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@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ A collection of reusable GitHub Actions and Workflows for Shopware extensions an
 |--------|-------------|------|
 | [setup-extension](setup-extension/) | Checkouts Shopware and extension, installs dependencies | [README](setup-extension/README.md) |
 | [shopware-version](shopware-version/) | Gets the Shopware version that matches the current branch | [README](shopware-version/README.md) |
+| [npm-ci-retry](npm-ci-retry/) | Runs npm install commands with retry handling | [README](npm-ci-retry/README.md) |
 | [versions](versions/) | Gets version information for current and LTS major versions | [README](versions/README.md) |
 
 ### Workflow Orchestration
diff --git a/npm-ci-retry/README.md b/npm-ci-retry/README.md
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+# npm ci retry
+
+Runs `npm ci` or another install command with three attempts and npm retry settings.
+
+## Usage
+
+```yaml
+- uses: shopware/github-actions/npm-ci-retry@main
+  with:
+    working-directory: path/to/package
+    command: npm ci
+```
diff --git a/npm-ci-retry/action.yml b/npm-ci-retry/action.yml
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+name: "npm ci with retry"
+description: >-
+  Runs `npm ci` (or an equivalent install command) with retries and offline
+  preference so transient registry resets (ECONNRESET) don't fail the job.
+  Cache `~/.npm` in a preceding step to make the retries reuse tarballs offline.
+
+inputs:
+  working-directory:
+    description: "Directory to run the install in."
+    required: false
+    default: "."
+  command:
+    description: "Install command to run (e.g. `npm ci` or `composer run npm:storefront ci`)."
+    required: false
+    default: "npm ci"
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - shell: bash
+      working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
+      env:
+        npm_config_fetch_retries: "5"
+        npm_config_fetch_retry_mintimeout: "20000"
+        npm_config_fetch_retry_maxtimeout: "120000"
+        npm_config_prefer_offline: "true"
+      run: |
+        for attempt in 1 2 3; do
+          if ${{ inputs.command }}; then
+            break
+          fi
+          if [ "${attempt}" -eq 3 ]; then
+            echo "::error::'${{ inputs.command }}' failed after ${attempt} attempts"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "::warning::'${{ inputs.command }}' failed (attempt ${attempt}/3); retrying in $((attempt * 15))s"
+          sleep "$((attempt * 15))"
+        done