diff --git a/scripts/lib/common.sh b/scripts/lib/common.sh
index d38cf16..b2deef2 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/common.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ npm_global_bin_dir() {
   return 0
 }
 
-# Resolve a global CLI binary path: prefer PATH, fall back to npm's global bin.
+# Resolve a global CLI binary path: prefer PATH, fall back to npm's global
+# bin, then GOPATH/bin (go install lands there even when it is off PATH).
 resolve_global_bin() {
   local bin="$1" p
   p="$(command -v "$bin" 2>/dev/null || true)"
@@ -124,6 +125,10 @@ resolve_global_bin() {
     gdir="$(npm_global_bin_dir)"
     [[ -n "$gdir" ]] && [[ -x "$gdir/$bin" ]] && p="$gdir/$bin"
   fi
+  if [[ -z "$p" ]]; then
+    local go_bin="${GOPATH:-$HOME/go}/bin/$bin"
+    [[ -x "$go_bin" ]] && p="$go_bin"
+  fi
   printf '%s' "$p"
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_resolve_global_bin.py b/tests/test_resolve_global_bin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c053737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_resolve_global_bin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"""Tests for resolve_global_bin's GOPATH fallback.
+
+A successful `go install` lands in ${GOPATH:-$HOME/go}/bin; when that dir is
+not on PATH, resolve_global_bin previously only fell back to npm's global bin
+dir, so the install verify reported a false "binary not found" error.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+skip_on_windows = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    sys.platform == "win32", reason="Shell script tests require POSIX shell"
+)
+
+SCRIPTS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "scripts"
+
+
+@skip_on_windows
+class TestResolveGlobalBinGopath:
+    def _resolve(self, env_setup: str, binary: str) -> str:
+        full_code = f"""
+set -euo pipefail
+source "{SCRIPTS_DIR}/lib/common.sh"
+{env_setup}
+resolve_global_bin "{binary}"
+"""
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["bash", "-c", full_code],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10,
+        )
+        assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+        return result.stdout.strip()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _make_tool(bin_dir: Path, name: str) -> Path:
+        bin_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        tool = bin_dir / name
+        tool.write_text("#!/bin/sh\necho tool\n")
+        tool.chmod(0o755)
+        return tool
+
+    def test_finds_binary_in_gopath_bin_off_path(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            gopath = Path(tmpdir) / "gopath"
+            tool = self._make_tool(gopath / "bin", "faketool_xyz")
+
+            resolved = self._resolve(
+                f'export GOPATH="{gopath}"; export PATH="/usr/bin:/bin"',
+                "faketool_xyz",
+            )
+            assert resolved == str(tool)
+
+    def test_defaults_to_home_go_bin_without_gopath(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            home = Path(tmpdir) / "home"
+            tool = self._make_tool(home / "go" / "bin", "faketool_xyz")
+
+            resolved = self._resolve(
+                f'export HOME="{home}"; unset GOPATH; export PATH="/usr/bin:/bin"',
+                "faketool_xyz",
+            )
+            assert resolved == str(tool)
+
+    def test_path_hit_wins_over_gopath(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            gopath = Path(tmpdir) / "gopath"
+            self._make_tool(gopath / "bin", "faketool_xyz")
+            path_dir = Path(tmpdir) / "onpath"
+            on_path = self._make_tool(path_dir, "faketool_xyz")
+
+            resolved = self._resolve(
+                f'export GOPATH="{gopath}"; export PATH="{path_dir}:/usr/bin:/bin"',
+                "faketool_xyz",
+            )
+            assert resolved == str(on_path)
+
+    def test_missing_binary_resolves_empty(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            resolved = self._resolve(
+                f'export GOPATH="{tmpdir}"; export PATH="/usr/bin:/bin"',
+                "faketool_definitely_missing_xyz",
+            )
+            assert resolved == ""