Agent skill

go-navigator-read

Use Go Navigator MCP to explore Go code semantically (packages, symbols, definitions/references, context, metrics, deps) and return file/line/snippets; do not modify code.

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SKILL.md

Go Navigator (READ) — semantic navigation only

Scope rules

  • READ-ONLY: never call renameSymbol or rewriteAst (or any tool that changes files).
  • Prefer semantic tools over raw text search.

Defaults

  • Use "dir": "." unless the user specifies another root.
  • For any "package" field, use the exact import path returned by listPackages (go list style).

Recommended workflows

Orientation in a new repo

  1. listPackages { "dir": "." }
  2. getProjectSchema { "dir": ".", "depth": "standard" } (optional)
  3. getMetricsSummary { "dir": ".", "package": "" } (optional)
  4. getDependencyGraph { "dir": ".", "package": "" } (optional)

Understand a symbol

  1. getDefinitions { "dir": ".", "ident": "<Ident>" }
  2. getReferences { "dir": ".", "ident": "<Ident>" }
  3. getSymbolContext { "dir": ".", "ident": "<Ident>", "kind": "<func|type|...>" } (preferred)
  4. getFunctionSource / getStructInfo / getFileInfo for deeper inspection

Interfaces & implementations

  • listInterfaces { "dir": ".", "package": "" }
  • getImplementations { "dir": ".", "name": "<InterfaceOrTypeName>" }

Complexity, dead code, summary

  • getComplexityReport { "dir": ".", "package": "" }
  • getDeadCodeReport { "dir": ".", "package": "", "limit": 10 }
  • getMetricsSummary { "dir": ".", "package": "" }

Large result sets

  • Use limit/offset pagination where supported (getDefinitions/getReferences).
  • Return the most relevant files first.

Output format

  • Always include file paths + line numbers.
  • Include minimal snippets (1–5 lines) unless asked for full bodies.
  • Summarize findings and propose next tool calls (still read-only).

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