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Adds environment variables to an Alpic environment. Runs interactively by default. Variables are marked as secret by default, meaning their values are masked when listed.

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Usage

alpic environment-variable add
Prompts for a key, value, and secret preference interactively.

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Extended Usage

Add a single variable non-interactively: 
alpic environment-variable add --key DATABASE_URL --value postgres://localhost/db
Add a non-secret (visible) variable: 
alpic environment-variable add --key PORT --value 3000 --no-secret
Import all variables from a .env file: 
alpic environment-variable add --env-file .env
Import from a .env file into a specific environment: 
alpic environment-variable add --env-file .env --environment-id <environmentId>

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Options

FlagDescription
--environment-idThe ID of the environment (optional — read from local config if omitted)
--keyThe environment variable key
--valueThe environment variable value
--secretMark as secret (default: true). Use --no-secret to store in plain text
--env-filePath to a .env file to import (mutually exclusive with --key/--value)
--non-interactiveDisable interactive prompts. Requires --key and --value (or --env-file)
When running from a directory linked to an Alpic project (via alpic deploy), --environment-id is optional — the CLI reads it from the local .alpic config file.