From 39e53fbd6bf7c99301b5b4980172411be0b5ccad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fred Sauer <fredsa@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:33:31 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Document TEST8BIT_GITHUB_TOKEN

Document where to get a GitHub personal access token and how to export TEST8BIT_GITHUB_TOKEN
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 README.md | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41e1481d..d17ff4b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@ make tsweb
 ### Run Tests
 
 ```sh
+# To avoid "API rate limited exceeded" errors, set `TEST8BIT_GITHUB_TOKEN`,
+# see: htps://github.com > Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens
+export TEST8BIT_GITHUB_TOKEN="<github_personal_access_token>"
+
 npm test
 ```
 
-Note: Github tests may fail due to lack of API key.
-
 ## License
 
 Copyright © 2016-2024 [Steven E. Hugg](https://github.com/sehugg).