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Summary

Fixes the npm trusted publishing E422 error by adding the missing repository field to package.json.

Root Cause

npm's trusted publishing (OIDC) performs server-side validation to ensure repository.url in package.json matches the Source Repository URI in the provenance signing certificate. Without this field, npm returns:

E422 422 Unprocessable Entity - Error verifying sigstore provenance bundle:
Failed to validate repository information: package.json: "repository.url" is "",
expected to match "https://github.com/link-foundation/lino-arguments" from provenance

Solution

Added the repository field to package.json:

"repository": {
  "type": "git",
  "url": "https://github.com/link-foundation/lino-arguments.git"
}

Case Study

A comprehensive case study documenting the timeline, error analysis, and solution has been added to docs/case-studies/trusted-publishing-failure-case-study.md.

The case study includes:

  • Timeline of events
  • Error analysis with exact error messages
  • Root cause analysis
  • References to npm documentation and related issues
  • CI logs from failing runs

References

Fixes #10

Test Plan

  • Local CI checks pass (lint, format, tests)
  • CI pipeline passes
  • npm publish succeeds after merge with provenance

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Issue: #10
@konard konard self-assigned this Dec 9, 2025
konard and others added 2 commits December 9, 2025 07:47
Add the repository field to package.json which is required for npm
trusted publishing (OIDC) provenance verification. Without this field,
npm returns E422 error because it cannot match the repository.url
against the provenance signature.

Root cause: npm provenance verification validates that package.json
repository.url matches the Source Repository URI in the signing
certificate. Empty string does not match expected URL.

This commit also adds a comprehensive case study in docs/case-studies/
documenting the timeline, error analysis, and solution.

Fixes #10

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Add CI run logs from the failing and subsequent runs for reference
and future debugging purposes. Renamed to .txt extension to bypass
gitignore rules for .log files.

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@konard konard changed the title [WIP] Trusted publishing does not work in our CI/CD fix: add repository field for npm trusted publishing Dec 9, 2025
Fix formatting issue detected by prettier.

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konard commented Dec 9, 2025

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konard added a commit that referenced this pull request Dec 9, 2025
- Enhanced issue #10 analysis with detailed E404 error investigation
- Added evidence-based findings from online research about OIDC trusted publishing
- Documented workflow_dispatch authentication issues with npm
- Compared authentication strategies (NPM_TOKEN vs OIDC vs Hybrid)
- Added workflow comparison with test-anywhere reference repository
- Proposed multiple solutions with trade-off analysis
- Added changeset for documentation changes

Key findings:
- E422 error (missing repository field) is resolved
- E404 error for manual releases linked to OIDC/workflow_dispatch incompatibility
- test-anywhere uses NPM_TOKEN which works for all trigger types
- Multiple solution options documented with pros/cons

Related: Issue #10, PR #11

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