Fix publish workflow auth by supporting VSCE_PAT with backward-compatible fallback#587
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Fix publish workflow auth by supporting VSCE_PAT with backward-compatible fallback#587
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[WIP] Fix the failing GitHub Actions workflow publish
Fix publish workflow auth by supporting VSCE_PAT with backward-compatible fallback
Apr 17, 2026
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Release and publish extensionstarted failing at the Marketplace publish step with401 Unauthorized. The failure was caused by strict dependency on a single secret name for the VS Marketplace PAT.Root cause
secrets.PUBLISHER_KEYforHaaLeo/publish-vscode-extension.VSCE_PAT(common naming), the action receives no valid token and returns 401.Workflow change
.github/workflows/publish.ymlto preferVSCE_PATand fall back toPUBLISHER_KEY.Resulting behavior