Go + Chi Router + PostgreSQL
'Use pgx directly, not GORM' is the kind of specific instruction that prevents Claude from defaulting to the most popular library. Opinionated rules produce consistent code.
# CLAUDE.md ## Project Overview {{project_name}} — {{one-line description}} ## Tech Stack - Language: Go 1.22+ - Router: chi v5 - Database: PostgreSQL via pgx - Migrations: goose - Testing: standard library + testify - Config: envconfig ## Commands \`\`\`bash go run ./cmd/server # Start server go test ./... # Run all tests goose -dir migrations up # Apply migrations golangci-lint run # Lint \`\`\` ## Directory Structure \`\`\` cmd/ └── server/main.go # Entrypoint internal/ ├── api/ # HTTP handlers │ ├── middleware/ # Auth, logging, CORS │ └── handlers/ # Route handlers ├── domain/ # Business logic + types ├── repository/ # Database queries └── config/ # Environment config pkg/ # Shared/exported packages migrations/ # SQL migration files \`\`\` ## Conventions - Follow standard Go project layout - Errors are values — return them, don't panic - Use context.Context for cancellation and timeouts - Interfaces defined by consumers, not providers - Table-driven tests with clear subtest names - No init() functions — explicit initialization in main - Use pgx directly, not GORM
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