diff --git a/bin/get-graphql-schemas.js b/bin/get-graphql-schemas.js
index 64aadd00a66..3cb493a992e 100755
--- a/bin/get-graphql-schemas.js
+++ b/bin/get-graphql-schemas.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async function fetchFileForSchema(schema, octokit) {
           path: schema.pathToFile,
           ref: branch,
         })
-        console.log(`LFS download via ${download_url}...`)
+        console.log('Downloading LFS schema content...')
         content = await fetch(download_url).then(res => {
           if (!res.ok) {
             const error = new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}: ${res.statusText}`)
diff --git a/bin/github-utils.js b/bin/github-utils.js
index ba3f89c1064..622ed6408af 100755
--- a/bin/github-utils.js
+++ b/bin/github-utils.js
@@ -4,45 +4,58 @@ import {runCommand} from './run-command.js'
 import {createPullRequest} from 'octokit-plugin-create-pull-request'
 
 /**
+ * @param {typeof runCommand} executeCommand
  * @returns {Promise<string>}
  */
-async function getGithubPasswordFromDev() {
+async function getGithubTokenFromDev(executeCommand) {
   try {
     // Uses token from `dev`
-    return (await runCommand('/opt/dev/bin/dev', ['github', 'print-auth', '--password'])).trim()
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.warn(`Soft-error fetching password from dev: ${error.message}. Try running \`dev github print-auth\` manually.`)
-    process.exit(0)
+    const token = (
+      await executeCommand('/opt/dev/bin/dev', ['github', 'print-auth', '--password'], {printOutput: false})
+    ).trim()
+    if (!token) throw new Error('The GitHub token returned by dev is empty.')
+    return token
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error('Failed to fetch a GitHub token from dev. Try running `dev github auth`.')
   }
 }
 
 /**
  * @param {string} owner
- * @param {function(import('@octokit/rest').Octokit): Promise<boolean>} func
- * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+ * @param {{environment?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, executeCommand?: typeof runCommand, log?: (message: string) => void}} [options]
+ * @returns {Promise<string>}
  */
-export async function withOctokit(owner, func) {
-  let password = undefined
-
+export async function getGithubToken(
+  owner,
+  {environment = process.env, executeCommand = runCommand, log = console.log} = {},
+) {
   const tokenEnvSources = [
     `GITHUB_TOKEN_${owner.toUpperCase()}`,
     `GH_TOKEN_${owner.toUpperCase()}`,
     'GITHUB_TOKEN',
     'GH_TOKEN',
   ]
-  let tokenFromEnv = undefined
+
   for (const source of tokenEnvSources) {
-    if (process.env[source]) {
-      tokenFromEnv = process.env[source]
-      console.log(`Using token from ${source}: ${tokenFromEnv}`)
-      break
+    const token = environment[source]
+    if (token) {
+      log(`Using GitHub token from ${source}`)
+      return token
     }
   }
-  if (!tokenFromEnv) {
-    password = await getGithubPasswordFromDev()
-    console.log(`Using password from dev: ${password}`)
-  }
-  const authToken = password || tokenFromEnv
+
+  const token = await getGithubTokenFromDev(executeCommand)
+  log('Using GitHub token from dev')
+  return token
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} owner
+ * @param {function(import('@octokit/rest').Octokit): Promise<boolean>} func
+ * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
+ */
+export async function withOctokit(owner, func) {
+  const authToken = await getGithubToken(owner)
 
   const OctokitWithPlugin = Octokit.plugin(createPullRequest)
   const octokit = new OctokitWithPlugin({
diff --git a/bin/github-utils.test.js b/bin/github-utils.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..acb085dc3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/github-utils.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import {test} from 'node:test'
+
+import {getGithubToken} from './github-utils.js'
+
+test('does not print a GitHub token sourced from the environment', async () => {
+  const token = 'environment-secret'
+  const logs = []
+
+  const result = await getGithubToken('shop', {
+    environment: {GITHUB_TOKEN_SHOP: token},
+    log: (message) => logs.push(message),
+  })
+
+  assert.equal(result, token)
+  assert.deepEqual(logs, ['Using GitHub token from GITHUB_TOKEN_SHOP'])
+  assert.equal(logs.join(' ').includes(token), false)
+})
+
+test('captures a GitHub token from dev without printing it', async () => {
+  const token = 'dev-secret'
+  const logs = []
+  const receivedCommands = []
+
+  const result = await getGithubToken('shop', {
+    environment: {},
+    executeCommand: (...command) => {
+      receivedCommands.push(command)
+      return Promise.resolve(`${token}\n`)
+    },
+    log: (message) => logs.push(message),
+  })
+
+  assert.equal(result, token)
+  assert.deepEqual(receivedCommands, [
+    ['/opt/dev/bin/dev', ['github', 'print-auth', '--password'], {printOutput: false}],
+  ])
+  assert.deepEqual(logs, ['Using GitHub token from dev'])
+  assert.equal(logs.join(' ').includes(token), false)
+})
+
+test('fails when dev cannot provide a GitHub token', async () => {
+  await assert.rejects(
+    getGithubToken('shop', {
+      environment: {},
+      executeCommand: () => Promise.reject(new Error('Authentication failed')),
+    }),
+    new Error('Failed to fetch a GitHub token from dev. Try running `dev github auth`.'),
+  )
+})
diff --git a/bin/run-command.js b/bin/run-command.js
index 10b1d09a292..8099aea358f 100644
--- a/bin/run-command.js
+++ b/bin/run-command.js
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import {spawn} from 'child_process'
 /**
  * @param {string} command
  * @param {string[]} args
+ * @param {{printOutput?: boolean}} [options]
  * @returns {Promise<string>}
  */
-export function runCommand(command, args) {
+export function runCommand(command, args, {printOutput = true} = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const child = spawn(command, args, {stdio: ['inherit', 'pipe', 'pipe']})
 
@@ -13,12 +14,12 @@ export function runCommand(command, args) {
     let errorOutput = ''
 
     child.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
-      console.log(data.toString())
+      if (printOutput) console.log(data.toString())
       output += data.toString()
     })
 
     child.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
-      console.log(data.toString())
+      if (printOutput) console.log(data.toString())
       errorOutput += data.toString()
     })
 
diff --git a/bin/run-command.test.js b/bin/run-command.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..039cc898aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/run-command.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import {test} from 'node:test'
+
+import {runCommand} from './run-command.js'
+
+test('captures command output without printing it when requested', async (context) => {
+  const sensitiveOutput = 'sensitive command output'
+  const consoleLog = context.mock.method(console, 'log', () => {})
+
+  const output = await runCommand(process.execPath, ['-e', `process.stdout.write('${sensitiveOutput}')`], {
+    printOutput: false,
+  })
+
+  assert.equal(output, sensitiveOutput)
+  assert.equal(consoleLog.mock.callCount(), 0)
+})