[Node.js / Javascript] installing private github or npm packages in a workspace

[hochoy]

Hi there, I'm currently getting a 401 on the workspace when attempting to install private github packages. My github user does have access to these packages, how should I authorize the workspace to leverage my package read permissions?

• I'd like to avoid creating .npmrc files manually on the workspace.
• Would I be able to leverage codespaces or some other automatic authorization to install the private packages onto the workspace?
• currently, I am syncing my github workspace to VSCode, and doing the installs there, but it (expectedly) doesn't sync the installations back to workspace.

npm error code E401
npm error 401 Unauthorized - GET https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@example/mock-example - authentication token not provided