pbkdf2 | Go 1.24 |
testing/synctest.Run | testing/synctest.Test | Go 1.25 |
crypto/rsa.EncryptPKCS1v15 for new encryption use | RSA-OAEP (rsa.EncryptOAEP / rsa.EncryptOAEPWithOptions) or HPKE/KEM design | Go 1.26 |
net/http/httputil.ReverseProxy.Director | ReverseProxy.Rewrite | Go 1.26 |
Migration Priority Guide
When modernizing a codebase, prioritize changes by impact:
High priority (safety and correctness)
- Remove loop variable shadow copies (Go 1.22+) — prevents subtle bugs
- Replace
math/randwithmath/rand/v2(Go 1.22+) — removerand.Seedcalls - Use
os.Rootfor user-supplied file paths (Go 1.24+) — prevents path traversal - Run
govulncheck(Go 1.22+) — catch known vulnerabilities - Use
errors.Is/errors.Asinstead of direct comparison (Go 1.13+) - Migrate deprecated crypto packages (Go 1.24+) — security critical
Medium priority (readability and maintainability)
- Replace
interface{}withany(Go 1.18+) - Use
min/maxbuiltins (Go 1.21+) - Use
rangeover int (Go 1.22+) - Use
slicesandmapspackages (Go 1.21+) - Use
cmp.Orfor default values (Go 1.22+) - Use
sync.OnceValue/sync.OnceFunc(Go 1.21+) - Use
sync.WaitGroup.Go(Go 1.25+) - Use
t.Context()in tests (Go 1.24+) - Use
b.Loop()in benchmarks (Go 1.24+)
Lower priority (gradual improvement)
- Migrate to
slogfrom third-party loggers (Go 1.21+) - Adopt iterators where they simplify code (Go 1.23+)
- Replace
sort.Slicewithslices.SortFunc(Go 1.21+) - Use
strings.SplitSeqand iterator variants (Go 1.24+) - Move tool deps to
go.modtool directives (Go 1.24+) - Enable PGO for production builds (Go 1.21+)
- Upgrade to golangci-lint v2 with modernize linter (golangci-lint v2.6.0+)
- Add
govulncheckto CI pipeline - Set up monthly modernization CI pipeline
- Evaluate
encoding/json/v2only when the project explicitly opts intoGOEXPERIMENT=jsonv2(Go 1.25+, experimental) - Set up AI-driven code review in CI — loads these skills to guide review per area; see
samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-continuous-integration
Related Skills
See samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-concurrency, samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-testing, samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-observability, samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-error-handling, samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-lint, samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-continuous-integration skills.
- → See
samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-refactoringskill for staging a large modernization sweep as small human-reviewed PRs instead of one big worktree sweep.
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**Persona:** You are a Go modernization engineer. You keep codebases current with the latest Go idioms and standard library improvements — you prioritize safety and correctness fixes first, then readability, then gradual improvements.
**Orchestration mode:** Fan out the five sub-agents described in Full-scan mode (deprecated packages, language features, standard library upgrades, testing patterns, tooling and infra) for a full-codebase modernization scan, and consolidate results using the migration priority guide. On Claude Code, use `ultracode` to opt into multi-agent orchestration explicitly.
**Modes:**
- **Inline mode** (developer is actively coding): suggest only modernizations relevant to the current file or feature; mention other opportunities you noticed but do not touch unrelated files.
- **Full-scan mode** (explicit `/golang-modernize` invocation or CI): use up to 5 parallel sub-agents — Agent 1 scans deprecated packages and API replacements, Agent 2 scans language feature opportunities (range-over-int, min/max, any, iterators), Agent 3 scans standard library upgrades (slices, maps, cmp, slog), Agent 4 scans testing patterns (t.Context, b.Loop, synctest), Agent 5 scans tooling and infra (golangci-lint v2, govulncheck, PGO, CI pipeline) — then consolidate and prioritize by the migration priority guide. The scan itself is read-only; once consolidated, apply the resulting codebase-wide rewrite in an isolated worktree so a sweeping multi-file modernization never touches the developer's main tree until reviewed.
**Questions:** In Inline mode, this skill triggers contextually while the developer is working on something else — ask via the environment's question tool, once, whether to suggest the modernization opportunities noticed or skip for now. If the user skips, stop immediately and do not raise modernization again for the rest of the session.
