fix: make NPM publishing optional in workflows

- Make NPM_TOKEN optional in semantic-release workflow
- Add conditional check for NPM_TOKEN in release workflow
- Update package name references to mcp-template
- Document that NPM publishing is optional in README
- Template users can now use workflows without NPM secrets

Author: Mearman

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           generate_release_notes: true
 
       - name: Publish to NPM
+        if: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN != '' }}
         run: npm publish --access public --provenance
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
         run: |
           # Update package name for GitHub Packages
-          npm pkg set name="@${{ github.repository_owner }}/mcp-wayback-machine"
+          npm pkg set name="@${{ github.repository_owner }}/mcp-template"
           npm publish --access public --provenance
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/semantic-release.yml

@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ jobs:
         id: semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN || '' }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN || '' }}
         run: |
           # Capture the current version before release
           CURRENT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.semantic-release.outputs.new-release-published == 'true'
         run: |
           # Update package name for GitHub Packages (must be lowercase)
-          npm pkg set name="@mearman/mcp-wayback-machine"
+          npm pkg set name="@mearman/mcp-template"
           # Ensure we're publishing to GitHub Packages registry
           npm config set registry https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           # Skip prepublishOnly script to avoid running tests with modified package name

.releaserc.json

@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 		"@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
 		"@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
 		"@semantic-release/changelog",
-		"@semantic-release/npm",
+		[
+			"@semantic-release/npm",
+			{
+				"npmPublish": true
+			}
+		],
 		[
 			"@semantic-release/git",
 			{

README.md

@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ This template includes semantic-release for automated versioning and publishing:
    - Determine version bump
    - Update CHANGELOG.md
    - Create GitHub release
-   - Publish to npm
+   - Publish to npm (if NPM_TOKEN secret is configured)
+
+**Note**: NPM publishing is optional. If you don't want to publish to npm, simply don't add the `NPM_TOKEN` secret to your repository. The release process will still create GitHub releases.
 
 ## Best Practices