Publish npm via OIDC trusted publishing instead of NPM_PUBLISH_PRIVATE_TOKEN - #356
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The token path has E404'd on every @rainlanguage/float publish since
2025-12-01 (rain.math.float.deploy#4: the token cannot write the package,
while crates.io publishes in the same job succeed). raindex already
publishes @rainlanguage/orderbook through npm OIDC trusted publishing in
its npm-package-release.yml; this ports that working mechanism into
rainix-autopublish:
- setup-node (pinned v4.4.0) with registry-url writes the .npmrc npm's
OIDC flow expects; npm is upgraded to latest (trusted publishing needs
npm >= 11.5.1) — outside the nix shells, as raindex does, since only
an already-packed tarball is being published.
- a Verify OIDC availability guard turns a missing caller-side
`id-token: write` grant into an actionable error instead of an opaque
ENEEDAUTH.
- steady-state publishes run bare `npm publish <tarball>` — no token;
provenance is generated automatically.
- a package's FIRST-EVER publish keeps the JS-DevTools/npm-publish token
path (gated on the npm gate's `old == none`), because npmjs.com only
lets a Trusted Publisher be configured on a package that already
exists — the same fallback raindex keeps.
Callers need two things before their npm publishes work again (spelled
out in the npm-package input description): the calling job must grant
`permissions: {id-token: write, contents: write}` (a called workflow can
only downgrade the caller's token), and each package needs a Trusted
Publisher entry on npmjs.com naming the caller repo and the CALLER's
workflow filename — npm validates the top-level workflow of the run, not
this reusable file.
rainix#353 (bump pushed before publish, so failed publishes advance the
version permanently) is deliberately untouched here.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe workflow documents npm trusted publishing requirements. It uses a private token for first publishes and npm OIDC publishing for existing packages after Node and npm setup. Changesnpm publishing workflow
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Existing packages can incorrectly fall back to the legacy npm token when the registry lookup fails for reasons other than a confirmed missing package, which may cause publishes to fail or use the wrong authentication path. Merge should wait until lookup failures are classified correctly. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant GitHubActions
participant GitHubOIDC
participant NpmRegistry
alt First publish
GitHubActions->>NpmRegistry: Publish with private token
else Existing package
GitHubActions->>GitHubOIDC: Request OIDC token
GitHubOIDC-->>GitHubActions: Return OIDC token
GitHubActions->>NpmRegistry: Publish with OIDC
end
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In @.github/workflows/rainix-autopublish.yaml:
- Around line 379-390: Update the NPM hash/registry lookup step that sets the
npm old output so it emits old=none only when npm view confirms a 404/not-found
response; propagate or explicitly fail on authentication, network, and other
lookup errors instead of converting them to none. Keep the first-publish
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| # A package's FIRST-EVER publish cannot use OIDC: npmjs.com only lets a | ||
| # Trusted Publisher be configured on a package that already exists, so | ||
| # the seed version publishes with the legacy token (raindex keeps the | ||
| # same fallback for the same reason). The npm gate's `old` output is the | ||
| # registry's answer: 'none' means never published. | ||
| - name: Publish to NPM (first publish) | ||
| if: ${{ inputs.npm-package != '' && steps.npm.outputs.changed == 'true' && steps.npm.outputs.old == 'none' }} | ||
| uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@19c28f1ef146469e409470805ea4279d47c3d35c # v3 | ||
| with: | ||
| token: ${{ secrets.NPM_PUBLISH_PRIVATE_TOKEN }} | ||
| access: public | ||
| package: npm_package_${{ env.NPM_VERSION }}.tgz |
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rg -n -C 4 'npm view|old=|outputs.old|NPM_PUBLISH_PRIVATE_TOKEN|npm-publish' .github/workflows/rainix-autopublish.yamlRepository: rainlanguage/rainix
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Classify registry lookup failures before using the token path.
The NPM hash step emits old=none for every npm view failure because it uses || echo "none". An existing package can therefore use NPM_PUBLISH_PRIVATE_TOKEN instead of OIDC. Set old=none only for a confirmed 404 response, and fail the workflow for other lookup errors.
