diff --git a/src/commands/index.ts b/src/commands/index.ts
index e239205..d82ba4a 100644
--- a/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 export { addTags, removeTags } from '../goModifytags';
 export * from '../goTest';
 export { installTools } from './installTools';
+export { runBuilds } from './runBuilds';
 export { showCommands } from './showCommands';
 export { startDebugSession } from './startDebugSession';
 export { startLanguageServer } from './startLanguageServer';
diff --git a/src/commands/runBuilds.ts b/src/commands/runBuilds.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17c91fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/runBuilds.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------
+ * Copyright 2022 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+
+import { buildDiagnosticCollection, lintDiagnosticCollection, vetDiagnosticCollection } from '../goMain';
+import { check } from '../goCheck';
+import { CommandFactory } from '.';
+import { handleDiagnosticErrors } from '../util';
+
+export const runBuilds: CommandFactory = () => (
+	document: vscode.TextDocument,
+	goConfig: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration
+) => {
+	if (document.languageId !== 'go') {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	buildDiagnosticCollection?.clear();
+	lintDiagnosticCollection?.clear();
+	vetDiagnosticCollection?.clear();
+	check(document.uri, goConfig)
+		.then((results) => {
+			results.forEach((result) => {
+				handleDiagnosticErrors(document, result.errors, result.diagnosticCollection);
+			});
+		})
+		.catch((err) => {
+			vscode.window.showInformationMessage('Error: ' + err);
+		});
+};
diff --git a/src/goMain.ts b/src/goMain.ts
index 32428d9..5ac6fb2 100644
--- a/src/goMain.ts
+++ b/src/goMain.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import { getGoConfig, getGoplsConfig } from './config';
 import { browsePackages } from './goBrowsePackage';
 import { buildCode } from './goBuild';
-import { check, notifyIfGeneratedFile, removeTestStatus } from './goCheck';
+import { notifyIfGeneratedFile, removeTestStatus } from './goCheck';
 import {
 	applyCodeCoverage,
 	initCoverageDecorators,
@@ -61,16 +61,7 @@
 	updateGlobalState
 } from './stateUtils';
 import { cancelRunningTests, showTestOutput } from './testUtils';
-import {
-	cleanupTempDir,
-	getBinPath,
-	getGoVersion,
-	getToolsGopath,
-	GoVersion,
-	handleDiagnosticErrors,
-	isGoPathSet,
-	resolvePath
-} from './util';
+import { cleanupTempDir, getBinPath, getGoVersion, getToolsGopath, GoVersion, isGoPathSet, resolvePath } from './util';
 import { clearCacheForTools, dirExists } from './utils/pathUtils';
 import { WelcomePanel } from './welcome';
 import vscode = require('vscode');
@@ -162,19 +153,20 @@
 
 	await commands.startLanguageServer(ctx, goCtx)(RestartReason.ACTIVATION);
 
-	const activeDoc = vscode.window.activeTextEditor?.document;
-	if (!goCtx.languageServerIsRunning && activeDoc?.languageId === 'go' && isGoPathSet()) {
-		// Check mod status so that cache is updated and then run build/lint/vet
-		isModSupported(activeDoc.uri).then(() => {
-			runBuilds(activeDoc, getGoConfig());
-		});
-	}
-
 	initCoverageDecorators(ctx);
 
 	const registerCommand = commands.createRegisterCommand(ctx, goCtx);
 
 	registerCommand('go.languageserver.restart', commands.startLanguageServer);
+	registerCommand('go.builds.run', commands.runBuilds);
+
+	const activeDoc = vscode.window.activeTextEditor?.document;
+	if (!goCtx.languageServerIsRunning && activeDoc?.languageId === 'go' && isGoPathSet()) {
+		// Check mod status so that cache is updated and then run build/lint/vet
+		isModSupported(activeDoc.uri).then(() => {
+			vscode.commands.executeCommand('go.builds.run', activeDoc, getGoConfig(activeDoc.uri));
+		});
+	}
 
 	// Subscribe to notifications for changes to the configuration
 	// of the language server, even if it's not currently in use.
@@ -359,25 +351,6 @@
 	]);
 }
 
-function runBuilds(document: vscode.TextDocument, goConfig: vscode.WorkspaceConfiguration) {
-	if (document.languageId !== 'go') {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	buildDiagnosticCollection.clear();
-	lintDiagnosticCollection.clear();
-	vetDiagnosticCollection.clear();
-	check(document.uri, goConfig)
-		.then((results) => {
-			results.forEach((result) => {
-				handleDiagnosticErrors(document, result.errors, result.diagnosticCollection);
-			});
-		})
-		.catch((err) => {
-			vscode.window.showInformationMessage('Error: ' + err);
-		});
-}
-
 function addOnSaveTextDocumentListeners(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	vscode.workspace.onDidSaveTextDocument(removeCodeCoverageOnFileSave, null, ctx.subscriptions);
 	vscode.workspace.onDidSaveTextDocument(
@@ -404,7 +377,7 @@
 				}
 			}
 			if (vscode.window.visibleTextEditors.some((e) => e.document.fileName === document.fileName)) {
-				runBuilds(document, getGoConfig(document.uri));
+				vscode.commands.executeCommand('go.builds.run', document, getGoConfig(document.uri));
 			}
 		},
 		null,