How do I access a private github repo when deploying

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I’m trying to use a private github repo as a dependency in my package.json. I don’t want my access token saved in the package.json so I want to use an environment variable like is briefly mentioned here Repository permissions and linking | Netlify Docs

I’ve set up a github personal access token with read access as described here [Support Guide] How do I access private repositories in the build environment?

and I’ve added it to my Build & Deploy Environment variables but I can’t seem to get it to access the env var in the package.json. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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hi there, welcome. hmm, do you have a build error or something else that you can show us? what happens when you try and access the env?