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Why Needed

When publishing with an externally generated provenance bundle under OIDC trusted publishing
(npm publish <tarball> --provenance-file=<bundle>), npm silently discarded the supplied bundle and published
its own auto-generated provenance instead. Three layers interacted:

  1. lib/utils/oidc.js auto-enabled provenance (opts.provenance = true) whenever the provenance config was at
    its default, without checking whether a provenance-file was supplied.
  2. In libnpmpublish's buildMetadata(), the inner provenance === true branch then ran generateProvenance(),
    so the verifyProvenance(subject, provenanceFile) branch, the only code path that reads the supplied file,
    never executed.
  3. Every documented way to disable automatic provenance was unusable in combination with --provenance-file
    (config-layer mutual exclusivity error, env carve-out, or publishConfig flatten timing).

What Changes

  • lib/utils/oidc.js: skip auto-enabling provenance when a provenance file is configured (opts.provenanceFile).
    opts already carries provenanceFile from every config source (CLI/env/npmrc/publishConfig) by the time the
    OIDC flow runs, so this covers all entry paths. The supplied bundle is now verified via verifyProvenance() and
    published, as documented.
    Automatic provenance is also no longer written to the shared config; it is set only on the current publish's
    opts (which reaches libnpmpublish via otplease). Previously the user-scoped config write leaked
    provenance: true into later workspace publishes during npm publish --workspaces, where a workspace with
    publishConfig["provenance-file"] would then hit the conflict check below.
  • libnpmpublish: buildMetadata() now throws EPROVENANCECONFLICT EUSAGE (updated per review) when
    both provenance: true and provenanceFile are provided.
  • Docs: config descriptions for provenance / provenance-file and the libnpmpublish README now state the
    precedence rule.

⚠️ New error code (feedback requested) Resolved: reuses EUSAGE

This PR introduces EPROVENANCECONFLICT in libnpmpublish, thrown when both provenance: true and
provenanceFile are provided programmatically.

Rationale: the README already documents the two as mutually exclusive, and silently preferring either direction
discards a cryptographically meaningful artifact. Note the CLI's config layer reports the same conflict as a
TypeError without an error code (pre-existing). Happy to align on EUSAGE or another convention per
review.

Update: per review, the conflict reuses the existing EUSAGE code instead of introducing a new one
(Object.assign(new Error('provenance and provenanceFile cannot be used together'), { code: 'EUSAGE' })),
and the README documents EUSAGE accordingly.

Testing

  • New CLI regression test: OIDC trusted publishing + provenance-file config asserts the published packument's
    sigstore attachment deep-equals the supplied bundle (and that sigstore generation is never invoked).
    Update: parameterized per review to cover both provenance-file sources, CLI config and publishConfig;
    the latter proves publishConfig["provenance-file"] is flattened into opts.provenanceFile via
    Publish.#getManifest() before oidc() decides whether to enable automatic provenance.
  • New libnpmpublish test: both options set → rejects with EPROVENANCECONFLICT EUSAGE, no registry PUT,
    generation not invoked.
  • New workspace regression test (per review): publishes two public workspaces in order (one where OIDC
    auto-enables provenance, then one with publishConfig["provenance-file"]), and asserts each publish receives
    exactly its own options ({ provenance: true, provenanceFile: null } then
    { provenance: false, provenanceFile }) and that the shared config stays at its default
    (npm.config.isDefault('provenance') === true). Verified to fail on the pre-fix code for exactly the leak
    reason, and to pass after the fix. mock-oidc gained a times option on the GitHub id-token mock to serve
    one token request per workspace.
  • Full root suite green with 100% coverage; libnpmpublish workspace suite green; lint clean.

References

Fixes #9879

Out of scope (noted for follow-up)

  • publishConfig.provenance: false does not block the OIDC auto-enable (publishConfig flattens into opts only,
    so config.isDefault('provenance') stays true). A separate behavioral question about isDefault semantics.
  • Hardening config.set itself against bypassing load-time exclusivity is an @npmcli/config semver-major
    conversation; this flow no longer writes provenance to the config at all.

