Best VSTS NPM Auth

Refresh Azure DevOps Artifacts (ADO) npm authentication on your machine.

- Reads your project .npmrc (and any scoped registries).
- Gets an ADO access token via Azure CLI (no app registration required).
- Writes short-lived tokens to your user ~/.npmrc (and optionally project .yarnrc.yml).

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Prerequisites

- Node.js + npm
- Azure CLI installed and logged in:

``bash
az login
`

If your org requires a specific tenant, set AZURE_TENANT_ID:

`bash
export AZURE_TENANT_ID=""
`

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Install

$3

`bash
npm i -g best-vsts-npm-auth
`

$3

1. Download best-vsts-npm-auth-.tgz from your Releases page.
2. Install it globally:

`bash
npm i -g /path/to/best-vsts-npm-auth-.tgz
`

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Run

Process the local project .npmrc:

`bash
best-vsts-npm-auth .
`

Process a specific .npmrc:

`bash
best-vsts-npm-auth -n /path/to/.npmrc
`

Also update Yarn Berry config:

`bash
best-vsts-npm-auth -y ./.yarnrc.yml .
`

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Notes

- ADO access tokens are typically valid for ~1 hour. Re-run the tool (or mint a new token) if you see 401.
- Tokens are written only to the user ~/.npmrc (not your project .npmrc`) unless you intentionally configure otherwise.