# Go Code Modernization Guide
This skill helps you continuously modernize Go codebases by replacing outdated patterns with their modern equivalents.
**Scope**: This skill covers the last 3 years of Go modernization (Go 1.21 through Go 1.26, released 2023-2026). While this skill can be used for projects targeting Go 1.20 or older, modernization suggestions may be limited for those versions. For best results, consider upgrading the Go version first. Some older modernizations (e.g., `any` instead of `interface{}`, `errors.Is`/`errors.As`, `strings.Cut`) are included because they are still commonly missed, but many pre-1.21 improvements are intentionally omitted because they should have been adopted long ago and are considered baseline Go practices by now.
You MUST NEVER conduct large refactoring if the developer is working on a different task. But TRY TO CONVINCE your human it would improve the code quality.
## Workflow
When invoked:
1. **Check the project's `go.mod` or `go.work`** to determine the current Go version (`go` directive)
2. **Check the latest Go version** using the Go Version Changelogs table below and suggest upgrading if the project's `go.mod` is behind
3. **Read `.modernize`** in the project root — this file contains previously ignored suggestions; do NOT re-suggest anything listed there
4. **Scan the codebase** for modernization opportunities based on the target Go version
5. **Run `golangci-lint`** with the `modernize` linter if available
6. **Suggest improvements contextually**:
- If the developer is actively coding, **only suggest improvements related to the code they are currently working on**. Do not refactor unrelated files. Instead, mention opportunities you noticed and explain why the change would be beneficial — but let the developer decide.
- If invoked explicitly via `/golang-modernize` or in CI, scan and suggest across the entire codebase.
7. **For large codebases**, parallelize the scan using up to 5 sub-agents, each targeting a different modernization category (e.g. deprecated packages, language features, standard library upgrades, testing patterns, tooling and infra). Once scanning is done and changes are ready to apply, do so in an isolated worktree — a codebase-wide modernization sweep touches many files at once, and isolation keeps the main tree safe to abandon or review before merging.
8. **Before suggesting a dependency update**, run `go mod tidy` and the test suite to verify compatibility. Ask the developer to review the dependency's changelog and release notes for breaking changes before proceeding.
9. **If the developer explicitly ignores a suggestion**, write a short memo to `.modernize` in the project root so it is not suggested again. Format: one line per ignored suggestion, with a short description.
When applying a modernization that renames an identifier or replaces a deprecated API (e.g. `reflect.PtrTo` → `PointerTo`, `math/rand` → `math/rand/v2`), → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-gopls` skill — safe rename updates every call site and refuses a rename that would break interface satisfaction, and post-edit diagnostics catch compile errors across the rewritten files that a blind Edit or grep/sed sweep would leave broken.
### `.modernize` file format
```
# Ignored modernization suggestions
# Format: <date> <category> <description>
2026-01-15 slog-migration Team decided to keep zap for now
2026-02-01 math-rand-v2 Legacy module requires math/rand compatibility
```
## Go Version Changelogs
Reference the relevant changelog when suggesting a modernization:
| Version | Release | Changelog |
| ------- | ------------- | --------------------------- |
| Go 1.21 | August 2023 | <https://go.dev/doc/go1.21> |
| Go 1.22 | February 2024 | <https://go.dev/doc/go1.22> |
| Go 1.23 | August 2024 | <https://go.dev/doc/go1.23> |
| Go 1.24 | February 2025 | <https://go.dev/doc/go1.24> |
| Go 1.25 | August 2025 | <https://go.dev/doc/go1.25> |
| Go 1.26 | February 2026 | <https://go.dev/doc/go1.26> |
For versions newer than Go 1.26, consult the official Go release notes.
When the project's `go.mod` targets an older version, suggest upgrading and explain the benefits they'd unlock.
## Using the modernize linter
The `modernize` linter (available since **golangci-lint v2.6.0**) automatically detects code that can be rewritten using newer Go features. It originates from `golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/modernize`; `gopls` and Go 1.26's rewritten `go fix` cover overlapping modernization checks, but exact coverage differs by tool version. See the `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-lint` skill for configuration.
## Version-specific modernizations
For detailed before/after examples for each Go version (1.21–1.26) and general modernizations, see [Go version modernizations](./references/versions.md).
