🔍 Your .env file shouldn’t be a mystery box.

Suhel — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:48:58 +0000

Over time, every project ends up with a cluttered, outdated, and hard-to-audit .env file.

That’s where envlens comes in.

✅ What is envlens?
envlens is a lightweight tool that scans your project and identifies:-

✅ Which environment variables are actually used in your code

⚠️ Which variables in your .env file are unused or orphaned

📦 Optional: Checks .env.example and reports missing or extra keys

🧠 Bonus: Works with most JS/TS backends (Node.js, Next.js, etc.)

💡 Why is this helpful?
🧹 Clean up unused variables before deploying to production

🔐 Avoid leaking secrets you’re not even using

🤖 Automate env audits in CI/CD pipelines

📚 Keep .env.example in sync with actual usage

🛠 Perfect for teams, open source, and large monorepos

⚙️ How it works (1-min setup)
Install it:

npm install envlens

Run it:

npx envlens

And it’ll output which variables are:
Used ✅

Unused ⚠️

Missing 🔴

🧪 Currently in Beta
I just released envlens as a public beta, and I’d love your feedback. Try it in your real-world project, and let me know:

🔗 Get Started
📦 NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/envlens
🗨️ DM me or open issues — I’m actively improving it!

🙌 If your .env has ever stressed you out, envlens is for you.

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