Environment Configuration Skill

Overview

This skill provides comprehensive guidance for managing environment configurations, secrets, and environment variables in Python projects using UV (the modern Python package and project manager). It covers secure configuration patterns, multi-environment setups, .env file management, and secrets handling with encryption support.

Environment configuration is critical for separating configuration from code (12-factor app principles), managing secrets securely across environments, preventing credential leaks, and supporting team collaboration.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

• Set up environment configuration for a new Python project
• Implement secure secrets management
• Configure multi-environment setups (dev/staging/prod)
• Migrate from hardcoded configs to environment variables
• Audit existing configuration for security issues
• Standardize configuration across team projects
• Set up UV-based Python project with proper config management