peterish8 Google XML Style (Quick Reference)
Source: https://google.github.io/styleguide/xmlstyle.html
When to load the detailed skill
Read google-xml-style-detailed when you need:
- Section-by-section rules, examples, or edge cases
- PR review with non-trivial style questions
- Resolving conflicts between local habits and Google style
The detailed skill is linked here so agents can load it automatically alongside this quick reference.
Core rules
- Prefer adapting existing formats over inventing new XML vocabularies.
- Use UTF-8 encoding. Pretty-print with consistent 2-space indent.
- Use elements for structured data; attributes only for metadata/IDs.
- Keep element names descriptive, lowercase, hyphen-separated.
- Namespace all elements when interoperability matters.
Quick checklist
- Match Google XML naming and formatting conventions
- Keep code readable; prefer consistency within the file and package
- Run language-appropriate linters/formatters when available
- Document non-obvious behavior with brief, accurate comments
- Defer to the official guide when this skill is silent