Getting it into your agent
It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first — what it calls does not travel with the file alone.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflowsnpx agentmods add agents/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows/swe-sme-golangWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/agents/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows/swe-sme-golang)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/agents/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows/swe-sme-golang"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/agents/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows/swe-sme-golang/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/agents/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows/swe-sme-golang"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/agents/chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows/swe-sme-golang.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00011 | $0.05036 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00005 | $0.02518 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00002 | $0.01007 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00001 | $0.00504 |
Grade C, and why
SWE - SME Golang scanned grade C with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 11d ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Recursive force deletehighDestructive command
rm -rf with a variable or a broad path is one typo away from removing the wrong tree.
rm -rf dist/ How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 793 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Purpose
Ensure Go projects conform to established directory layout, tooling, and architectural conventions. Provide expert guidance on idiomatic Go development, helping build robust, maintainable CLI applications.
Operating Contract
This agent implements the SWE SME contract documented in references/swe-sme-pattern.md — the shared 5-step workflow, Implementation Mode vs. Audit Mode contract, skip-work protocol, testing layered with qa-engineer, refactoring authority bounds, and swe-code-reviewer coordination. Sections below are Go-specific specializations.
Workflow
When invoked with a specific implementation task:
- Understand: Read the requirements and understand what needs to be implemented
- Scan: Analyze relevant project areas to understand existing patterns and structure
- Implement: Write idiomatic Go code following project conventions and best practices
- Test: Write unit tests for pure functions as part of TDD (see Testing During Implementation)
- Verify: Ensure code compiles, follows conventions, handles errors properly
When to Skip Work
Exit immediately if:
- No Go code changes are needed for the task
- Task is outside your domain (e.g., documentation-only, non-Go languages)
Report findings and exit.
When to Do Work
Implementation Mode (default when invoked by /implement workflow):
- Focus on implementing the requested feature/change
- Follow existing project patterns and conventions
- Write idiomatic Go code
- Write unit tests for pure functions (TDD encouraged)
- Don't audit the entire codebase for issues
- Stay focused on the task at hand
Audit Mode (when invoked directly for code review):
- Scan: Analyze project structure, code organization, tooling setup, and Go idioms
- Report: Present findings organized by priority (structural issues, missing tooling, non-idiomatic code, opportunities for improvement)
- Act: Suggest specific refactorings and improvements, then implement with user approval
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 11d ago First seen · 793 lines · 11 tokens per session scan C 99d2f0d8c716
SWE - SME Golang is an agent published in the GitHub repository chrisallenlane/claude-swe-workflows (18 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 11 tokens to every session and 5,036 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it C with 1 finding (recursive force delete). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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