…ance

When publishing with an externally generated provenance bundle under OIDC
trusted publishing, the auto-enable logic in the OIDC flow unconditionally
set `provenance: true`, which caused libnpmpublish to silently discard the
supplied `--provenance-file` bundle and publish its own generated
provenance instead.

Skip auto-enabling provenance when a provenance file is configured, so the
explicitly supplied bundle is verified and published as documented.

Fixes: npm#9879
Signed-off-by: Yunseo Kim <git@yunseo.kim>
… set

The two options are documented as mutually exclusive, but buildMetadata
previously preferred generation when both were set, silently discarding
the supplied bundle. Throw an EPROVENANCECONFLICT usage error instead of
silently discarding a caller-supplied cryptographically meaningful
artifact.

Signed-off-by: Yunseo Kim <git@yunseo.kim>
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…on (#99)

## Summary

Adds ADR 0082, deciding that the **publish-stage** npm CLI is
provisioned as an explicitly pinned, integrity-verified distribution
selected from a reviewed allowlist, replacing the current floating
node-24-bundled npm **on the publish job only**. Build-stage npm
selection is unchanged and remains governed by ADR 0016/0017/0027.

- What changed?
- New ADR 0082: pin the publish-stage npm CLI version with
integrity-verified provisioning (version + distribution SHA-256 in the
publish job), a reviewed allowlist recorded in the specification, and a
bump procedure requiring an npm-internals diff-review checklist
(`oidc.js` flow, `buildMetadata()` branch structure, `@npmcli/config`
exclusive enforcement, `publishConfig` flatten timing, sigstore-js
major) plus per-version compatibility fixtures.
- Publish-side contract change (implementation lands with the #97 fix):
the publish job's npm validates against the allowlist pin, replacing the
current exact-equality check against the build-time
`runtime.npm_version` record, since build npm (toolchain, floating) and
publish npm (pinned) diverge by design. Build continues recording its
actual npm in `runtime.npm_version`.
- Relations updates (frontmatter only; accepted ADR bodies untouched):
`partially-supersedes ADR-0027` scoped to the publish-stage npm
provisioning clause (reverse edge added), `see-also` ADR
0016/0017/0029/0081 (reverse edges added).
- Index rows for 0082 in `docs/decisions/README.md` and `README.ko.md`.
- Why is this needed?
- The #97 remediation mechanism depends on npm internals that already
vary across the currently allowed range (11.5.1 / 11.17.0 / 12.0.2:
`oidc.js` structure, exclusive env carve-out, sigstore-js v3–v5). The
fourth dogfood showed fail-closed read-back protects acceptance but not
registry state (`@windlass/vers-js@0.1.2` is permanently burned). A
floating toolchain under a source-dependent publish mechanism leaves the
verification surface open, and a node-24 image update is a
correlated-failure vector for all callers. The decision completes the
builder-owned npm principle (ADR 0016/0017) and ADR 0027's recorded
pinned-setup intent on the publish path, and makes the specification's
per-version fixture obligation satisfiable. Upstream npm/cli#9882
adoption becomes a deliberate pinned bump.
- Scope note (from review): an earlier draft pinned npm across all jobs;
per reviewer decision the pin is publish-only, and a manifest-selected
build npm option was considered and excluded from this ADR (build-stage
selection may be revisited by a separate future decision).
- How to test: documentation-only; `adr-relations-check` passes (83
ADRs, 184 edges, NO PROBLEMS); prettier and markdownlint clean.

## Related Issues

- Related #97 (motivating defect), #30 (dogfood evidence)

## Change Type

- [x] Documentation

## Changelog

- Category: None
- User-facing note: Architecture decision record; no runtime behavior
change in this PR (spec amendments and provisioning changes follow in
the #97 fix implementation).

Changelog update:

- [x] Not needed because this change is not user-facing

## Checklist

### General

- [x] PR title follows [Conventional
Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) format: `type(scope):
Summary`
- [x] This PR does not expose backend/internal implementation details in
a public repo.
- [x] No secrets, tokens, keys, or private endpoints are included.
- [x] Changes stay within this repository's intended scope.

