# golang-http-frameworks

Provides architecture patterns and routing guidance for Go REST APIs using net/http, Chi, Gin, Echo, or Fiber. Useful when designing endpoints, middleware, and httptest suites.

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- Source: https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/toolchains/golang/golang-http-frameworks/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
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## What it does

This skill guides REST API development across the Go ecosystem. It covers routing with the standard library `net/http` package alongside third-party options such as Chi, Gin, Echo, and Fiber. The guidance outlines composable middleware chains, request validation using struct tags, and integration testing with `httptest.Server`.

Standard library routing in Go 1.22+ handles path parameters directly in `ServeMux`. You do not need external routing dependencies for straightforward services. When an API demands automatic request binding or nested route groups, the skill details clean migration paths to Chi or Gin.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill golang-http-frameworks -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill golang-http-frameworks -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill golang-http-frameworks -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills golang-http-frameworks
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/golang-http-frameworks/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill golang-http-frameworks -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --path toolchains/golang/golang-http-frameworks
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill golang-http-frameworks -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/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/toolchains/golang/golang-http-frameworks/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- choose an HTTP router or framework matching project needs
- configure path parameter routing in Go 1.22+ ServeMux
- build middleware chains for request logging, panic recovery, and authentication
- verify HTTP handlers using httptest.Server integration tests
- apply struct tags for incoming JSON payload validation

## Example prompts
- Set up a user management REST API using Chi with custom context middleware.
- Refactor these Gin handlers to standard net/http with Go 1.22 routing patterns.
- Write an integration test for our authentication endpoint using httptest.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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updated: "2026-06-15"
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author: Claude MPM Team
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    summary: "Master Go HTTP frameworks from stdlib net/http to Chi, Gin, Echo, and Fiber for building production-ready REST APIs with middleware, validation, and client patterns"
    when_to_use: "Building RESTful APIs, choosing HTTP framework, implementing authentication middleware, designing REST endpoints, testing HTTP handlers, optimizing API performance"
    quick_start: "1. Choose framework (stdlib, Chi, Gin, Echo, Fiber) 2. Structure routes and middleware 3. Implement request validation 4. Design error handling 5. Test with httptest"
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# Go HTTP Frameworks & REST APIs

## Overview

Go provides exceptional HTTP capabilities starting with the standard library's `net/http` package. Go 1.22+ introduced enhanced pattern routing in `ServeMux`, making stdlib viable for many applications. For more complex needs, frameworks like Chi, Gin, Echo, and Fiber offer additional features while maintaining Go's simplicity and performance.

**Key Features:**
- 🌐 **net/http**: Production-ready standard library with Go 1.22+ routing
- 🎯 **Chi**: Lightweight, stdlib-compatible router with middleware chains
- ⚡ **Gin**: High-performance framework with binding and validation
- 🛡️ **Echo**: Type-safe, enterprise framework with OpenAPI support
- 🚀 **Fiber**: Express.js-inspired framework with WebSocket support
- 🔧 **Middleware**: Composable request/response processing
- ✅ **Validation**: Struct tag-based request validation
- 🧪 **Testing**: httptest.Server for comprehensive integration tests

## When to Use This Skill

Activate this skill when:
- Building RESTful APIs or web services
- Choosing appropriate HTTP framework for project requirements
- Implementing authentication or authorization middleware
- Designing REST endpoint patterns and validation
- Testing HTTP handlers and middleware chains
- Optimizing API performance and response times
- Migrating between HTTP frameworks

## Framework Selection Guide

### net/http (Standard Library) - Go 1.22+

**Use When:**
- Building simple to moderate complexity APIs
- Avoiding external dependencies is priority
- Need maximum compatibility and long-term stability
- Team prefers explicit over implicit patterns

**Strengths:**
- Zero dependencies, part of Go standard library
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