fix(ci): add npm auth token and remove self-update step (0.16.2)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: nolrm

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
           npm whoami 2>&1 || echo "Not logged in (expected for OIDC)"
 
       - name: Check version and publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           CURRENT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
           echo "🔍 Checking version: $CURRENT_VERSION"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.16.2] - 2026-04-10
+
+### Fixed
+- **CI: npm auth** — add `NODE_AUTH_TOKEN` to publish step so the registry accepts the `NPM_TOKEN` secret
+
 ## [0.16.1] - 2026-04-09
 
 ### Fixed

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nolrm/contextkit",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "description": "ContextKit - Context Engineering for AI Development. Provide rich context to AI through structured MD files with standards, code guides, and documentation. Works with Cursor, Claude, Aider, VS Code Copilot, and more.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "bin": {