sentry-go-sdk

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Full Sentry SDK setup for Go. Use when asked to "add Sentry to Go", "install sentry-go", "setup Sentry in Go", or configure error monitoring, tracing, logging,… npx skills add https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-for-ai --skill sentry-go-sdk Download ZIPGitHub232

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Sentry Go SDK

Opinionated wizard that scans your Go project and guides you through complete Sentry setup.

Invoke This Skill When

• User asks to "add Sentry to Go" or "setup Sentry" in a Go app

• User wants error monitoring, tracing, logging, metrics, or crons in Go

• User mentions sentry-go, github.com/getsentry/sentry-go, or Go Sentry SDK

• User wants to monitor panics, HTTP handlers, or scheduled jobs in Go

Note: SDK versions and APIs below reflect Sentry docs at time of writing (sentry-go v0.43.0+). As of v0.33.0+, the SDK requires Go 1.25 or later (supports the two most recent Go major versions). Always verify against docs.sentry.io/platforms/go/ before implementing.

Phase 1: Detect

Run these commands to understand the project before making any recommendations:

# Check existing Sentry dependency
grep -i sentry go.mod 2>/dev/null

# Detect web framework
grep -E "gin-gonic/gin|labstack/echo|gofiber/fiber|valyala/fasthttp|kataras/iris|urfave/negroni" go.mod 2>/dev/null

# Detect gRPC
grep "google.golang.org/grpc" go.mod 2>/dev/null

# Detect logging libraries
grep -E "sirupsen/logrus|go.uber.org/zap|rs/zerolog|log/slog" go.mod go.sum 2>/dev/null

# Detect cron / scheduler patterns
grep -E "robfig/cron|go-co-op/gocron|jasonlvhit/gocron" go.mod 2>/dev/null

# Detect OpenTelemetry usage
grep "go.opentelemetry.io" go.mod 2>/dev/null

# Check for companion frontend
ls frontend/ web/ client/ ui/ 2>/dev/null

What to note:

• Is sentry-go already in go.mod? If yes, skip to Phase 2 (configure features).

• Which framework is used? (Determines which sub-package and middleware to install.)

• Which logging library? (Enables automatic log capture.)

• Are cron/scheduler patterns present? (Triggers Crons recommendation.)

• Is there a companion frontend directory? (Triggers Phase 4 cross-link.)

Phase 2: Recommend

Based on what you found, present a concrete recommendation. Don't ask open-ended questions — lead with a proposal:

Recommended (core coverage):

• ✅ Error Monitoring — always; captures panics and unhandled errors

• ✅ Tracing — if HTTP handlers, gRPC, or DB calls are detected

• ✅ Logging — if logrus, zap, zerolog, or slog is detected

Optional (enhanced observability):

• ⚡ Metrics — custom counters and gauges for business KPIs / SLOs

• ⚡ Crons — detect silent failures in scheduled jobs

• ⚠️ Profiling — removed in sentry-go v0.31.0; see references/profiling.md for alternatives

Recommendation logic:

Feature Recommend when... Error Monitoring Always — non-negotiable baseline Tracing net/http, gin, echo, fiber, gRPC, or DB calls detected Logging logrus, zap, zerolog, or log/slog imports detected Metrics Business events, SLO tracking, or counters needed Crons robfig/cron, gocron, or scheduled job patterns detected Profiling ⚠️ Removed in v0.31.0 — do not recommend; see references/profiling.md

Propose: "I recommend setting up Error Monitoring + Tracing [+ Logging if applicable]. Want me to also add Metrics or Crons?"

Phase 3: Guide

Install

# Core SDK (always required)
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go

# Framework sub-package — install only what matches detected framework:
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/http # net/http
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/gin # Gin
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/echo # Echo
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/fiber # Fiber
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/fasthttp # FastHTTP

# Logging sub-packages — install only what matches detected logging lib:
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/logrus # Logrus
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/slog # slog (stdlib, Go 1.21+)
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/zap # Zap
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/zerolog # Zerolog

# gRPC interceptors (only if google.golang.org/grpc is detected):
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/grpc

# OpenTelemetry bridge (only if OTel is already in use):
go get github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/otel

Quick Start — Recommended Init

Add to main() before any other code. This config enables the most features with sensible defaults:

import (
 "log"
 "os"
 "time"
 "github.com/getsentry/sentry-go"
)

err := sentry.Init(sentry.ClientOptions{
 Dsn: os.Getenv("SENTRY_DSN"),
 Environment: os.Getenv("SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT"), // "production", "staging", etc.
 Release: release, // inject via -ldflags at build time
 SendDefaultPII: true,
 AttachStacktrace: true,

