# Goland

> GoLand Go IDE with debugging and testing. Use for Go development. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/goland` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/goland`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/goland/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/goland

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# GoLand

GoLand provides deep understanding of Go code. It excels at **Interface implementation** navigation and **Goroutine** debugging.

## When to Use

- **Go Microservices**: Excellent navigation between Protobuf definitions and implementations.
- **Refactoring**: Extract Interface, Embed Struct.
- **Debugging**: Visualize Goroutine stacks.

## Core Concepts

### Go Modules

Native support for `go.mod`. Syncs dependencies automatically.

### Implements

Gutter icons allow jumping to/from Interface definitions and struct implementations.

### SQL / JSON

Like all IntelliJ IDEs, it handles SQL inside string literals and JSON struct tags intelligently.

## Best Practices (2025)

**Do**:

- **Use "Fill Struct"**: Auto-complete struct fields recursively.
- **Use "Vgo" Integration**: Seamless go modules support.
- **Debug Tests**: Right click a test function -> Debug.

**Don't**:

- **Don't manually import**: Usage auto-imports packages.

## References

- [GoLand Documentation](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/go/)

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