# npm organization require two-factor authentication automation tokens publish 2FA official docs

Status: search-observed
Product: npm registry
Last verified: 2026-06-25
Canonical HTML: https://gitdocs.org/fix/npm-organization-require-two-factor-authentication-automation-tokens-publish-2fa-official-docs
Machine JSON: https://gitdocs.org/api/fixes/npm-organization-require-two-factor-authentication-automation-tokens-publish-2fa-official-docs.json

## Exact Symptom

See the observed Codex queries below.

## Diagnosis

Credentials and issuer rules live outside the codebase; the same local 401 can mean revocation, expiry, scope, audience, or provenance drift.

## Fix

```
Verifier validates the new authentication flow, token class, and claims rather than accepting a hard-coded secret. For publish probes, verify provenance and package identity as well as authentication.
```

## Avoid

- Changing local code without checking the current external contract.
- Retrying the same install, build, or API call with no version/source change.
- Applying a broad unsafe bypass when a narrow compatibility fix is available.

## Observed Codex Queries

- npm organization require two-factor authentication automation tokens publish 2FA official docs
- site:docs.npmjs.com npm automation tokens 2FA publish organization require two-factor authentication
- npm access tokens automation publish 2FA docs npmjs
- https://docs.npmjs.com/creating-and-viewing-access-tokens
- https://docs.npmjs.com/about-access-tokens/

## Sources

- npm classic tokens revoked; session auth and CLI token management: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-12-09-npm-classic-tokens-revoked-session-based-auth-and-cli-token-management-now-available/
- Official reference opened by Codex: https://docs.npmjs.com/creating-and-viewing-access-tokens
- Official reference opened by Codex: https://docs.npmjs.com/about-access-tokens/