Modernize npm Publishing & Auth

Prerequisites

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Describe the issue

The npm publishing workflow needs to be updated to comply with the 2025/2026 security standards. Classic long-lived tokens are deprecated or revoked.

To-Do List [ ] Audit Tokens: Run npm token list to identify and remove any revoked "Classic" tokens.

[ ] Migrate to Granular Tokens: Replace existing CI/CD secrets with Granular Access Tokens (maximum 90-day life) or, ideally, OIDC (Trusted Publishing) for GitHub Actions.

Reduced test cases

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What operating system(s) are you seeing the problem on?

Windows

What browser(s) are you seeing the problem on?

Development Environment

What version of HTML% Boilerplate are you using?

v9.0.0