Thanks for the additional feedback @ben_0435
Mostly for my notes, in the five months since @Jonathan-Engstrom shared Microsoft's initial efforts at supporting a WinGet private repository (i,e. winget-cli-restsource), it looks like they've already abandoned their efforts.
Last code commit June 26, 2025
Last closed issue July 4, 2025
So at this point, my assessment remans the same: WinGet is basically just the Windows Store, except you it run from the Commandline and has a ton of shady, unvetted packages from internet randos
I feel someone should totally Polymarket whether Microsoft will finish WinGet --or-- just create yet another package manager that's somehow more BingAI friendly.
I'm looking for a solution to titrate that scary giant community repo so it can be managed better... I want upstream.. but only select things. I want to publish apps as necessary for the public/private feed.
I believe that solution is called "Chocolatey"