Secure permission layer between AI agents and your .env files
Secure permission layer between AI agents and your .env files. Exposed over MCP by the envibe mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
Add to claude_desktop_config.json: - macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
This is the MCP server component of envibe. It gives AI coding assistants controlled access to your environment variables with 5 access levels:
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
env_list — List visible variables with access levelsenv_get — Get a variable's value (respects permissions)env_set — Set a variable (only full access)env_describe — Get detailed info including format and exampleenv_check_required — Check which required variables are missingInstallation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at envibe-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Envibe's toolset — env_list, env_get, env_set and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by dominic-righthere; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Envibe's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| env_list | List visible variables with access levels |
| env_get | Get a variable's value (respects permissions) |
| env_set | Set a variable (only full access) |
| env_describe | Get detailed info including format and example |
| env_check_required | Check which required variables are missing |
{
"mcpServers": {
"envibe": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["envibe-mcp"]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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