Fix ENEEDAUTH in publish workflow caused by empty NODE_AUTH_TOKEN override - #3
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[WIP] Fix failing GitHub Actions job publish
Fix ENEEDAUTH in publish workflow caused by empty NODE_AUTH_TOKEN override
Jun 16, 2026
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actions/setup-node@v4withregistry-urlexportsNODE_AUTH_TOKENto$GITHUB_ENV(defaulting togithub.token). Thenpm publishstep's ownenv: NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}was overriding that with an empty string — step-levelenv:takes precedence over$GITHUB_ENV— becauseNPM_TOKENwas not set in thenpm-publishenvironment. Result: blank auth token →ENEEDAUTH.Changes
.github/workflows/publish.yml— passtoken: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}tosetup-node@v4(the idiomatic path: the action exports the token to$GITHUB_ENVitself) and remove the now-redundant — and dangerous — step-levelenv: NODE_AUTH_TOKENblocks from both publish steps:package.json— normalizerepository.urltogit+https://prefix to eliminate the npm publish warning about auto-correction.