Add go-githubauth to authentication libraries list

[jferrl]

Included go-githubauth, a Go package for GitHub authentication with support for GitHub App and installation tokens, in the authentication and authorization libraries section of the README.

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• Documentation
  • Added a new entry to the Authentication and Authorization section linking to a Go library for GitHub authentication utilities; documentation-only change, no functional or behavioral updates.

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Documentation-only change: README.md updated to add a new entry under the "Authentication and Authorization" section linking to go-githubauth (utilities for GitHub App and installation tokens). No code or API changes.

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Cohort / File(s)	Change Summary
Documentation README.md	Added go-githubauth entry to the Authentication and Authorization section linking to a Go package for generating and using GitHub App and installation tokens.

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Possibly related PRs

• fix table of contents #5753 — Modifies the README's Authentication and Authorization area; touches the same section/anchor.
• add spicedb #5694 — Also edits the same README section and adds authentication-related entries.

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• Anuragkr91

Poem

A nibble of docs, a tidy new line,
My whiskers twitch — a link so fine.
Hop, hop, I add a helpful guide,
Tokens and apps now side by side.
🐇✨

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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README.md (1)

255-255: Tighten the description per Awesome-Go style.

Keep it concise and non-marketing; “Go generics support” is unnecessary here.

- - [go-githubauth](https://github.com/jferrl/go-githubauth) - Go package that provides utilities for GitHub authentication, including generating and using GitHub App tokens and installation tokens with Go generics support.
+ - [go-githubauth](https://github.com/jferrl/go-githubauth) - Utilities for GitHub authentication: generate and use GitHub App and installation tokens.

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