 // Tracing (adjust sample rate for production)
 EnableTracing: true,
 TracesSampleRate: 1.0, // lower to 0.1–0.2 in high-traffic production

 // Logs
 EnableLogs: true,
})
if err != nil {
 log.Fatalf("sentry.Init: %s", err)
}
defer sentry.Flush(2 * time.Second)

Injecting Release at build time (recommended):

var release string // set by -ldflags

// go build -ldflags="-X main.release=my-app@$(git describe --tags)"

Framework Middleware

After sentry.Init, register the Sentry middleware for your framework:

Framework Import path Middleware call Repanic WaitForDelivery net/http .../sentry-go/http sentryhttp.New(opts).Handle(h) true false Gin .../sentry-go/gin router.Use(sentrygin.New(opts)) true false Echo .../sentry-go/echo e.Use(sentryecho.New(opts)) true false Fiber .../sentry-go/fiber app.Use(sentryfiber.New(opts)) false true FastHTTP .../sentry-go/fasthttp sentryfasthttp.New(opts).Handle(h) false true Iris .../sentry-go/iris app.Use(sentryiris.New(opts)) true false Negroni .../sentry-go/negroni n.Use(sentrynegroni.New(opts)) true false

Note: Fiber and FastHTTP are built on valyala/fasthttp which has no built-in recovery. Use Repanic: false, WaitForDelivery: true for those.

Hub access in handlers:

// net/http, Negroni:
hub := sentry.GetHubFromContext(r.Context())

// Gin:
hub := sentrygin.GetHubFromContext(c)

// Echo:
hub := sentryecho.GetHubFromContext(c)

// Fiber:
hub := sentryfiber.GetHubFromContext(c)

gRPC Integration

For gRPC servers and clients, use the sentrygrpc interceptors instead:

import sentrygrpc "github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/grpc"

// Server: register interceptors when creating the gRPC server
server := grpc.NewServer(
 grpc.UnaryInterceptor(sentrygrpc.UnaryServerInterceptor()),
 grpc.StreamInterceptor(sentrygrpc.StreamServerInterceptor()),
)

// Client: register interceptors when dialing
conn, err := grpc.NewClient(
 address,
 grpc.WithUnaryInterceptor(sentrygrpc.UnaryClientInterceptor()),
 grpc.WithStreamInterceptor(sentrygrpc.StreamClientInterceptor()),
)

// Hub access inside a gRPC handler:
hub := sentry.GetHubFromContext(ctx)

For Each Agreed Feature

Walk through features one at a time. Load the reference file for each, follow its steps, and verify before moving to the next:

Feature Reference file Load when... Error Monitoring ${SKILL_ROOT}/references/error-monitoring.md Always (baseline) Tracing ${SKILL_ROOT}/references/tracing.md HTTP handlers / distributed tracing Profiling ${SKILL_ROOT}/references/profiling.md Performance-sensitive production apps Logging ${SKILL_ROOT}/references/logging.md logrus / zap / zerolog / slog detected Metrics ${SKILL_ROOT}/references/metrics.md Business KPIs / SLO tracking Crons ${SKILL_ROOT}/references/crons.md Scheduler / cron job patterns detected

For each feature: Read ${SKILL_ROOT}/references/<feature>.md, follow steps exactly, verify it works.

Verification

Test that Sentry is receiving events:

// In a handler or test — triggers a real error event:
sentry.CaptureMessage("Sentry Go SDK test")

// Or trigger a captured panic (with recovery middleware in place):
panic("sentry test panic")

Check the Sentry dashboard within a few seconds. If nothing appears:

• Set Debug: true in ClientOptions — prints SDK internals to stdout

• Verify the DSN is correct and the project exists

• Ensure sentry.Flush(2 * time.Second) is called (events are async by default)

Phase 4: Cross-Link

After completing Go setup, check for a companion frontend missing Sentry coverage:

ls frontend/ web/ client/ ui/ 2>/dev/null
cat frontend/package.json web/package.json 2>/dev/null | grep -E '"react"|"svelte"|"vue"|"next"'

If a frontend directory exists without Sentry configured, suggest the matching skill:

Frontend detected Suggest skill React / Next.js sentry-react-sdk Svelte / SvelteKit sentry-svelte-sdk Vue Use @sentry/vue — see docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/vue/ Other JS/TS sentry-react-sdk (covers generic browser JS patterns)