environment-variables skillA
environment-variables is agent-read markdown (skill) from jnpiyush/agentx: Author Microsoft Power Platform environment variables and connection references inside an unpacked solution so an agent can parameterize apps, flows, and plugins across dev/test/prod without hardcoding -- definitions, current values, data types (string/number/JSON/secret/Data Source), and Key Vault-backed secrets. Covers the ALM mechanism that makes a solution portable..
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What the file says
# Environment Variables & Connection References
> Purpose: emit environment variables + connection references so one solution moves cleanly across dev/test/prod -- the ALM parameterization layer. No environment-specific value should be hardcoded in an app or flow.
## When to Use
- Any value that differs per environment: API base URLs, IDs, feature flags, secrets
- Decoupling flows from specific connections so importers bind their own
- Reviewing a solution for hardcoded environment-specific values before export
## Environment Variables
Two parts: a **definition** (schema name, display name, type, default) and an optional **current value** (this environment's value). Ship the definition + a default in the solution; let each environment override the current value.
```
src/
environmentvariabledefinitions/<prefix>_<name>/
environmentvariabledefinition.xml # type, default value, schema name
environmentvariablevalues/... # current value (often NOT shipped to prod; set on import)
```
| Type | Use for |
|------|---------|
| String / Number / Boolean | URLs, IDs, flags |
| JSON | Structured config |
| Data Source | Bind to a connector data source per environment |
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How to install
mdr add jnpiyush/agentx/environment-variables@v1.0.0mdr add jnpiyush/agentx/environment-variables@sha256:e2afde728b2cecaePin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| v1.0.0 latest | 2026-09-15 | f17c505 | 3,789 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-08-08 | 80072b8 | 3,787 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-05-30 | 0022792 | 3,761 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
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- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
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- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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Source
jnpiyush/agentx · 16 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-09-21 · branch master
API
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