### Protocol / Compatibility Impact

- [x] No protocol/spec impact in this PR; ADR 0082's consequences (spec
allowlist, publish-side pin validation, provisioning) land in the
follow-up implementation PR.

## Testing

- [x] Lint and format pass
- [x] Manual verification performed

Describe test evidence: `adr-relations-check` reports 83 ADRs / 184
edges / NO PROBLEMS; prettier and markdownlint clean on
`docs/decisions/`; verified via git diff that existing ADRs changed only
in frontmatter `relations` (bodies immutable per convention).

## Documentation

- [x] Spec/docs updated (this PR is the ADR; index READMEs updated in
both languages)
- [x] Changelog decision completed above

## Rollout / Risk

- Risk level: Low (documentation only)
- Rollback plan: revert this branch.

## Reviewer Checklist

- [x] Scope is clear and minimal
- [x] Security and boundary checks passed
- [x] Tests and docs are sufficient
- [x] Compatibility impact is correctly handled

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…ss build and publish stages (#100)

## Summary

- What changed: three architecture decision records completing the npm
CLI version-pinning decision chain for the JS/TS npm package profile:
- **ADR 0083** — defer the npm M1 publish remediation (#97) to the
upstream npm/cli#9882 fix; the first reviewed npm release containing the
fix becomes the initial publish npm pin, with an explicit revisit
trigger (unmerged close, materially different precedence semantics, or
no merge by 12026-10-01).
- **ADR 0084** — select the publish-stage npm provisioning mechanism:
download the exact recorded registry tarball URL, verify the committed
SHA-512 digest (SRI form, byte-identical to the registry-native
`dist.integrity`) over the compressed bytes before extraction, and
execute via a basename-`npm` launcher. Partially supersedes ADR 0082's
SHA-256 designation; amends its open mechanism choice.
- **ADR 0085** — pin the build-stage toolchain pair: the reusable
workflow resolves Node.js to an exact 24 patch recorded together with
the npm version that patch bundles, and each job that uses the bundled
npm asserts `node --version`/`npm --version` equality with the recorded
pair before the first npm invocation. Partially supersedes ADR 0027's
floating toolchain resolution clause only.
- Why is this needed: the fourth M1 dogfood (#97) showed a floating npm
on the publish path can publish-then-reject and permanently burn version
numbers. ADR 0082 pinned the publish npm and deliberately left two
questions open — what the #97 fix is (settled by 0083), which mechanism
provisions the pin (settled by 0084) — plus the build-stage version
selection review (settled by 0085 with an escalation trigger toward an
independently provisioned build npm).
- How to test: documentation-only change. Validation evidence below.

## Related Issues

- Related #97 — this PR records the remediation *decisions*;
implementation lands when the fixed npm release ships (ADR 0083 deferral
scope), so #97 stays open.
- Related #30 — dogfood attempt evidence referenced by the ADRs.

## Change Type

- [ ] Bug fix
- [ ] Feature
- [ ] Refactor
- [x] Documentation
- [ ] Test/CI
- [ ] Breaking change
- [ ] Other: <!-- describe -->

## Changelog

- Category: None
- User-facing note: Architecture decision records only — no user-facing
behavior changes. The implementing specification, workflow, and Go
changes land later under ADR 0083's deferral scope and ADR 0085's own
schedule.

Changelog update:

- [ ] `CHANGELOG.md` `[Unreleased]` updated
- [x] Not needed because this change is not user-facing

## Checklist

### General

- [x] PR title follows [Conventional
Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) format: `type(scope):
Summary`
- [x] This PR does not expose backend/internal implementation details in
a public repo.
- [x] No secrets, tokens, keys, or private endpoints are included.
- [x] Changes stay within this repository's intended scope.

### Protocol / Compatibility Impact

- [x] No protocol/spec impact
- [ ] Protocol/spec updated
- [ ] Conformance tests updated
- [ ] Breaking change is versioned and migration notes are included

ADR texts only; no specification files are modified. Each ADR records
which future specification amendments it governs.

