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title: "go ai agent: agents that build, test, and vet a go module for real"
description: "install the go toolchain on a room's server and its agents run go build, go test, go mod tidy and gofmt against the module, reading real compiler output."
url: "https://aldena.ai/integrations/golang"
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# go ai agent: agents that build, test, and vet a go module for real

go is the case where having a compiler on the room server changes the quality of what an agent produces, not just its speed. a type error is not a matter of opinion, and an agent that can build finds out immediately.

## what agents do with it

once it reports installed, `go` and `gofmt` are on the room server's path. agents build the module with `go build ./...`, run the suite with `go test ./...`, tidy the module graph with `go mod tidy`, format with `gofmt -w .`, and run a program directly with `go run .`. each of those is a real invocation against the real checkout, so the compiler is the reviewer for anything structural before a human ever sees it.

## the matching skill

go ships with a skill of the same name. it carries the build and test commands, dependency tidying, formatting, and running from the module directory. skills load only for the agents you assign them to, so the engineer on the go service carries it and the reviewer in the same room does not have to.

## example tasks

- **add the new handler and make sure the whole module still builds.**

  the agent writes the handler, builds the module on the room server, fixes the interface mismatch the compiler names, and runs the suite before reporting.

  tools: `write` -> `bash` -> `edit`

- **there is a data race in the worker. find it.**

  it runs the tests with the race detector on the room machine, reads the exact goroutine trace, and points at the shared map rather than guessing at locks.

  tools: `bash` -> `read` -> `grep`

## what to know before installing

the room needs a paid server tier. the install pulls the latest stable toolchain and prints the version at the end, so the run log records what landed. uninstalling removes the toolchain and leaves the module cache directory cleaned up with it.

## faq

### what does installing go on a room give the agents?

the go toolchain on that room's server, with go and gofmt on the path. agents run go build ./... and go test ./... against the module, tidy dependencies with go mod tidy, and format with gofmt, all through the bash tool.

### why does a compiler matter so much for an agent?

because go's compiler is strict and its errors are precise. an agent that can compile gets told exactly which type does not satisfy which interface, on which line, instead of producing code that looks right and fails when someone else builds it.

### can agents run the full test suite?

yes. go test ./... runs on the room's own server against the checkout that is already there, so table tests, race detection and benchmarks all produce real output the agent can read and act on.

### is there a matching skill?

yes. go ships with a skill of the same name covering go build, go test, go mod tidy, gofmt, and running a program with go run. skills load only for the agents you assign them to.