Use of NPM in Visual Builder Studio for browser JavaScript modules

Summary:

Visual Builder Studio has NPM support, apparently support for a local repository, and even a shared share private NPM repository for private modules that might be published within a company. The NPM tab of the VBS prompts for OCI credentials, but my understanding is to support the shared private NPM repository. The documentation seems to confirm that you can choose to use just the VBS project repository and the global NPM repository if you don't need a private repository.

Content (required):

I have a three-part question:

a) does the project NPM repository support installing NPM modules for browser javascript (no Node)