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Copilot AI commented Jan 18, 2026

Smoke tests reported go: command not found when executing Go commands in the serena MCP server container.

The Dockerfile explicitly added /usr/bin to PATH:

ENV PATH="${GOPATH}/bin:/usr/bin:${PATH}"

This is redundant—/usr/bin is already in the base image's PATH—and interferes with command resolution.

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  • Dockerfile: Remove explicit /usr/bin from PATH, append only ${GOPATH}/bin
  • BUILD_NOTES.md: Document the fix
# Before
ENV PATH="${GOPATH}/bin:/usr/bin:${PATH}"

# After  
ENV PATH="${GOPATH}/bin:${PATH}"

The simplified configuration ensures both go (from /usr/bin) and gopls (from /go/bin) are accessible without PATH manipulation side effects.

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Remove explicit /usr/bin from PATH configuration which was redundant and
potentially causing command resolution issues. The base image already
includes /usr/bin in PATH, so we only need to append ${GOPATH}/bin.

Co-authored-by: lpcox <15877973+lpcox@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix PATH issue for Go commands in Serena container Fix Go command PATH resolution in serena container Jan 18, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from lpcox January 18, 2026 19:23
@lpcox lpcox marked this pull request as ready for review January 18, 2026 19:23
@lpcox lpcox merged commit c276b1d into main Jan 18, 2026
@lpcox lpcox deleted the copilot/fix-serena-container-path-issue branch January 18, 2026 19:23
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