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Idiomatic Go rules v1.0.0

Use this resource to write idiomatic, explicit and testable Go code

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install go-idiomatic-code-rule

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

Cursor applies Go idioms: errors always handled and wrapped, short names, small interfaces defined at the call site, context as the first parameter, goroutines with a clear end and table-driven tests.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • The .mdc file (in English): rules for errors, naming, interfaces and concurrency
  • A list of forbidden patterns, such as init() for business logic

Good fit for

  • A Go team that reviews its pull requests
  • A concurrent service that must shut down cleanly

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    Tags

    • go
    • errors
    • concurrency

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    “Add error handling to this file-reading function.”

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    Rule published by PatrickJS under the CC0-1.0 license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Copy the .mdc file into your project's .cursor/rules/ folder
    2. Ask Cursor to write idiomatic, explicit and testable Go code
    3. Adjust the rule to your conventions

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    Files

    • go-idiomatic-code-rule.mdc1.2 KB
    • LICENSE6.5 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    PatrickJS
    Source
    github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules/blob/b044f956f021b6e8877f16781bcfc466a6a120e9/rules/go.mdc
    Licence
    CC0-1.0

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    « go » (PatrickJS, CC0-1.0) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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