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Env Setup Wizard Skill for Claude

Set up environment variables, .env files, and configuration management. Use when configuring environment variables, creating .env files, or managing app configuration.

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository
npx skills add https://github.com/OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill env-setup-wizard

The instruction itself

9 sections, as written by the author

Environment Setup Wizard

Instructions

When setting up environment configuration:

  • Identify required variables for the project
  • Create .env structure with proper organization
  • Set up type-safe access to env vars
  • Add validation on startup
  • Document all variables

File Structure

project/
├── .env                  # Local development (git-ignored)
├── .env.example          # Template (committed to git)
├── .env.local            # Local overrides (git-ignored)
├── .env.development      # Development defaults
├── .env.production       # Production defaults
└── src/
    └── lib/
        └── env.ts        # Type-safe env access

.env.example Template

# ===================
# Application
# ===================
NODE_ENV=development
APP_URL=http://localhost:3000
PORT=3000

# ===================
# Database
# ===================
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/dbname

# ===================
# Authentication
# ===================
# Generate with: openssl rand -base64 32
JWT_SECRET=
NEXTAUTH_SECRET=
NEXTAUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000

# ===================
# Third-party APIs
# ===================
# Get from: https://stripe.com/dashboard
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=
STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=

# Get from: https://resend.com
RESEND_API_KEY=

# ===================
# Storage
# ===================
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
AWS_REGION=us-east-1
S3_BUCKET_NAME=

Type-Safe Environment (Zod)

// src/lib/env.ts
import { z } from 'zod';

const envSchema = z.object({
  // App
  NODE_ENV: z.enum(['development', 'production', 'test']).default('development'),
  APP_URL: z.string().url(),
  PORT: z.coerce.number().default(3000),

  // Database
  DATABASE_URL: z.string().min(1),

  // Auth
  JWT_SECRET: z.string().min(32),
  NEXTAUTH_SECRET: z.string().min(32),
  NEXTAUTH_URL: z.string().url(),

  // APIs (optional in dev)
  STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: z.string().optional(),
  RESEND_API_KEY: z.string().optional(),
});

// Validate on import
const parsed = envSchema.safeParse(process.env);

if (!parsed.success) {
  console.error('Invalid environment variables:');
  console.error(parsed.error.flatten().fieldErrors);
  process.exit(1);
}

export const env = parsed.data;

// Type export for use elsewhere
export type Env = z.infer<typeof envSchema>;

Next.js Specific

// src/lib/env.ts for Next.js
import { z } from 'zod';

// Server-side variables
const serverSchema = z.object({
  DATABASE_URL: z.string(),
  JWT_SECRET: z.string(),
});

// Client-side variables (must start with NEXT_PUBLIC_)
const clientSchema = z.object({
  NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL: z.string().url(),
  NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_KEY: z.string(),
});

export const serverEnv = serverSchema.parse(process.env);
export const clientEnv = clientSchema.parse({
  NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL,
  NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_KEY: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_KEY,
});
// src/env.mjs
import { createEnv } from "@t3-oss/env-nextjs";
import { z } from "zod";

export const env = createEnv({
  server: {
    DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
    NODE_ENV: z.enum(["development", "test", "production"]),
  },
  client: {
    NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL: z.string().url(),
  },
  runtimeEnv: {
    DATABASE_URL: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
    NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
    NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL,
  },
});

.gitignore

# Environment files
.env
.env.local
.env.*.local

# Keep example
!.env.example

Security Best Practices

  • Never commit secrets to git
  • Use different values per environment
  • Rotate secrets regularly
  • Use secret managers in production (Vault, AWS Secrets Manager)
  • Validate on startup to fail fast
  • Prefix client vars (NEXT_PUBLIC_, VITE_, REACT_APP_)

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How to use it

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