diff --git a/.changeset/extract-path-helpers.md b/.changeset/extract-path-helpers.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eec4d245f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/extract-path-helpers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@workflow/builders": patch
+"@workflow/cli": patch
+---
+
+Extract path resolution and directory creation helpers
diff --git a/packages/builders/src/base-builder.ts b/packages/builders/src/base-builder.ts
index 1610ff964..61ec823ec 100644
--- a/packages/builders/src/base-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/builders/src/base-builder.ts
@@ -715,6 +715,20 @@ export const OPTIONS = handler;`;
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Resolves a path relative to the working directory.
+   */
+  protected resolvePath(path: string): string {
+    return resolve(this.config.workingDir, path);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Ensures the directory for a file path exists, creating it if necessary.
+   */
+  protected async ensureDirectory(filePath: string): Promise<void> {
+    await mkdir(dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+  }
+
   private async createSwcGitignore(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       await writeFile(
diff --git a/packages/builders/src/index.ts b/packages/builders/src/index.ts
index 344f785bc..82c261956 100644
--- a/packages/builders/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/builders/src/index.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
+export type { WorkflowManifest } from './apply-swc-transform.js';
+export { applySwcTransform } from './apply-swc-transform.js';
 export { BaseBuilder } from './base-builder.js';
+export { STEP_QUEUE_TRIGGER, WORKFLOW_QUEUE_TRIGGER } from './constants.js';
+export { createDiscoverEntriesPlugin } from './discover-entries-esbuild-plugin.js';
+export { createNodeModuleErrorPlugin } from './node-module-esbuild-plugin.js';
 export { StandaloneBuilder } from './standalone.js';
-export { VercelBuildOutputAPIBuilder } from './vercel-build-output-api.js';
+export { createSwcPlugin } from './swc-esbuild-plugin.js';
 export type {
-  WorkflowConfig,
   BuildTarget,
-  StandaloneConfig,
-  VercelBuildOutputConfig,
   NextConfig,
+  StandaloneConfig,
   SvelteKitConfig,
+  VercelBuildOutputConfig,
+  WorkflowConfig,
 } from './types.js';
-export { validBuildTargets, isValidBuildTarget } from './types.js';
-export type { WorkflowManifest } from './apply-swc-transform.js';
-export { applySwcTransform } from './apply-swc-transform.js';
-export { createDiscoverEntriesPlugin } from './discover-entries-esbuild-plugin.js';
-export { createNodeModuleErrorPlugin } from './node-module-esbuild-plugin.js';
-export { createSwcPlugin } from './swc-esbuild-plugin.js';
-export { STEP_QUEUE_TRIGGER, WORKFLOW_QUEUE_TRIGGER } from './constants.js';
+export { isValidBuildTarget, validBuildTargets } from './types.js';
+export { VercelBuildOutputAPIBuilder } from './vercel-build-output-api.js';
diff --git a/packages/builders/src/standalone.ts b/packages/builders/src/standalone.ts
index 274ca145d..c4ef2c936 100644
--- a/packages/builders/src/standalone.ts
+++ b/packages/builders/src/standalone.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises';
-import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { BaseBuilder } from './base-builder.js';
 
 export class StandaloneBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
@@ -30,13 +28,8 @@ export class StandaloneBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
   }): Promise<void> {
     console.log('Creating steps bundle at', this.config.stepsBundlePath);
 
-    const stepsBundlePath = resolve(
-      this.config.workingDir,
-      this.config.stepsBundlePath
-    );
-
-    // Ensure directory exists
-    await mkdir(dirname(stepsBundlePath), { recursive: true });
+    const stepsBundlePath = this.resolvePath(this.config.stepsBundlePath);
+    await this.ensureDirectory(stepsBundlePath);
 
     await this.createStepsBundle({
       outfile: stepsBundlePath,
@@ -60,13 +53,10 @@ export class StandaloneBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
       this.config.workflowsBundlePath
     );
 
-    const workflowBundlePath = resolve(
-      this.config.workingDir,
+    const workflowBundlePath = this.resolvePath(
       this.config.workflowsBundlePath
     );
-
-    // Ensure directory exists
-    await mkdir(dirname(workflowBundlePath), { recursive: true });
+    await this.ensureDirectory(workflowBundlePath);
 
     await this.createWorkflowsBundle({
       outfile: workflowBundlePath,
@@ -79,13 +69,8 @@ export class StandaloneBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
   private async buildWebhookFunction(): Promise<void> {
     console.log('Creating webhook bundle at', this.config.webhookBundlePath);
 
-    const webhookBundlePath = resolve(
-      this.config.workingDir,
-      this.config.webhookBundlePath
-    );
-
-    // Ensure directory exists
-    await mkdir(dirname(webhookBundlePath), { recursive: true });
+    const webhookBundlePath = this.resolvePath(this.config.webhookBundlePath);
+    await this.ensureDirectory(webhookBundlePath);
 
     await this.createWebhookBundle({
       outfile: webhookBundlePath,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/builders/standalone.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/builders/standalone.ts
index 95facd0c5..d4955a5ed 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/builders/standalone.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/builders/standalone.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises';
-import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { BaseBuilder } from '@workflow/builders';
 
 export class StandaloneBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
@@ -30,13 +28,8 @@ export class StandaloneBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
   }): Promise<void> {
     console.log('Creating steps bundle at', this.config.stepsBundlePath);
 
-    const stepsBundlePath = resolve(
-      this.config.workingDir,
-      this.config.stepsBundlePath
-    );
-
-    // Ensure directory exists
-    await mkdir(dirname(stepsBundlePath), { recursive: true });
+    const stepsBundlePath = this.resolvePath(this.config.stepsBundlePath);
+    await this.ensureDirectory(stepsBundlePath);
 
     await this.createStepsBundle({
       outfile: stepsBundlePath,
@@ -60,13 +53,10 @@ export class StandaloneBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
       this.config.workflowsBundlePath
     );
 
-    const workflowBundlePath = resolve(
-      this.config.workingDir,
+    const workflowBundlePath = this.resolvePath(
       this.config.workflowsBundlePath
     );
-
-    // Ensure directory exists
-    await mkdir(dirname(workflowBundlePath), { recursive: true });
+    await this.ensureDirectory(workflowBundlePath);
 
     await this.createWorkflowsBundle({
       outfile: workflowBundlePath,
@@ -79,13 +69,8 @@ export class StandaloneBuilder extends BaseBuilder {
   private async buildWebhookFunction(): Promise<void> {
     console.log('Creating webhook bundle at', this.config.webhookBundlePath);
 
-    const webhookBundlePath = resolve(
-      this.config.workingDir,
-      this.config.webhookBundlePath
-    );
-
-    // Ensure directory exists
-    await mkdir(dirname(webhookBundlePath), { recursive: true });
+    const webhookBundlePath = this.resolvePath(this.config.webhookBundlePath);
+    await this.ensureDirectory(webhookBundlePath);
 
     await this.createWebhookBundle({
       outfile: webhookBundlePath,