From 0e5da11e273d0480c136f029d2b977827fffd2d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: httphypixelnet <intenstudios369@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:01:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix ci

---
 .github/workflows/publish.yml | 9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f4f4dfc..9eb1130 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -11,21 +11,20 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   auto-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
       - uses: pnpm/setup@v1
         with:
-          runtime: "bun@1.3.14"
+          runtime: "bun@1.4"
           install: false
 
       - name: Install development dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
-      - name: SymLink bun
-        run: if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then ln -s "$(command -v bun)" /usr/local/bin/node; fi
       - name: Check for new version and commit it to metafile
         run: echo "VERSION=$(bun src/bump.ts)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: |
           if [ -z "${{ env.VERSION }}" ]; then
@@ -35,6 +34,6 @@ jobs:
             git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
             git add meta.json
             git commit -am "Bump: ${{ env.VERSION }}"
-            pnpm publish --access public --provenance --no-git-checks --dry
+            pnpm publish --access public --provenance --no-git-checks
           fi
 

From 7c85a609bcc6ada30deb9dc2bd1c10447972e8cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: httphypixelnet <intenstudios369@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:37:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add VALE_BIN environment override

---
 README.md   |  8 ++++++++
 src/vale.ts | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2667902..2a885f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,3 +17,11 @@ npx vale
 ## Why
 
 Because the ones who know, know.
+
+## Advanced
+
+If you need to use a different binary than the pre-installed one (ie: the package doesn't support your system), you can specify a custom one like so:
+
+```bash
+VALE_BIN="/path/to/vale" npx vale
+```
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diff --git a/src/vale.ts b/src/vale.ts
index 4ae7ef2..6eb1bab 100644
--- a/src/vale.ts
+++ b/src/vale.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,42 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { outputBin } from "./shared";
 import { existsSync } from "fs-extra";
-if (existsSync(outputBin)) {
-  const result = spawnSync(outputBin, process.argv.slice(2), {
-    stdio: "inherit",
-  });
-  if (result.signal) {
-    console.error(`Process failed with signal: ${result.signal}`);
+import { outputBin } from "./shared";
+
+function resolveBin(): string {
+  const { VALE_BIN } = process.env;
+
+  if (VALE_BIN) {
+    if (existsSync(VALE_BIN)) {
+      return VALE_BIN;
+    }
+    console.error(
+      `VALE_BIN variable was specified but the path could not be found. Tried binary: ${VALE_BIN}`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1)
   }
-  if (result.error) {
-    console.error(`Failed to run Vale, process exited with error: ${result.error.message}`)
+
+  if (!existsSync(outputBin)) {
+    console.error("Missing Vale binary. Did you run the postinstall?");
+    process.exit(1);
   }
-  process.exit(result.status ?? 1);
+
+  return outputBin;
+}
+
+const bin = resolveBin();
+
+const result = spawnSync(bin, process.argv.slice(2), {
+  stdio: "inherit",
+});
+
+if (result.signal) {
+  console.error(`Process failed with signal: ${result.signal}`);
+}
+if (result.error) {
+  console.error(
+    `Failed to run Vale, process exited with error: ${result.error.message}`,
+  );
 }
-console.error("Missing Vale binary. Did you run the postinstall?");
-process.exit(1);
+
+process.exit(result.status ?? 1);
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