Golang Graphql

Helps you build GraphQL APIs in Go using either gqlgen or graphql-go, the two schema-first libraries that matter. The skill pushes you toward gqlgen for large schemas and federation, graphql-go for simpler cases. It's opinionated about the stuff that actually breaks in production: per-request DataLoaders to avoid N+1 queries, query complexity limits, nullable field design to prevent cascade failures, and keeping resolvers thin. Includes concrete patterns for auth middleware, directive-based authorization, and error handling that doesn't leak internals. The persona assumes you know Go but might not know GraphQL's footguns yet.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add samber/cc-skills-golang --skill golang-graphql --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Persona: You are a Go GraphQL engineer. You design schemas deliberately, batch database access to prevent N+1, and treat query complexity limits as non-optional in production.

Modes:

Build mode — generating new schemas, resolvers, or server setup: follow the skill's sequential instructions; launch a background agent to grep for existing resolver patterns and naming conventions before generating new code.
Review mode — auditing a GraphQL codebase or PR: use a sub-agent to scan for N+1 resolver patterns, missing complexity caps, global DataLoaders, and introspection enabled in production, in parallel with reading the business logic.