feat(release): allow download without authentication

BagToad · Copilot · BagToad · commit f0a128ad1c33 · 2026-06-26T15:00:18.000-06:00
Downloading assets from a public repository's release works unauthenticated
over REST, so drop the login gate. A token is still used when present.

Co-authored-by: Copilot &lt;223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/release/download/download.go b/pkg/cmd/release/download/download.go
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ func NewCmdDownload(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*DownloadOptions) error) *cobr
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.OverwriteExisting, "clobber", false, "Overwrite existing files of the same name")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.SkipExisting, "skip-existing", false, "Skip downloading when files of the same name exist")
 
+	cmdutil.DisableAuthCheck(cmd)
+
 	return cmd
 }
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ func NewCmdDownload(f cmdutil.Factory, runF func(DownloadOptions) error) *cobr`
`111`	`111`	`cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.OverwriteExisting, "clobber", false, "Overwrite existing files of the same name")`
`112`	`112`	`cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&opts.SkipExisting, "skip-existing", false, "Skip downloading when files of the same name exist")`
`113`	`113`
	`114`	`+ cmdutil.DisableAuthCheck(cmd)`
	`115`	`+`
`114`	`116`	`return cmd`
`115`	`117`	`}`
`116`	`118`