bun-publish

description	Bun publish to npm. Use when the user wants to release to npm, preview with --dry-run, publish a scoped package with --access public, or enable --provenance signing.
args	[--dry-run] [--access <level>] [--provenance]
allowed-tools	Bash, Read
argument-hint	[--dry-run] [--access public]
disable-model-invocation	true
created	"2025-12-21T00:00:00.000Z"
modified	"2026-05-09T00:00:00.000Z"
reviewed	"2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z"
name	bun-publish

/bun:publish

Publish package to npm registry after building with Bun.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use bun-publishing instead when...
Executing a single npm publish action with the right flags	Looking up broader npm publishing workflow guidance and conventions
Previewing a publish with --dry-run before releasing	Configuring publishConfig, scoped-package access, or provenance setup
Releasing a scoped package with --access public	Use bun-build when you need to produce build artifacts before publishing
Enabling supply-chain --provenance signing on a release	Use bun-lockfile-update when bumping dependencies before a release

Parameters

• --dry-run: Preview publish without executing
• --access: Access level (public or restricted)
• --provenance: Enable supply chain provenance signing

Context

Detect package configuration:

cat package.json | jq '{name, version, publishConfig, bin, files, scripts: {prepublishOnly: .scripts.prepublishOnly}}'

Execution

Pre-publish Validation

# Type check
bun run tsc --noEmit 2>&1 | head -20

# Build
bun run build

# Verify tarball contents
npm pack --dry-run

Publish

Dry run (default for first attempt):

npm publish --dry-run {{ "--access " + ACCESS if ACCESS }}

Actual publish:

# Standard package
npm publish {{ "--access " + ACCESS if ACCESS }} {{ "--provenance"  PROVENANCE }}


npm publish --access public {{   PROVENANCE }}