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Follow-up to #18. The first release run failed with EINVALIDNPMTOKEN/ENONPMTOKEN: @semantic-release/npm's verify step demands an NPM_TOKEN before npm publish ever runs — but with Trusted Publishing configured (done, npmjs.com → flowspec → Trusted Publisher → queso/FlowSpec / release.yml), authentication happens inside the npm CLI via the workflow's OIDC id-token: write, tokenless.

Fix: npmPublish: false on the npm plugin (keeps the version bump, skips the token check) and publish through @semantic-release/execnpm publish --provenance --access public. NPM_TOKEN env removed (secret already deleted).

Merging this PR is itself the release trigger: the push to main runs the workflow, semantic-release counts all commits since v0.1.2 (the August feat:s + the #19 fix:), and cuts v0.2.0 to npm via OIDC.

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  • Chores
    • Updated the release process to publish packages with provenance metadata.
    • Improved automated package publishing through the release workflow.

…'s token path

@semantic-release/npm's verifyConditions hard-requires NPM_TOKEN and fails
before npm publish ever runs — but trusted publishing lives in the npm CLI,
which authenticates via the workflow's OIDC id-token with no secret at all.
Set npmPublish: false (the plugin still handles the version bump, and skips
the token check) and publish through @semantic-release/exec running
npm publish --provenance. Drops the now-unused NPM_TOKEN env.

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Walkthrough

The release workflow adds @semantic-release/exec. Semantic-release stops direct npm publishing and runs npm publish --provenance --access public. GITHUB_TOKEN remains configured, while NPM_TOKEN is removed.

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Release publishing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure authenticated npm publishing
.github/workflows/release.yml, .releaserc.json
The workflow enables the exec plugin and retains GITHUB_TOKEN. Semantic-release delegates npm publishing to npm publish --provenance --access public and disables direct npm plugin publishing.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to bbf27

The release workflow now publishes through the npm CLI using OIDC and provenance instead of an NPM_TOKEN. The remaining merge-readiness risk is bounded: the release plugin is unpinned, so a future version could change publishing behavior; pinning a tested version is recommended, but this is not a current merge blocker.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ReleaseWorkflow
  participant semantic-release
  participant npmRegistry
  ReleaseWorkflow->>semantic-release: Start release with GITHUB_TOKEN
  semantic-release->>npmRegistry: Run npm publish --provenance --access public
  npmRegistry-->>semantic-release: Return publish result
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Nitpick review — approve

This change updates the GitHub Actions release workflow to include the @semantic-release/exec plugin in the semantic-release configuration. The addition is a standard configuration for executing custom release steps and introduces no new security or supply-chain risks. The change is approved.

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.github/workflows/release.yml (1)

52-52: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Pin the @semantic-release/exec version.

Line 52 installs the plugin without a version. A later release can resolve a different plugin version and change release behavior. Pin a tested version that is compatible with the semantic-release version used by this action. The action documentation recommends versioning extra plugins to prevent release errors. (github.com)

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-            `@semantic-release/exec`
+            `@semantic-release/exec`@<tested-version>
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In @.github/workflows/release.yml at line 52, Pin the `@semantic-release/exec`
dependency in the semantic-release action configuration to a tested, compatible
version instead of leaving it unversioned; preserve the existing plugin entry
and use a version compatible with the action’s semantic-release version.
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In @.github/workflows/release.yml:
- Line 52: Pin the `@semantic-release/exec` dependency in the semantic-release
action configuration to a tested, compatible version instead of leaving it
unversioned; preserve the existing plugin entry and use a version compatible
with the action’s semantic-release version.

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