golang-context

by samber3.5k

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Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.

npx skills add samber/cc-skills-golang --skill golang-context -a cursor -y

Download skill skills/golang-context/SKILL.md on GitHub

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Idiomatic context.Context usage in Golang — propagation through API boundaries, cancellation, timeouts and deadlines, request-scoped values, context.WithoutCancel for background work outliving requests. Apply when designing context propagation across layers, debugging leaked or unexpired contexts, choosing between context.Background/TODO/WithoutCancel, or storing values in context. Not for code that merely accepts ctx as first parameter.

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How do I install golang-context?: Download skills/golang-context/SKILL.md from the publisher, or copy the path and open the repository. PlugMCP lists the skill and does not host the file.
Where does golang-context live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/samber/cc-skills-golang.
Which agents can use golang-context?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

name: golang-context description: "Idiomatic context.Context usage in Golang — propagation through API boundaries, cancellation, timeouts and deadlines, request-scoped values, context.WithoutCancel for background work outliving requests. Apply when designing context propagation across layers, debugging leaked or unexpired contexts, choosing between context.Background/TODO/WithoutCancel, or storing values in context. Not for code that merely accepts ctx as first parameter." user-invocable: true license: MIT compatibility: Designed for Claude Code, Codex or similar harness, and for projects using Golang. metadata: author: samber version: "1.3.1" openclaw: emoji: "🔗" homepage: requires: bins: - go install: [] allowed-tools: Read Edit Write Glob Grep Bash(go:) Bash(git:*) Agent paths:

Situation	Use
Entry point (main, init, test)	`context.Background()`
Function needs context but caller doesn't provide one yet	`context.TODO()`
Inside an HTTP handler	`r.Context()`
Need cancellation control	`context.WithCancel(parentCtx)`
Need a deadline/timeout	`context.WithTimeout(parentCtx, duration)`

golang-context

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Go context.Context Best Practices

Best Practices Summary

Creating Contexts

Context Propagation: The Core Principle

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