Use gh CLI for token when available

Author: aminland

scripts/postinstall.js

@@ -41,13 +41,24 @@ function getVersion() {
 }
 
 function getGitHubToken() {
-	// Check environment variables (in order of preference)
-	return (
-		process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN ||
-		process.env.GH_TOKEN ||
-		process.env.GITHUB_PAT ||
-		null
-	);
+	// Check environment variables first
+	if (process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN) return process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+	if (process.env.GH_TOKEN) return process.env.GH_TOKEN;
+
+	// Try gh CLI (GitHub's official CLI)
+	try {
+		const token = execSync("gh auth token", {
+			encoding: "utf8",
+			stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
+		}).trim();
+		if (token && token.startsWith("gh")) {
+			return token;
+		}
+	} catch {
+		// gh CLI not installed or not logged in
+	}
+
+	return null;
 }
 
 function httpsGet(url, token = null) {