# X_TRUST_ENVIRONMENT_EMPTY

## Means

`--environment` was given as an empty string

## Typical cause

an empty value attaches a publisher npm honours from **any** environment, which disables the required reviewer and the `v*` tag rule the `npm-publish` environment carries — and because the check compared `''` to `''`, the same argument that turned the gate off also made it report configured

## Fix

`bun run scripts/trust-publishers.ts --environment npm-publish`

[CLI and verify](/error-codes#cli-and-verify)