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In @.github/workflows/rainix-autopublish.yaml around lines 379 - 390, Update the
NPM hash/registry lookup step that sets the npm old output so it emits old=none
only when npm view confirms a 404/not-found response; propagate or explicitly
fail on authentication, network, and other lookup errors instead of converting
them to none. Keep the first-publish condition in the “Publish to NPM (first
publish)” step dependent on this validated output.
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Problem
rainix-autopublish's npm publish has failed on every attempt since 2025-12-01: E404 onPUT /@rainlanguage%2ffloat, diagnosed in rainlanguage/rain.math.float.deploy#4 asNPM_PUBLISH_PRIVATE_TOKENlacking write access to the package (the token reaches the repo; the crates.io publish in the same job succeeds). raindex already publishes@rainlanguage/orderbooksuccessfully through npm OIDC trusted publishing in itsnpm-package-release.yml; this PR ports that working mechanism rather than inventing a new one.What changed
actions/setup-node(pinned v4.4.0) withregistry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org,npm install -g npm@latest(trusted publishing needs npm >= 11.5.1), then a barenpm publish <tarball> --access public --tag latest. No token secret is used; provenance is generated automatically. These steps run outside the nix shells on purpose, exactly as raindex does — only an already-packed tarball is being published, so no project toolchain is needed.Verify OIDC availabilityguard fails fast with an actionable message when the caller did not grantid-token: write(otherwise npm dies with an opaqueENEEDAUTH).old == 'none'): npmjs.com only lets a Trusted Publisher be configured on a package that already exists, so the seed version still publishes withNPM_PUBLISH_PRIVATE_TOKENvia the existing pinnedJS-DevTools/npm-publishstep — the same fallback raindex keeps for the same reason. The secret stays declared for this and for caller back-compat.npm-packageinput description now documents the full caller-side contract.The release job already had
permissions: {id-token: write, contents: write}; no permission change was needed here.Affected callers — action needed per package (HUMAN steps, not assumed done)
Swept all 117 non-archived
rainlanguagerepos' workflow files: exactly two repos callrainix-autopublishwith annpm-packageinput. Publishes for these packages will NOT work again until a human completes BOTH items for each — I have not done either, and cannot (npmjs.com package settings need an owner/maintainer login):@rainlanguage/floatrainlanguage/rain.math.float.deploycrate-npm-release.yaml@rainlanguage/dotrainrainlanguage/dotrainpackage-release.yaml1. Registry-side Trusted Publisher entry (npmjs.com → Packages → package → Settings → Trusted publishing → GitHub Actions):
rainlanguagerainix)rainix-autopublish.yaml; per npm docs: "validation checks the calling workflow's name instead of the workflow that actually contains the publish command")npm publishNote npm allows one trusted publisher per package — if a publish ever moves repo or workflow file, the entry must be edited to match.
2. Caller workflow permissions — per npm docs,
id-token: write"must also be given to both parent and child workflows"; a called workflow can only downgrade the caller's token. Neither caller currently declares apermissionsblock, so each needs, on the job thatuses:this workflow:(
contents: writebecause a job-levelpermissionsblock replaces the defaults, and the release job still pushes tags and creates GitHub releases withGITHUB_TOKEN.)Both callers'
package.jsonrepository.urlalready matches their repo (checked), which OIDC provenance requires — no change needed there.Out of scope
#353 — the bump being pushed before the publish, so every failed publish permanently advances the version — is a separate, pre-existing ordering issue and is deliberately untouched here. It stops mattering in practice once publishes stop failing, but the ordering itself remains as filed.
QA
rainix-autopublish.yaml(it isworkflow_call-only and its npm path needs the npmjs.com OIDC exchange, which cannot run pre-merge or against a fixture registry). Verification that exists: both push-CI gates green on this exact head (Rainix CI,Rainix CI check shellon ef4abbf), and the YAML parsed + step order checked withyq.npm-package-release.yml, which demonstrably publishes@rainlanguage/orderbookvia this exact mechanism (setup-node + registry-url, npm >= 11.5.1, barenpm publishof a packed tarball, token fallback only for first-ever publish); cross-checked against docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers verbatim for the reusable-workflow rules quoted above (caller filename validated;id-token: writeneeded in both parent and child; npm >= 11.5.1; provenance automatic;repository.urlmust match).🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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