# dominikh/go-mode.el

Emacs mode for the Go programming language

Repository: https://github.com/dominikh/go-mode.el
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-modeel
Language: Emacs Lisp
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-29T13:55:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4963, "days_push": 96, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1455, forks 212 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:46.785706+00:00)

## What it is
go-mode is an Emacs major mode for editing Go source code, a complete rewrite of the mode originally shipped with Go. It provides syntax highlighting, indentation, gofmt/goimports integration, godoc lookup, import management, godef navigation, and code coverage display.

## Use cases
- edit Go code in Emacs with proper syntax highlighting and indentation
- automatically format Go buffers with gofmt or goimports before saving
- jump to Go function definitions with godef
- look up Go documentation with godoc at point
- add and manage imports in Go files
- view Go test coverage in Emacs
- navigate function signatures and docstrings in Go source

## When to choose
- you use Emacs as your primary editor for Go development
- you want gofmt/goimports integration directly in your editor
- you need navigation and documentation lookup for Go without leaving Emacs

## When to avoid
- you use a different editor or IDE with its own Go support
- you rely on full LSP features and prefer eglot or lsp-mode with gopls instead of go-mode's tool integrations

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, formatter, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, programming-languages
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: emacs, go, golang, major-mode, gofmt, editor-integration

## Member repositories
- dominikh/go-mode.el (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:46.785706+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:38.572698+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dominikh/go-mode.el (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:46.785706+00:00, sha 168b67b45d83)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.