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stacks-env · Native Stacks · model-invoked

Use when working with environment variables in Stacks - the typed env proxy with auto-coercion, .env file loading, X25519 and AES-256-GCM encryption/decryption of env values, runtime/platform detection, CI provider detection, or the env CLI commands. Covers @stacksjs/env, config/env.ts, and .env files.

Read the skill for the implementation workflow and its current signatures. The Native capabilities catalog maps the package to source and retained evidence; driver limits are explicit.

Inside the skill

  • Key Paths
  • Source Files
  • Typed Environment Proxy
  • StacksEnv Type (100+ typed variables)
  • Adding your own variables
  • Runtime Detection
  • CI Provider Detection
  • Remote integration environments
  • .env File Loading
  • .env Parser
  • Encryption (X25519 + AES-256-GCM)
  • CLI Commands
  • Tenant isolation on a shared box
  • Dashboard environment editor
  • Gotchas

Using it

This skill is model-invoked. Your agent can select it for matching tasks, and you can call it directly.

/stacks-env

Source: stacks-env/SKILL.md.

It ships in @stacksjs/defaults with its supporting files. Run buddy setup:ai to refresh the agent setup. Override it per project with app/Skills/stacks-env/SKILL.md. See Using skills.