Environment Variables

Pakyas follows the standard 12-factor app configuration principles.

Core Variables

Variable	Description
PAKYAS_API_KEY	Your API Key (pk_live_... or pk_test_...). Required unless using --public_id.
PAKYAS_PUBLIC_ID	Check UUID for --public_id flag. No authentication required when using this.
PAKYAS_ORG	(Optional) Organization slug or ID to scope checks to.
PAKYAS_PROJECT	(Optional) Project slug or ID to scope checks to.

CLI Options

These variables affect the behavior of the pakyas CLI.

Variable	Default	Description
PAKYAS_CONFIG_DIR	~/.config/pakyas	Location of local config files.
PAKYAS_DISPLAY_TZ	local	Timezone for timestamp display: local or utc.
PAKYAS_TIME	both	Time display mode: relative, absolute, or both.
PAKYAS_FORMAT	table	Output format: table, json, ndjson, or yaml.
PAKYAS_NO_COLOR	false	Disable colored output. Also supports standard NO_COLOR env var.
NO_COLOR	false	Disable colored output (standard env var).
PAKYAS_NO_UPDATE_CHECK	false	Disable automatic update checks.
PAKYAS_API_URL	https://api.pakyas.com	(Self-hosted only) API endpoint.

Example .env

.env.example

PAKYAS_API_KEY=pk_live_xxxxx
PAKYAS_PROJECT=production
PAKYAS_FORMAT=json
PAKYAS_TIME=relative
NO_COLOR=1