Config File Reference

The .envguardrc.yaml file stores default options for EnvGuard.

File Names

EnvGuard searches for (in order):

1. .envguardrc.yaml
2. .envguardrc.yml
3. .envguardrc.json

Options

# Path to schema file
schema: envguard.yaml

# Environment files to validate (merged right-to-left)
env:
  - .env
  - .env.local

# Output format
format: text

# Strict mode
strict: false

# Environment name
envName: ""

# Scan for secrets
scanSecrets: false

# Enable watch mode
watch: false

# Monorepo packages
packages:
  - apps/web
  - apps/api

# Minimum severity
severity: critical

Environment Variable Overrides

Any config option can be overridden via environment variables:

Variable	Type	Description
ENVGUARD_SCHEMA	string	Schema file path
ENVGUARD_FORMAT	string	Output format
ENVGUARD_STRICT	bool	Strict mode
ENVGUARD_SCAN_SECRETS	bool	Secret scanning
ENVGUARD_ENV_NAME	string	Environment name
ENVGUARD_WATCH	bool	Watch mode

ENVGUARD_SCHEMA=config/envguard.yaml envguard validate
ENVGUARD_FORMAT=json envguard validate
ENVGUARD_STRICT=true envguard validate

JSON Format

{
  "schema": "envguard.yaml",
  "env": [".env"],
  "format": "json",
  "strict": true
}