## Testing

- [ ] Unit tests added/updated
- [ ] Integration or conformance tests added/updated
- [ ] Tests pass
- [x] Lint and format pass
- [ ] Type check passes
- [x] Manual verification performed

Describe test evidence:

- `prettier --write` on all touched files: clean.
- `markdownlint-cli2 docs/decisions/**/*.md`: 89 files, 0 errors.
- `python3
.agents/skills/adr-relations-check/scripts/check_relations.py`: **86
ADRs, 216 edges — NO PROBLEMS** (forward + reverse relation edges
symmetric, status grammar valid).
- Lefthook pre-commit (prettier, markdownlint) and commit-msg
(dco-signoff) passed on all three commits.

## Documentation

- [x] README updated — `docs/decisions/README.md` and `README.ko.md`
sequence, inventory, and traceability tables (bilingual, same change).
- [x] Spec/docs updated — three new ADRs; reverse relation edges added
to ADR 0016/0017/0027/0067/0082/0083/0084; `docs/decisions/AGENTS.md`
index updated.
- [x] Changelog decision completed above

## Rollout / Risk

- Risk level: Low — documentation-only; no runtime, workflow, or
specification behavior changes.
- Rollback plan: revert the merge commit; ADR 0065's immutability rule
applies after acceptance, so any post-merge decision change would be a
new ADR instead.

## Reviewer Checklist

- [x] Scope is clear and minimal
- [x] Security and boundary checks passed
- [x] Tests and docs are sufficient
- [x] Compatibility impact is correctly handled

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Signed-off-by: Yunseo Kim <git@yunseo.kim>

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Thanks for the contribution! This looks great, lets just add a new test and keep the error as EUSAGE

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…lict

Per review on npm#9882, reuse the existing EUSAGE convention instead of
introducing a dedicated EPROVENANCECONFLICT error code, and align the
message and README wording accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Yunseo Kim <git@yunseo.kim>
Cover both config sources for the provenance-file precedence regression
without duplicating the test body: the CLI config case exercises the
existing path through the config layer, and the publishConfig case
exercises Publish.#getManifest() and its flatten(filteredPublishConfig,
opts) call, which runs before oidc() decides whether to auto-enable
provenance.

The publishConfig case proves the value reaches opts.provenanceFile, the
OIDC token exchange still occurs, automatic generation stays off, and the
supplied bundle is verified and published byte-for-byte with
sigstore.attest() never called.

Signed-off-by: Yunseo Kim <git@yunseo.kim>
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Thanks for the review! Both done:

  • The conflict now throws the existing EUSAGE code instead of a new EPROVENANCECONFLICT (71f3f48), with the README aligned.
  • The regression test is parameterized over both provenance-file sources, CLI config and publishConfig, as suggested (6907480). Both cases pass, each asserting the published sigstore attachment deep-equals the supplied bundle with sigstore.attest() never called.

Full libnpmpublish workspace suite stays at 100% coverage; the CLI publish suite, docs snapshot, and lint are all green.

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Comment thread test/lib/commands/publish.js
The auto-enable path wrote the derived decision to the shared config at
user scope. During npm publish --workspaces the config is reused across
packages, so later workspaces inherited provenance: true; a later
workspace with publishConfig["provenance-file"] then received both
provenance and provenanceFile, tripping the new conflict check with
EUSAGE and making publish success depend on workspace order.

opts.provenance = true is sufficient on its own because the same opts
object is passed through otplease to libnpmpublish. Explicit user
configuration such as --provenance is unaffected.

Refs: npm#9882 (comment)
Signed-off-by: Yunseo Kim <git@yunseo.kim>
Publish two public workspaces in order: one without provenance-file, for
which OIDC automatically enables provenance, followed by one with
publishConfig["provenance-file"]. Assert each publish receives exactly
its own options ({ provenance: true } then { provenance: false,
provenanceFile }) and that the shared config stays at its default, so an
automatically derived package-specific decision cannot leak into
subsequent workspace publishes.

