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render-env-vars

Skill

Configures environment variables, secrets, and env groups on Render. Use when the user needs to set env vars, wire secrets between services, create env groups, use generateValue, set sync: false, or troubleshoot missing or incorrect environment variable values in Blueprints or the Dashboard.

Install

git clone https://github.com/render-oss/render-plugin-claude-code.git ~/.claude/skills/render-env-vars

What is render-env-vars?

Configures environment variables, secrets, and env groups on Render. Use when the user needs to set env vars, wire secrets between services, create env groups, use generateValue, set sync: false, or troubleshoot missing or incorrect environment variable values in Blueprints or the Dashboard.

What this can do

Capabilities declared in this component's own frontmatter — not inferred.

Inherit all session tools

Declares no tool restrictions — inherits every session tool

~73 tokens of context used while enabled, before you invoke anything

Documentation

README · ~5 min read

Environment Variables on Render

Render exposes configuration to services as environment variables. Values are always strings at the platform layer—applications must parse numbers, booleans, and structured data explicitly.

There are three primary ways to set variables:

  1. Render Dashboard — per-service UI, bulk import from .env, save/redeploy options
  2. BlueprintenvVars (and related keys) in render.yaml
  3. MCP / API — e.g. update_environment_variables on a service

Deep wiring patterns, full platform variable tables, and language-specific notes live under references/.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when users want to:

  • Add, change, or remove environment variables or secrets

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