[BUG] staged publish help is truncated

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

This is not just a request to bump a dependency for a CVE

• This is not solely a request to bump a dependency for a CVE

Current Behavior

$ npm stage publish --help
Stage a package for publishing, deferring proof-of-presence (2FA) to a later point in time

Usage:
npm stage publish <package-spec>

Options:
[--tag <tag>] [--access <restricted|public|private>] [--dry-run] [--otp <otp>]
[-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
[--workspaces] [--include-workspace-root] [--provenance|--provenance-file <file>]

  --tag
    If you ask npm to install a package and don't tell it a specific version,

  --access
    If you do not want your scoped package to be publicly viewable (and

  --dry-run
    Indicates that you don't want npm to make any changes and that it should

  --otp
    This is a one-time password from a two-factor authenticator.  It's needed

  -w|--workspace
    Enable running a command in the context of the configured workspaces of the

  --workspaces
    Set to true to run the command in the context of **all** configured

  --include-workspace-root
    Include the workspace root when workspaces are enabled for a command.

  --provenance
    When publishing from a supported cloud CI/CD system, the package will be

Expected Behavior

Help text is shown in its entirety.

Steps To Reproduce

run npm stage publish --help

Environment

• npm: 11.16.0
• Node.js: 26.3.0
• OS Name: Mac
• System Model Name: MBP
• npm config:

; "user" config from /Users/ljharb/.npmrc

//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken = (protected)
allow-scripts = false
init-license = "MIT"
init-type = ""
init-version = "0.0.0"

; "project" config from $HOME/git/tape-testing/tape.git/.npmrc

allow-same-version = true
message = "v%s"
package-lock = false

; node bin location = $HOME/.nvm/versions/node/v26.3.0/bin/node
; node version = v26.3.0
; npm local prefix = $HOME/git/tape-testing/tape.git
; npm version = 11.16.0
; cwd = $HOME/git/tape-testing/tape.git
; HOME = $HOME
; Run `npm config ls -l` to show all defaults.

; "publishConfig" from /Users/ljharb/git/tape-testing/tape.git/package.json
; This set of config values will be used at publish-time.

ignore = [".github/workflows","types"]

Start by running npm stage publish --help and trace the CLI help-generation entry point for the stage publish command. Compare the output with the command's complete option descriptions; done means the help text is shown in its entirety.