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AI-generatedgo: go.mod requires go >= 1.22 (running go 1.21; GOTOOLCHAIN=local) – choosing toolchain policy
Teams adopting Go modules for repeatable development must decide how to enforce the toolchain version declared in go.mod. The go directive sets a minimum required version, while the optional toolchain directive can request a specific version when GOTOOLCHAIN=auto. The unresolved decision is whether to lock the toolchain locally (GOTOOLCHAIN=local) to guarant