# encore-go-cache

A skill that shows the agent how to cache in Redis from Encore Go services: typed keyspaces, TTLs, atomic counters.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 304 installs · ★ 30
- Author: encoredev
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/encoredev/skills/tree/HEAD/encore/go-cache/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/encore-go-cache

## What it does

The skill covers declaring a `cache.Cluster` in Encore Go and creating a keyspace per data shape. Keys are built from `KeyPattern` plus a key struct, and values stay typed: strings, ints, float64, JSON structs, lists and sets. Counters get atomic `Increment` and `Decrement`, conditional writes use `SetIfNotExists` and `Replace`.

Expiry comes from `cache.ExpireIn`, `cache.ExpireDailyAt` and `cache.NeverExpire`, while `cache.KeepTTL` leaves the current TTL alone on update. A miss surfaces as `cache.Miss`, a conflicting insert as `cache.KeyExists`, both checked with `errors.Is`. Eviction policy is set in `ClusterConfig`, and `cache.AllKeysLRU` is the default.

Local development runs an in-memory Redis capped at roughly 100 keys, so it is not the place for load tests. For durable storage the skill points you to `encore-go-database` on Postgres or `encore-go-bucket` for objects.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill encore-go-cache -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill go-cache -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/go-cache/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/go-cache/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill go-cache -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/go-cache/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill go-cache -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/go-cache/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install encoredev/skills go-cache
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/go-cache/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill go-cache -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/encoredev/skills --path encore/go-cache
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/go-cache/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add encoredev/skills --skill go-cache -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/encoredev/skills/tree/HEAD/encore/go-cache/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- cache a hot read in an Encore Go service
- rate-limit a user by counter
- store short-lived session tokens that expire
- build a leaderboard on atomic increments
- split cache access into keyspaces instead of hand-built string keys

## Example prompts
- cache the user profile in Redis with encore-go-cache and a one-hour TTL
- add a per-user request counter with atomic Increment and a 10-second window
- store the session token in a keyspace with expiry and handle cache.Miss

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: encore-go-cache
description: Cache data in Redis from Encore Go using `cache.NewCluster` and typed keyspaces from `encore.dev/storage/cache`. Type-safe key/value access with TTLs, atomic increments, and per-keyspace data shapes.
when_to_use: >-
  User wants to cache values in a Go service, store ephemeral state, rate-limit by counter, build a leaderboard, speed up a hot read, or store short-lived tokens. Covers `cache.NewCluster`, `cache.NewStringKeyspace`, `cache.NewIntKeyspace`, `cache.NewStructKeyspace`, list/set keyspaces, TTL helpers (`cache.ExpireIn`, `cache.ExpireDailyAt`, `cache.NeverExpire`), atomic `Increment`/`Decrement`, `SetIfNotExists`, `Replace`, eviction policies, and `cache.Miss`/`cache.KeyExists` errors. Trigger phrases: "cache this", "Redis", "key-value store", "rate limit", "TTL", "expire after", "in-memory store", "session token store", "leaderboard counter".
---

# Encore Go Caching (Redis)

## Instructions

Encore Go's cache is a typed wrapper around Redis. Declare a `cache.Cluster` once, then create `Keyspace` objects for each shape of data you need.

### Cluster

```go
package mycache

import "encore.dev/storage/cache"

var Cluster = cache.NewCluster("my-cache", cache.ClusterConfig{
    EvictionPolicy: cache.AllKeysLRU,
})
```

Eviction policies: `cache.AllKeysLRU` (default), `cache.NoEviction`, `cache.AllKeysLFU`, `cache.AllKeysRandom`, `cache.VolatileLRU`, `cache.VolatileLFU`, `cache.VolatileTTL`, `cache.VolatileRandom`.

### Keyspace types

Each keyspace has a key shape (used to build the Redis key from `KeyPattern`) and a value type.

```go
package mycache

import (
    "context"
    "time"
    "encore.dev/storage/cache"
)

type TokenKey struct {
    TokenID string
}

// Strings
var Tokens = cache.NewStringKeyspace[TokenKey](Cluster, cache.KeyspaceConfig{
    KeyPattern:    "token/:TokenID",
    DefaultExpiry: cache.ExpireIn(time.Hour),
})

func example(ctx context.Context) {
    _ = Tokens.Set(ctx, TokenKey{TokenID: "abc"}, "value")
    val, err := Tokens.Get(ctx, TokenKey{TokenID: "abc"}) // cache.Miss on miss
    _ = Tokens.Delete(ctx, TokenKey{TokenID: "abc"})
    _ = val
    _ = err
}
```

```go
// Integers (atomic counters)
type CounterKey struct {
    UserID string
}

var Counters = cache.NewIntKeyspace[CounterKey](Cluster, cache.KeyspaceConfig{
    KeyPattern:    "requests/:UserID",
    DefaultExpiry: cache.ExpireIn(10 * time.Second),
})

func incr(ctx context.Context) {
    count, _ := Counters.Increment(ctx, CounterKey{UserID: "user123"}, 1)
    _, _ = Counters.Decrement(ctx, CounterKey{UserID: "user123"}, 1)
    _ = count
}
```

```go
// Structs (JSON-encoded)
type ProfileKey struct {
    UserID string
}

type UserProfile struct {
    Name  string
    Email string
}

var Profiles = cache.NewStructKeyspace[ProfileKey, UserProfile](Cluster, cache.KeyspaceConfig{
    KeyPattern:    "profile/:UserID",
    DefaultExpiry: cache.ExpireIn(time.Hour),
})
````
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