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func GlobalNPM ¶

func GlobalNPM(ctx context.Context, packageSpec string) (string, error)

GlobalNPM installs packageSpec into npm's global prefix and returns the verified command path. The caller must obtain explicit user authorization before calling it: this function executes npm and may access the registry and mutate files outside GitContribute's application directories.

A successful npm exit is not sufficient. GlobalNPM resolves npm's actual prefix and verifies the platform-specific command shim so MCP registration never records an assumed or missing path. It does not modify shell startup files or the parent process's PATH.