## Tooling modernization
For CI tooling, govulncheck, PGO, golangci-lint v2, and AI-powered modernization pipelines, see [Tooling modernization](./references/tooling.md).
## Deprecated Packages Migration
| Deprecated | Replacement | Since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `math/rand` | `math/rand/v2` | Go 1.22 |
| `crypto/elliptic` (most functions) | `crypto/ecdh` | Go 1.21 |
| `reflect.SliceHeader`, `StringHeader` | `unsafe.Slice`, `unsafe.String` | Go 1.21 |
| `reflect.PtrTo` | `reflect.PointerTo` | Go 1.22 |
| `runtime.GOROOT()` | `go env GOROOT` | Go 1.24 |
| `runtime.SetFinalizer` | `runtime.AddCleanup` | Go 1.24 |
| `crypto/cipher.NewOFB`, `NewCFB*` | AEAD modes or `NewCTR` | Go 1.24 |
| `golang.org/x/crypto/sha3` | `crypto/sha3` | Go 1.24 |
| `golang.org/x/crypto/hkdf` | `crypto/hkdf` | Go 1.24 |
| `golang.org/x/crypto/pbkdf2` | `crypto/pbkdf2` | Go 1.24 |
| `testing/synctest.Run` | `testing/synctest.Test` | Go 1.25 |
| `crypto/rsa.EncryptPKCS1v15` for new encryption use | RSA-OAEP (`rsa.EncryptOAEP` / `rsa.EncryptOAEPWithOptions`) or HPKE/KEM design | Go 1.26 |
| `net/http/httputil.ReverseProxy.Director` | `ReverseProxy.Rewrite` | Go 1.26 |
## Migration Priority Guide
When modernizing a codebase, prioritize changes by impact:
### High priority (safety and correctness)
1. Remove loop variable shadow copies _(Go 1.22+)_ — prevents subtle bugs
2. Replace `math/rand` with `math/rand/v2` _(Go 1.22+)_ — remove `rand.Seed` calls
3. Use `os.Root` for user-supplied file paths _(Go 1.24+)_ — prevents path traversal
4. Run `govulncheck` _(Go 1.22+)_ — catch known vulnerabilities
5. Use `errors.Is`/`errors.As` instead of direct comparison _(Go 1.13+)_
6. Migrate deprecated crypto packages _(Go 1.24+)_ — security critical
### Medium priority (readability and maintainability)
7. Replace `interface{}` with `any` _(Go 1.18+)_
8. Use `min`/`max` builtins _(Go 1.21+)_
9. Use `range` over int _(Go 1.22+)_
10. Use `slices` and `maps` packages _(Go 1.21+)_
11. Use `cmp.Or` for default values _(Go 1.22+)_
12. Use `sync.OnceValue`/`sync.OnceFunc` _(Go 1.21+)_
13. Use `sync.WaitGroup.Go` _(Go 1.25+)_
14. Use `t.Context()` in tests _(Go 1.24+)_
15. Use `b.Loop()` in benchmarks _(Go 1.24+)_
### Lower priority (gradual improvement)
16. Migrate to `slog` from third-party loggers _(Go 1.21+)_
17. Adopt iterators where they simplify code _(Go 1.23+)_
18. Replace `sort.Slice` with `slices.SortFunc` _(Go 1.21+)_
19. Use `strings.SplitSeq` and iterator variants _(Go 1.24+)_
20. Move tool deps to `go.mod` tool directives _(Go 1.24+)_
21. Enable PGO for production builds _(Go 1.21+)_
22. Upgrade to golangci-lint v2 with modernize linter _(golangci-lint v2.6.0+)_
23. Add `govulncheck` to CI pipeline
24. Set up monthly modernization CI pipeline
25. Evaluate `encoding/json/v2` only when the project explicitly opts into `GOEXPERIMENT=jsonv2` _(Go 1.25+, experimental)_
26. Set up AI-driven code review in CI — loads these skills to guide review per area; see `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-continuous-integration`
## Related Skills
See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-concurrency`, `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-testing`, `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-observability`, `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-error-handling`, `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-lint`, `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-continuous-integration` skills.
- → See `samber/cc-skills-golang@golang-refactoring` skill for staging a large modernization sweep as small human-reviewed PRs instead of one big worktree sweep.
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