DEV-180: Resolve drift between example source files and generated index.js

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Why

Two example directories had source files edited without regenerating their index.js, so the published docs were rendering stale content relative to source. The ticket asked for a decision first, not a blind regenerate — which side was actually right.

What I found, verified against the real CLI

Cloned metaplex-foundation/cli and checked both commands directly rather than trusting either file:

• core asset create (src/commands/core/asset/create.ts): declares an offchain flag and has no json-as-metadata-path flag. So src/examples/core/create-asset/cli.sh, which used --json, was the one that was wrong — the published index.js already had --offchain correct. The source was also missing a --mint-keypair vanity-address example that the published output still had.
• toolbox token create (src/commands/toolbox/token/create.ts): declares a real mint-keypair flag ("vanity keypair file for the token mint address"). src/examples/token-metadata/fungibles/create/cli.sh was missing that vanity-mint example, which the published index.js still had — same shape of drift as the first one.

So in both cases: the source regressed, the published output was already correct. Fixed by restoring both dropped bits to source rather than regenerating from the wrong source.

What changed

• src/examples/core/create-asset/cli.sh: --json → --offchain, restored the vanity-asset example.
• src/examples/token-metadata/fungibles/create/cli.sh: restored the vanity-mint example.
• Regenerated with node scripts/build-examples.js — both index.js files now come out byte-identical to what's already committed (verified via diff against a pre-regen snapshot), confirming source and output are back in sync.
• Ran the regenerator across the entire src/examples/ tree to check for any other silent drift: git status shows no other file touched, so these were the only two.

Follow-up included

Added .github/workflows/examples-drift.yml per the ticket's suggested follow-up: runs pnpm run build-examples on every PR touching src/examples/** and fails the check if it produces an uncommitted diff, so this class of drift can't recur silently. Modeled directly on the existing .github/workflows/heading-anchors.yml (same pinned action SHAs, read-only permissions, no persisted credentials).

Verification

• node scripts/build-examples.js run against the whole repo: zero diff outside the two cli.sh files I edited.
• Flag names (--offchain, --mint-keypair) checked against the actual CLI command source, not assumed.
• Did not run a full pnpm run build / next build (multi-minute build noted as slow in other PRs on this repo) — the change is scoped to two markdown-adjacent example source files and a new CI workflow, with no page or component code touched.

Linear: https://linear.app/mplx/issue/DEV-180/resolve-drift-between-example-source-files-and-generated-indexjs

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Examples
  • Updated the file-based asset example to use the off-chain metadata option and added a sample command for creating an asset with a vanity keypair.
  • Added a fungible-token creation example with a sample name, symbol, mint amount, and mint keypair. These examples provide ready-to-use command-line patterns for creating assets and tokens.

Walkthrough

The pull request updates asset and fungible token creation examples. It adds a workflow that builds examples on selected pull requests and pushes to main, then fails if the build changes files under src/examples.

Changes

Example generation and drift checking

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update asset and token creation examples src/examples/core/create-asset/cli.sh, src/examples/token-metadata/fungibles/create/cli.sh	The asset example uses --offchain for its metadata path and adds a vanity mint keypair. The fungible token example adds a command with a vanity mint keypair, token name, symbol, and mint amount.
Build and check generated examples .github/workflows/examples-drift.yml	The workflow runs on specified pull request paths and pushes to main. It installs dependencies, runs build-examples, and fails if the build changes files under src/examples.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to b1c32

The new check may pass when a generated example index is missing. The examples and documented command options otherwise match the supplied context; this bounded check gap merits follow-up but does not indicate a broader failure.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to b1c32

The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: src

Architecture concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Review details

Systems and components

• observed — src (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in src/examples/core/create-asset/cli.sh: The file-based creation command replaces --json with --offchain for the metadata path, and a new example creates an asset with a vanity address using --mint-keypair.
• observed — Modified behavior in src/examples/token-metadata/fungibles/create/cli.sh: Adds a token-creation example that supplies a vanity mint keypair along with the token name, symbol, and mint amount.
• observed — Modified behavior in .github/workflows/examples-drift.yml: Adds pull-request path filters and a main push trigger, with workflow-level read-only contents permission.
• observed — Modified behavior in .github/workflows/examples-drift.yml: Adds a job that checks out the repository without persisted credentials, sets up pnpm and Node.js 20 with pnpm caching, installs from the frozen lockfile, and runs build-examples.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: resolving drift between example source files and generated index.js files. It is concise and specific.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the source corrections, verification steps, generated-file synchronization, and added drift-detection workflow.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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In @.github/workflows/examples-drift.yml:
- Line 44: Update the drift check in the workflow to detect both tracked changes
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