Migrate to NPM Trusted Publishers (OIDC authentication)

[Copilot]

Replaces token-based NPM authentication with OIDC-based Trusted Publishers. Eliminates NPM_TOKEN secret management and adds provenance attestations to published packages.

Changes

Workflow (.github/workflows/release-please.yml):

• Added --provenance flag to npm publish commands
• Removed NODE_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable usage
• Leverages existing id-token: write permission for OIDC

Before:

- name: Publish to npm
  run: npm publish --access public
  env:
    NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

After:

- name: Publish to npm
  run: npm publish --provenance --access public

Documentation:

• Created docs/npm-trusted-publishers-migration.md with setup instructions
• Updated docs/release-troubleshooting.md to reference OIDC authentication

Required NPM Configuration

After merge, configure the package on npmjs.com:

1. Package settings → Publishing access → Add trusted publisher
2. Repository: Tiberriver256/mcp-server-azure-devops
3. Workflow: release-please.yml

See migration guide for detailed steps.

Warning

Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)

I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:

• docs.npmjs.com
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node --enable-source-maps /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/copilot-developer-action-main/dist/index.js (dns block)
• github.blog
  • Triggering command: /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/ghcca-node/node/bin/node --enable-source-maps /home/REDACTED/work/_temp/copilot-developer-action-main/dist/index.js (dns block)

If you need me to access, download, or install something from one of these locations, you can either:

• Configure Actions setup steps to set up my environment, which run before the firewall is enabled
• Add the appropriate URLs or hosts to the custom allowlist in this repository's Copilot coding agent settings (admins only)

---

✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.