# Using the 1Password CLI to Manage .env Configuration

DevFeed: [Using the 1Password CLI to Manage .env Configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/op-run-28996.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nshipster.com/1password-cli/>)

Author: Mattt (mattt@nshipster.com)

Published: 2025-01-01T08:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [NSHipster](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nshipster.md>)

Topics: [.env](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dotenv.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Environment Variables](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/environment-variables.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>)

Tags: [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [environment-variables](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/environment-variables.md>), [miscellaneous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/miscellaneous.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how .env files can create onboarding, multi-environment, and change-tracking problems in development workflows. It introduces the 1Password CLI, or op, as a command-line tool for managing secrets and configuration.

## Source excerpt

.env files can create friction in development workflows -- especially as teams and projects grow over time. If you're feeling this pain, the 1Password CLI (op) might be just what you need.