# chainctl auth configure-npm

URL: https://edu.chainguard.dev/chainguard/chainctl/chainctl-docs/chainctl_auth_configure-npm.md
Last Modified: April 28, 2026
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 chainctl auth configure-npm Configure npm credentials for Chainguard Libraries for JavaScript
Synopsis Configure npm to use Chainguard Libraries for JavaScript.
By default, this command authenticates using your current Chainguard session and writes a project-level .npmrc file with a bearer token.
With the –pull-token flag, it creates a longer-lived pull token that can be used in environments that don’t support OIDC (CI systems, build servers, etc.) and writes a project-level .npmrc with basic auth credentials.
chainctl auth configure-npm [flags] Examples # Configure npm using your current Chainguard session. chainctl auth configure-npm # Configure npm with a long-lived pull token. chainctl auth configure-npm --pull-token # Configure npm with a pull token for a specific organization. chainctl auth configure-npm --pull-token --parent=my-org # Configure npm with a pull token that lasts for 24 hours. chainctl auth configure-npm --pull-token --ttl=24h Options --headless Skip browser authentication and use device flow. --identity string The unique ID of the identity to assume when logging in. --identity-provider string The unique ID of the customer managed identity provider to authenticate with --identity-token string Use an explicit passed identity token or token path. --name string Optional name for the pull token. (default "pull-token") --org-name string Organization to use for authentication. If configured the organization's custom identity provider will be used --parent string The IAM organization or folder with which the pull-token identity is associated. --pull-token Whether to create a pull token for npm authentication. --social-login string Which of the default identity providers to use for authentication. Must be one of: email, google, github, gitlab --ttl ns Time To Live for the validity of the pull token. Valid unit strings range from nanoseconds to hours and are ns, `us`, `ms`, `s`, `m`, and `h`. Maximum value is 8760h or one year. (default 720h0m0s) Options inherited from parent commands --api string The url of the Chainguard platform API. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --audience string The Chainguard token audience to request. (default "https://console-api.enforce.dev") --config string A specific chainctl config file. Uses CHAINCTL_CONFIG environment variable if a file is not passed explicitly. --console string The url of the Chainguard platform Console. (default "https://console.chainguard.dev") --force-color Force color output even when stdout is not a TTY. -h, --help Help for chainctl --issuer string The url of the Chainguard STS endpoint. (default "https://issuer.enforce.dev") --log-level string Set the log level (debug, info) (default "ERROR") -o, --output string Output format. One of: [csv, env, go-template, id, json, markdown, none, table, terse, tree, wide] -v, --v int Set the log verbosity level. SEE ALSO chainctl auth	- Auth related commands for the Chainguard platform.