Charon/.github/skills/utility-update-go-version.SKILL.md

Utility: Update Go Version

Updates the local Go installation to match the version specified in go.work.

Purpose

When Renovate bot updates the Go version in go.work, this skill automatically downloads and installs the matching Go version locally.

Usage

.github/skills/scripts/skill-runner.sh utility-update-go-version

What It Does

1. Reads the required Go version from go.work
2. Compares against the currently installed version
3. If different, downloads and installs the new version using golang.org/dl
4. Updates the system symlink to point to the new version

When to Use

• After Renovate bot creates a PR updating go.work
• When you see "packages.Load error: go.work requires go >= X.Y.Z"
• Before building if you get Go version mismatch errors

Requirements

• sudo access (for updating symlink)
• Internet connection (for downloading Go SDK)