# GitHub Actions for Yarn > Look https://github.com/actions/npm for more details. This Action for [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) enables arbitrary actions with the `yarn` command-line client, including testing packages and publishing to a registry. ## Usage An example workflow how to install packages via Yarn (using repository syntax): ```yml name: CI on: [push] jobs: build: name: Test runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v1 - uses: borales/actions-yarn@2.0.0 with: cmd: install ``` ### Secrets * `NPM_AUTH_TOKEN` - **Optional**. The token to use for authentication with the npm registry. Required for `yarn publish` ([more info](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/working_with_tokens)) ### Environment variables * `NPM_REGISTRY_URL` - **Optional**. To specify a registry to authenticate with. Defaults to `registry.npmjs.org` * `NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG` - **Optional**. To specify a non-default per-user configuration file. Defaults to `$HOME/.npmrc` ([more info](https://docs.npmjs.com/misc/config#npmrc-files)) #### Example To authenticate with, and publish to, a registry other than `registry.npmjs.org`: ```hcl action "Publish" { uses = "Borales/actions-yarn@master" args = "publish --access public" env = { NPM_REGISTRY_URL = "someOtherRegistry.someDomain.net" } secrets = ["NPM_AUTH_TOKEN"] } ```