ci: publish via npm trusted publishing (OIDC), no long-lived token (CEL-1733) - #5
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Same shape as auth's publish.yml with pnpm mechanics instead of npm: pnpm 10 install/test/build, no package-manager cache in the release build, no @CellarNode dependencies so no token anywhere in the job. Gated on package.json's version having changed vs HEAD~1; provenance stays automatic (public repo + public package). (CEL-1733)
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WalkthroughThe publish workflow now uses GitHub OIDC for npm Trusted Publishing. It gates validation and publication on package version changes. The README documents the automated release process. Changesnpm publishing
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In @.github/workflows/publish.yml:
- Line 33: Update the npm installation command in the publish workflow to pin
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.github/workflows/publish.yml, the global npm upgrade runs on every push tomaineven whenchanged=falseand publishing is skipped, adding unnecessary workflow work; move the upgrade into the publishing path where the required npm version is needed.
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<file name=".github/workflows/publish.yml">
<violation number="1" location=".github/workflows/publish.yml:33">
P3: The global npm upgrade runs on every push to main, including the common case where `changed=false` and install/test/build/publish are all skipped. It is only needed when publishing (trusted publishing requires npm >= 11.5.1; the `node -p` version gate does not use npm). Move it after the `Check whether package.json version changed` step and gate it with `if: steps.version.outputs.changed == 'true'` to avoid paying the upgrade cost on every docs/test/refactor merge.</violation>
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Linked issue analysis
Linked issue: CEL-1733: npm trusted publishing (OIDC) for @cellarnode/beverage-utils, finance, ui
| Status | Acceptance criteria | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Use npm Trusted Publishing via GitHub Actions with id-token permission and no long-lived NPM_TOKEN/NODE_AUTH_TOKEN for publishing. | The workflow grants id-token: write and removes token-based publish configuration; npm publish has no authentication token environment variable. |
| ✅ | Publish automatically after a version bump on main, while skipping unchanged versions. | The workflow compares the current package version with HEAD~1 and gates install, verification, and publish on a changed version. |
| ✅ | Run the package install, test, and build steps before publishing. | All three pnpm steps are present and run before the npm version check and publish step when the version changed. |
| ✅ | Retain the unauthenticated npm view guard for the public package. | The existing guard remains and is gated to run only for version changes before publishing. |
| ✅ | Publish @cellarnode/i18n publicly with automatic provenance and document the new publishing flow. | The workflow publishes with public access and the README documents OIDC publishing and version-bump-triggered releases; the repository and package are public as specified by the issue. |
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| # registry. See https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers. | ||
| - name: Upgrade npm for trusted publishing (needs npm >= 11.5.1) | ||
| run: | | ||
| npm install -g npm@latest |
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P3: The global npm upgrade runs on every push to main, including the common case where changed=false and install/test/build/publish are all skipped. It is only needed when publishing (trusted publishing requires npm >= 11.5.1; the node -p version gate does not use npm). Move it after the Check whether package.json version changed step and gate it with if: steps.version.outputs.changed == 'true' to avoid paying the upgrade cost on every docs/test/refactor merge.
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<comment>The global npm upgrade runs on every push to main, including the common case where `changed=false` and install/test/build/publish are all skipped. It is only needed when publishing (trusted publishing requires npm >= 11.5.1; the `node -p` version gate does not use npm). Move it after the `Check whether package.json version changed` step and gate it with `if: steps.version.outputs.changed == 'true'` to avoid paying the upgrade cost on every docs/test/refactor merge.</comment>
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+ # registry. See https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers.
+ - name: Upgrade npm for trusted publishing (needs npm >= 11.5.1)
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+ npm install -g npm@latest
+ npm --version
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Pin npm to ^11.5.1 instead of @latest, scope permissions to the publish job, gate the version check against github.event.before (rebase-merge safe) with HEAD~1 fallback, and document why pnpm needs no separate --ignore-scripts flag.
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What changed
.github/workflows/publish.ymlrewritten for npm Trusted Publishing (OIDC) — same design ascellarnode-auth's publish.yml, with pnpm mechanics substituted for the install/test/build steps:permissions: { contents: read, id-token: write }scoped to thepublishjob, not the workflow — a job added to this file later won't inheritid-token: writeit doesn't need.actions/checkout@v4withfetch-depth: 2+persist-credentials: false.actions/setup-node@v4(node 22,registry-url) +pnpm/action-setup@v4(version 10). Nocache: pnpmon setup-node — release builds don't cache.^11.5.1— pinned, not@latest: npm 12 is already out and warns that setup-node'salways-authconfig stops working in the next major (Node 22 bundles npm 10).package.json's version at HEAD against the push event's previous main SHA (github.event.before), falling back toHEAD~1only if that SHA can't be fetched —beforesurvives the rebase merges this repo allows, whereHEAD~1can land on the wrong commit.pnpm install --frozen-lockfile(no separate--ignore-scriptsneeded — pnpm 10 already refuses dependency lifecycle scripts unless allow-listed; verified locally,esbuild's build script was ignored by default),pnpm test,pnpm build, the existing unauthenticatednpm viewguard, thennpm publish --access public— noNODE_AUTH_TOKEN/secrets.NPM_TOKENanywhere. No@cellarnodedependencies, so no token appears anywhere in the job. Provenance is generated automatically (public repo + public package).README.md: added a "Publishing" section (no Makefile in this repo, so it documents the version-bump-and-push flow rather thanmake release-*).npmjs.com Trusted Publisher configuration required
The first publish after this merges will fail with
ENEEDAUTHuntil a Trusted Publisher row exists on npmjs.com for@cellarnode/i18n:CellarNodei18npublish.ymlAllowed actions must include direct
npm publish. npmjs.com's Trusted Publisher setup always allows staged publish (npm publish --provenancevia the tarball-attestation flow); directnpm publishfrom CI additionally requires the Allowed actions setting to be turned on explicitly, or the first release fails withENEEDAUTH. npm also does not validate this configuration when it's saved — a typo'd Organization/Repository/Workflow filename looks fine at save time and only surfaces as a failure on the next push tomain.Verification
actionlinton.github/workflows/publish.yml: zero findings.CI=true pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm test && pnpm build: pass.Summary by cubic
Switches
@cellarnode/i18npublishing from a long-livedNPM_TOKENto npm Trusted Publishing (OIDC), so a version bump merged tomainpublishes automatically with no token in the job.The publish workflow now skips install, test, build, and publish when
package.json's version is unchanged since the previousmaincommit. Provenance stays automatic (public repo + public package). The README documents the version-bump-and-push publishing flow.Migration
@cellarnode/i18n(OrganizationCellarNode, Repositoryi18n, Workflowpublish.yml, no Environment) before the next publish; without it, the first publish after this merges fails withENEEDAUTH.Written for commit d0036d8. Summary will update on new commits.