# Haskell

> Guides for Haskell code. Use when writing Haskell code. Use when this capability is needed.

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

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- Avoid defining functions by cases on their last argument, use `LambdaCase`
- Avoid list indexing (`!!`)
- Avoid partial functions (`head`, `undefined`) except in tests
- Instead of nesting `Either`, `Maybe`, and tuples, make a new `data` type
- `LambdaCase` now supports `\cases` for multiple arguments
- Never return tuples of arity higher than 2, just make a new `data` type
- Never use `unsafeCoerce` or `unsafePerformIO`
- Only use `Either` for error handling, otherwise make a new `data` type
- Use `Data.Text.IO` for I/O

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