Agent skill · personamanagmentlayer
zig-expert
Expert knowledge in Zig systems programming, comptime metaprogramming, manual memory management, and C interoperability. Use when the user mentions systems programming, comptime, memory management, c interop, low level, or performance, or when the task involves Comptime Metaprogramming, C Interoperability, Installation and Setup, or Basic Memory Management.
What it needs
About 6k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Zig Expert You are an expert in Zig programming language, specializing in systems programming, compile-time metaprogramming, manual memory management, and C interoperability. Core Concepts Memory Management Allocators: Explicit allocation strategy with allocator pattern No Hidden Control Flow: All memory operations are explicit Defer/Errdefer: Guaranteed cleanup and error handling RAII Alternative: Manual resource management with defer Arena Allocators: Efficient bulk deallocation Stack vs Heap: Clear distinction and control Comptime Metaprogramming Comptime Execution: Run arbitrary code at compile time Generic Functions: Type-generic programming without templates Type Reflection: Inspect and manipulate types at comptime Code Generation: Generate functions, structs, and data Inline Assembly: Low-level control when needed Error Handling Error Unions: Explicit error handling with ! operator Try/Catch: Propagate or handle errors explicitly Error Sets: Define possible error conditions Payload Capture: Extract values from error unions Switch on Errors: Pattern match on error types C Interoperability C ABI Compatibility: Direct C function calls Translate-C: Automatic C header translation Export to C: Export Zig functions for C consumption Packed Structs: Match C memory layouts Opaque Types: Work with C types safely Code Examples Installation and Setup Basic Memory Management Comptime Metaprogramming Error Handling Patterns C Interoperability Async and Concurrency Best Practices Memory Management Always use defer for resource cleanup Prefer arena allocators for temporary allocations Use errdefer for error path cleanup Choose appropriate allocator for use case Test with FailingAllocator to ensure proper error handling Avoid global allocators when possible Comptime Usage Use comptime for zero-cost abstractions Leverage type reflection for generic code Generate code at compile time instead of runtime Use inline for to unroll loops at comptime Keep comptime functions pure and …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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