Atlas is a terminal-native AI coding agent for Fiber, the Go framework built on fasthttp. In 2026 you run atlas in a module whose go.mod requires github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3, and Atlas reads your app.Group routes, fiber.Ctx handlers, and the middleware you register before Listen. fasthttp gives Fiber its speed and a set of gotchas about buffer lifetimes, and Atlas knows the difference.
Why Fiber developers use Atlas
Fiber developers use Atlas in 2026 because fasthttp gives you speed and a set of gotchas about buffer lifetimes. Atlas can flag the one Fiber bug that never shows up in a code review, a fiber.Ctx value retained past the handler after fasthttp has already reused the buffer underneath it.
Fiber is fast because fasthttp does not allocate a fresh buffer per request. That choice is invisible until a handler stashes a header string, a param, or a body slice into a goroutine, a cache, or a struct that outlives the request. The value looks correct at the moment it is read and turns into someone else's data later. Atlas searches code with hybrid semantic and keyword retrieval fused by reciprocal rank fusion, so a question like "where do we keep a ctx value after the handler returns" finds the actual retention sites.
Reading app.Group routes and fiber.Ctx handlers
Run atlas in a module whose go.mod requires github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3, and Atlas reads your app.Group routes, fiber.Ctx handlers, and the middleware you register before Listen. In Fiber, middleware registered after Listen never runs, and Atlas records the registration order.
Atlas walks the app.Group registrations and the fiber.Ctx handlers attached to them, then notes every middleware registered before Listen, which is the only registration that takes effect. Atlas indexes code by AST declarations using tree-sitter, not blind line windows, so a fiber.Ctx handler and its full signature stay together in the index instead of being sliced apart. For a large Fiber service, Atlas fans out work to subagents that can run in the foreground or in parallel background sessions.
Copying ctx values that outlive the fasthttp buffer
Atlas copies any fiber.Ctx value you retain past the handler, since fasthttp reuses the underlying buffers. This is the defining Fiber v3 correctness rule, and it produces bugs that pass every test and then corrupt data under concurrent load in production.
Atlas finds the places where a fiber.Ctx value escapes the handler, a param pushed into a goroutine, a header stored on a struct, a body slice cached for later, and proposes an explicit copy so the retained value owns its own memory. Atlas computes a unified diff for every file edit and surfaces it for approval before writing, so you can confirm each copy is placed where the value actually escapes rather than sprinkled defensively everywhere. Reject the hunks you disagree with and keep the rest.
Testing Fiber handlers with app.Test()
Atlas tests handlers with app.Test() and runs go test ./... behind a permission prompt. app.Test() drives a real Fiber v3 app through its app.Group routes and the middleware registered before Listen, so 1 test covers routing and middleware order, not just the handler function in isolation.
Fiber's app.Test() sends a request through the app without binding a port, which makes it the natural test entry point for a fasthttp-backed service. Atlas writes cases against the handlers it just changed, then asks before running go test ./..., because every Atlas tool call is permission-gated against allow, ask, and deny rules before it runs. Allow go test permanently and leave anything that reaches the network on ask. When a case fails, Atlas reads the output and proposes the next diff.
gofmt, rollback, and keeping Fiber code private
Approve the diff, then let Atlas run gofmt on the touched files. Atlas also snapshots file changes as git patches, so a buffer-copy change across 10 Fiber handlers can be diffed and rolled back without hunting through your editor history for what changed.
Atlas leaves a Fiber repo formatted with gofmt and reviewable hunk by hunk. Atlas drafts a plan in a read-only plan agent and asks before switching to a build agent, so nothing is written while the approach is still being decided. For teams that cannot send source to a vendor, Atlas can build its code index with local Ollama embeddings, keeping code off third-party servers, so the fasthttp buffer audit runs entirely on your machine. Atlas reads git branches, status, and diffs and can stage and create commits on your behalf.
Getting started
- 01Run atlas in a module whose go.mod requires github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3
- 02Let Atlas read your app.Group routes, fiber.Ctx handlers, and the middleware you register before Listen
- 03Ask Atlas to copy any ctx value you retain past the handler, since fasthttp reuses the underlying buffers
- 04Let Atlas test handlers with app.Test() and run go test ./... behind a permission prompt
- 05Approve the diff, then let Atlas run gofmt on the touched files
Frequently asked questions
- how to use an AI coding agent with gofiber
- Run atlas in a module whose go.mod requires github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3. Atlas reads your app.Group routes, fiber.Ctx handlers, and the middleware you register before Listen, then proposes edits as unified diffs.
- why is my fiber ctx value corrupted after the handler returns
- fasthttp reuses the underlying buffers, so a retained fiber.Ctx value points at another request's data. Ask Atlas to copy any ctx value you retain past the handler.
- how do i test fiber handlers
- Let Atlas test handlers with app.Test() and run go test ./... behind a permission prompt. app.Test() drives the real app through its routes and middleware without binding a port.
- why does my fiber middleware never run
- Middleware has to be registered before Listen. Atlas reads your app.Group routes and the middleware you register before Listen, and can point at a registration that lands too late.
- does atlas format go code after making changes
- Yes. Approve the diff, then let Atlas run gofmt on the touched files so the change does not add formatting noise to review.
- can atlas work on a private fiber codebase without a cloud index
- Yes. Atlas can build its code index with local Ollama embeddings, keeping code off third-party servers.
- how do i undo an AI change across many fiber handlers
- Atlas snapshots file changes as git patches so edits can be diffed and rolled back, and it reads git branches, status, and diffs to keep the change reviewable.
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