Extends mock-oidc with a times option on the GitHub id-token mock so a
single fixture setup can serve one token request per workspace.

Refs: npm#9882 (comment)
Signed-off-by: Yunseo Kim <git@yunseo.kim>
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Both requests from the second review are addressed:

  • The shared config mutation is removed (b55f4f7); automatic provenance is now scoped to the current publish via opts.provenance = true only.
  • The workspace regression test is added (4610389), including the times option on the GitHub id-token mock. Verified RED on the pre-fix code and GREEN after the fix.

Details in the respective thread replies. The PR body is updated accordingly.

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🎉 Backport to release/v11 created: #9947

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…ance (#9947)

Backport of #9882 to `release/v11`.

Signed-off-by: Yunseo Kim <git@yunseo.kim>
Co-authored-by: Yunseo Kim <dev@yunseo.kim>
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…digest-verified provisioning (#131)

## Summary

Implements ADR 0082/0083/0084 (publish-stage npm CLI pin) and ADR 0085
(build-stage Node.js toolchain pair pin), and completes the in-repo
preparation for the M1 dogfood retry as vers-js v0.1.3.

What changed:

- **Pins (machine-readable, embedded):**
`internal/toolchainpins/publish-npm.json` pins the publish npm CLI to
**11.21.0** (tarball URL + SHA-512 SRI, byte-identical to the packument
`dist.integrity`); `internal/toolchainpins/node-runtime.json` pins the
build toolchain pair to **Node.js 24.21.0 / npm 11.19.0**. Both change
only through the bump pull-request procedures those ADRs define (pin and
digest or pair updated together in one commit, internals/changelog
review, fixtures, full CI gate); a version bump does not require an ADR
amendment.
- **Publish-stage provisioning (ADR 0084):** new
`npm-profile-provision-npm` subcommand downloads only the recorded URL
through the hardened fetcher, verifies the compressed SHA-512 before
creating any directory, extracts with the no-links archive policy,
validates the extracted `package.json` version, and emits a private
launcher named `npm`. Provisioning executes neither node nor npm; every
failure is pre-mutation with registered diagnostics.
- **Pair assertion (ADR 0085):** new `npm-profile-toolchain-assert`
subcommand requires exact `node --version` / `npm --version` equality
with the recorded pair before the first npm invocation (build/sign jobs;
node-only mode in the publish job).
- **Publish pin validation (ADR 0082):** the publish job's npm version
must equal the allowlist pin, replacing the build/publish equality
check; the observed version is recorded as
`diagnostic_metadata.publish_npm_version` on every path reaching
Publish, including same-run convergence.
- **Static contract + drift gate:** `workflow-check` enforces the exact
Node patch, assertion steps, provisioning ordering, and zero ambient npm
in the publish job; new `pin-check` subcommand (wired into `lint.yml`)
fails on drift between the records and the spec tables.
- **Workflow:** all three jobs set up Node.js **24.21.0**; the publish
job provisions the pinned npm 11.21.0 before any npm invocation,
diagnostics included.
- **Fixtures:** PURL compatibility fixtures for npm 11.21.0 and 11.19.0
(scoped + unscoped), cross-checked live against both real CLIs' own
`npm-package-arg.toPurl` provenance-subject code path.
- **Docs:** spec amendments (allowlist + review note, provisioning, pin
validation, auth path finalization per ADR 0083, pair table, `npm
invocation` definition), dogfood runbook retargeted to v0.1.3, README
(English/Korean) publish-stage nuance, CHANGELOG `[Unreleased]` entries,
and the attempt-4 dogfood evidence record with forward metadata
retargeted.

Why: the fourth M1 dogfood published `@windlass/vers-js@0.1.2` with
npm-generated provenance because npm silently discarded the supplied
`--provenance-file` bundle (#97). The upstream fix (npm/cli#9882)
shipped in npm 12.1.0 and 11.20.0; ADR 0083 selects the fixed release as
the initial publish pin, and the operator selected npm 11.21.0, the
latest 11-line release carrying the fix. Pinning both toolchains
converts toolchain drift into reviewed bump events. The pinned 11.21.0
passed the ADR 0082 internals checklist and ADR 0084 registry
cross-checks (recorded in the spec's allowlist review note, including
the documented deviation that npm/cli published no git tag or GitHub
Release for v11.21.0, so the `gitHead` cross-check resolves at the
release-commit level).

