ci: --force on npm self-upgrade to dodge MODULE_NOT_FOUND#4
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PR #3 added `npm install -g npm@latest` but it failed at runtime with MODULE_NOT_FOUND on promise-retry — a well-known npm self-upgrade bootstrap bug where modules unload mid-rebuild. `--force` skips the problematic rebuild step. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Adds
--forceto thenpm install -g npm@lateststep from PR #3.Why
Without
--force, npm tries to rebuild itself mid-install and the rebuild step fails with:```
npm error code MODULE_NOT_FOUND
npm error Cannot find module 'promise-retry'
```
This is a known npm self-upgrade bootstrap regression — the old npm's
node_modulesget partially removed before the new npm is fully installed.--forceskips the problematic rebuild and stages the new npm cleanly.🤖 Generated with Claude Code