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+# Bootstrap checklist — complete before merging this workflow for the first time:
+# 1. Publish the existing v0.1.22 release artifact once using an npm account
+#    with permission to create public packages in the @herodevs scope:
+#      git switch --detach v0.1.22
+#      npm pkg set version=0.1.22
+#      npm publish --access public
+# 2. On npmjs.com, open @herodevs/eol-shared > Settings > Trusted Publisher and
+#    add a GitHub Actions publisher with organization "herodevs", repository
+#    "eol-shared", workflow filename "npm-publish.yml", and permission to run
+#    "npm publish". Leave the environment blank unless one is added below.
+# 3. Verify the trusted publisher is saved before pushing a new release tag or
+#    manually publishing the existing v0.1.23 tag with this workflow.
+
+name: Publish to npm
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: Existing v-prefixed release tag to publish
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref }}
+
+      # Historical release-build tags contain only the publishable package, so
+      # restore the tool config from the default branch before setting up Node.
+      - name: Restore tool versions
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          git show "origin/${DEFAULT_BRANCH}:.tool-versions" > .tool-versions
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.tool-versions'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          package-manager-cache: false # Avoid dependency caching in the privileged release job.
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        if: hashFiles('package-lock.json') != ''
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Validate
+        if: hashFiles('package-lock.json') != ''
+        run: |
+          npm run lint
+          npm run format:check
+          npm run type-check
+          npm test
+          npm run build
+
+      - name: Set package version from tag
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          if ! git rev-parse --verify --quiet "refs/tags/${RELEASE_TAG}^{commit}" >/dev/null; then
+            echo "::error::Release tag ${RELEASE_TAG} does not exist"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          tag_commit="$(git rev-parse "refs/tags/${RELEASE_TAG}^{commit}")"
+          if [[ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" != "${tag_commit}" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Checked-out commit does not match ${RELEASE_TAG}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          package_version="${RELEASE_TAG#v}"
+          if [[ "${package_version}" == "${RELEASE_TAG}" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Release tag must start with v"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          npm version "${package_version}" --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version
+
+      - name: Inspect package contents
+        run: npm pack --dry-run
+
+      - name: Publish
+        run: npm publish --access public
+
+  create-release:
+    needs: publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    env:
+      RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref_name }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          gh release create "${RELEASE_TAG}" \
+            --repo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}" \
+            --verify-tag \
+            --title "${RELEASE_TAG}" \
+            --notes ''
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
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+nodejs 24.14.1