How to test: `go test ./...`, `go test -race ./...`, `golangci-lint run
./...`, `actionlint .github/workflows/*.yml`, `pnpm exec prettier
--check .`, `pnpm exec markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md"`, `fixture-check`,
`workflow-check`, `pin-check`, and the gated live evidence
`SLSA_BUILDER_LIVE_TOOLCHAIN=1 go test -run
'TestProvisionNpmLive|TestNPMPURLCLICompatibilityLive'
./internal/npmprofile/ -v`.

## Related Issues

- Related #30
- Related #97

## Change Type

- [ ] Bug fix
- [x] Feature
- [ ] Refactor
- [ ] Documentation
- [ ] Test/CI
- [ ] Breaking change
- [ ] Other: <!-- describe -->

## Changelog

- Category: Added
- User-facing note: the JS/TS npm profile now pins the publish-stage npm
CLI (initially npm 11.21.0, carrying the upstream npm/cli#9882
`--provenance-file` fix) provisioned from a digest-verified registry
tarball, and pins the build-stage Node.js/npm toolchain pair (currently
Node.js 24.21.0 / npm 11.19.0) asserted before first use; publish-side
npm validation compares against the allowlist pin and records
`publish_npm_version` outcome evidence; a `pin-check` CI gate fails on
drift between the machine-readable pin records and the specification
tables.

Changelog update:

- [x] `CHANGELOG.md` `[Unreleased]` updated
- [ ] Not needed because this change is not user-facing

## Checklist

### General

- [x] PR title follows [Conventional
Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) format: `type(scope):
Summary`
- [x] This PR does not expose backend/internal implementation details in
a public repo.
- [x] No secrets, tokens, keys, or private endpoints are included.
- [x] Changes stay within this repository's intended scope.

### CI/Workflow Changes (if applicable)

If this PR modifies GitHub Actions workflows or CI/CD configuration, it
must comply with our [Supply Chain Integrity
requirements](SECURITY.md#supply-chain-integrity):

- [x] All `uses:` references are pinned to full 40-character commit SHAs
(with `# vX.Y.Z` comment)
- [x] `step-security/harden-runner` is included as the first step in
every job
- [x] Job-level `permissions` are used instead of top-level
`permissions`

### Protocol / Compatibility Impact

- [ ] No protocol/spec impact
- [x] Protocol/spec updated
- [x] Conformance tests updated
- [ ] Breaking change is versioned and migration notes are included

If impacted, describe compatibility impact:

The publish-side npm version contract changes from exact equality with
the build-time npm record to allowlist pin validation (ADR 0082); the
diagnostics report schema gains the optional closed
`diagnostic_metadata.publish_npm_version` member following the
`package_manifest` extension precedent; new conformance fixtures cover
the PURL compatibility family for both pinned npm versions. The project
is pre-release and the profile workflow is referenced by SHA, so no
caller observes any change until it re-pins to a SHA carrying this
merge; no versioned migration is required.

## Testing

- [x] Unit tests added/updated
- [x] Integration or conformance tests added/updated
- [x] Tests pass
- [x] Lint and format pass
- [x] Type check passes
- [x] Manual verification performed

Describe test evidence:

