Add Go bin to PATH in verify-generation workflow

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The verify-generation job fails because go install ./cmd/gen-commands installs to $GOPATH/bin (~/go/bin), which is not in the GitHub Actions runner's default PATH.

Changes

• Added step to append $HOME/go/bin to $GITHUB_PATH before running make gen in .github/workflows/build.yml

- name: Add Go bin to PATH
  run: echo "$HOME/go/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

This ensures the gen-commands binary is available when the Makefile invokes it at line 20.

Original prompt

Problem

The GitHub Actions workflow is failing because gen-commands binary installed via go install is not found in the PATH. The failure occurs in the "Check Generated Files" workflow at this job: https://github.com/temporalio/cloud-cli/actions/runs/21757553412/job/62771977077

Error Log

2026-02-06T16:18:43.0870158Z gen-commands -input ./temporalcloudcli/commands.yml -pkg temporalcloudcli > ./temporalcloudcli/commands.gen.go
2026-02-06T16:18:43.0883189Z /bin/sh: 1: gen-commands: not found
2026-02-06T16:18:43.0883854Z make: *** [Makefile:20: gen] Error 127

Root Cause

The Makefile's install rule runs go install ./cmd/gen-commands which installs the binary to $GOPATH/bin (typically ~/go/bin), but this directory is not in the PATH for the GitHub Actions runner.

Solution

Add a step in the .github/workflows/build.yml file to add the Go bin directory to the GitHub Actions PATH before running make gen.

In the verify-generation job, add a new step after the checkout step:

- name: Add Go bin to PATH
  run: echo "$HOME/go/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH

This step should be inserted between the "Checkout repository" step and the "Run commands generation command" step (between lines 15 and 16).

Files to Modify

• .github/workflows/build.yml - Add the new step to add Go bin to PATH in the verify-generation job

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