test(ci): debugging why npm publish fails

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -59,11 +59,31 @@ jobs:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.G_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           set -e
+
+          # Debug: verify token exists
+          if [ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: GITEA_TOKEN is empty!" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Remove any locally-committed .npmrc to avoid conflicts
+          rm -f .npmrc
+
           HOST="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL#https://}"
           OWNER="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER}"
+
+          # Build registry URL without trailing slash
           REGISTRY="https://${HOST}/api/packages/${OWNER}/npm"
 
-          npm config set "//${HOST}/api/packages/${OWNER}/npm/:_authToken" "${GITEA_TOKEN}"
+          # Auth key MUST exactly match the registry path (also without trailing slash)
-          npm config set registry "${REGISTRY}"
+          AUTH_KEY="//${HOST}/api/packages/${OWNER}/npm/:_authToken"
 
+          npm config set "$AUTH_KEY" "${GITEA_TOKEN}"
+          npm config set registry "$REGISTRY"
+
+          # Double-check the effective config
+          echo "Effective registry: $(npm config get registry)"
+          echo "Token for ${HOST} is set: $(npm config get "$AUTH_KEY")"
+
+          # Publish without --registry (uses the global config we just set)
           npm publish --ignore-scripts