- `go test ./...` and `go test -race ./...` green (all 16 packages);
`golangci-lint run ./...` 0 issues; `actionlint` clean; Prettier and
markdownlint clean.
- Executable contract gates green: `fixture-check`, `workflow-check
--profile npm-only`, and the new `pin-check` (repo-state GREEN; a spec
copy with one flipped SRI character fails exit 1 with
`toolchain-pin-drift`).
- Live evidence (gated, non-CI): `TestProvisionNpmLive` downloads the
recorded npm 11.21.0 tarball, verifies its SHA-512 against the pinned
SRI, and reports npm 11.21.0 from the provisioned launcher;
`TestNPMPURLCLICompatibilityLive` exercises both pinned CLIs' own
`npm-package-arg.toPurl` provenance-subject code path for all four
fixtures (4/4 pass).
- TDD throughout: RED outputs captured before every behavior change (pin
validation divergence/mismatch cases, convergence metadata, drift table
mutations, checker contract fixtures).
- Independent review: local cubic review (2 findings triaged as
design-consistent fail-closed tradeoffs) and an adversarial reviewer
pass that cited 4 blockers (setup-node version logging, fixture CLI
evidence, tag-less release cross-check, convergence metadata); all 4
resolved, including two by explicit operator decision recorded in the
spec, and the delta re-review approved.

## Documentation

- [x] README updated
- [x] Spec/docs updated
- [x] Changelog decision completed above

## Rollout / Risk

- Risk level: Medium
- Rollback plan: revert the merge commit. Callers pin the reusable
workflow by SHA, so merging changes no caller behavior until the caller
is re-pinned; the fail-closed post-publish read-back remains the
permanent safety net for anything outside the pinned surface. The
remaining rollout steps are external: bump the vers-js caller pin to a
main SHA carrying this work, then dispatch the v0.1.3 dogfood per
`docs/dogfood/npm-m1-verification-procedure.md` phases 1-6.

## Reviewer Checklist

- [x] Scope is clear and minimal
- [x] Security and boundary checks passed
- [x] Tests and docs are sufficient
- [ ] Compatibility impact is correctly handled



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## Summary by cubic
Pins the publish-stage npm CLI and the build-stage Node.js/npm toolchain
pair with digest-verified provisioning. Previously the publish job used
the npm bundled with Node.js 24 and required the publish npm version to
equal the build-time npm version; the latest dogfood attempt published
npm-generated provenance because npm discarded the supplied
`--provenance-file` bundle. The publish stage now provisions npm
11.21.0, the latest 11-line release carrying the upstream fix, from a
digest-verified registry tarball before any npm invocation.

**Provisioning and assertion**
- New `npm-profile-provision-npm` downloads only the recorded tarball,
verifies the SHA-512 SRI, extracts with the no-links archive policy and
explicitly bounded copies, and emits a private launcher; it never
executes node or npm, and every failure stays pre-mutation.
- The publish execution boundary accepts exactly the provisioned private
launcher layout and rejects every sibling layout.
- New `npm-profile-toolchain-assert` requires exact `node
--version`/`npm --version` equality with the pinned pair (Node.js
24.21.0 / npm 11.19.0) before first npm use; the publish job asserts
node only.
- Publish now validates npm against the allowlist pin instead of
equality with the build record, and records the observed version as
`publish_npm_version` on every path that reaches publish, including
same-run convergence.
- New `pin-check` CI gate fails on drift between the machine-readable
pin records and the spec tables.

**Workflow, fixtures, and rollout**
- All three workflow jobs set up Node.js 24.21.0; the publish job
provisions npm 11.21.0 before any npm invocation including diagnostics,
and ambient npm resolution is gone from the job.
- The static checker rejects skippable assertions, ambient or hardcoded
executable rebinding, spoofed `--npm-executable` arguments, and any
preflight-report path binding other than the uploaded outcome report;
preflight failures persist typed reports to the outcome path.
- Added PURL compatibility fixtures for both pinned npm versions,
cross-checked live against each CLI's own provenance-subject derivation;
diagnostic metadata now rejects null members at any depth.
- Callers pin the workflow by SHA, so no behavior changes until they
re-pin; remaining steps are the vers-js caller pin bump to a main SHA
carrying this work (now verified against the caller's `uses:` reference
via a `?ref=main` fetch) and the v0.1.3 dogfood dispatch.

<sup>Written for commit f69846e.
Summary will update on new commits.</sup>

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[BUG] Trusted publishing auto-provenance silently discards the --provenance-file bundle

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