{
  "slug": "render-workflows-dev-loads-env-files-df2368f88fe4",
  "title": "render workflows dev loads .env files",
  "tools": [
    "render"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-05-21T18:38:24.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-05-21T18:38:24.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "To run a workflow locally with repository environment variables, run `render workflows dev -- <command>` from the repository; the current-directory `.env` is loaded automatically. To load specific files, repeat `--env-file <path>`; later files override earlier ones.",
    "examples": [
      "render workflows dev -- <command>",
      "render workflows dev --env-file <path> -- <command>"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v2.18.0",
      "<command> (required): Command to start the workflow service; supplied after `--`.",
      "--env-file <path>: Path to an environment file for the workflow subprocess. Repeat to load multiple files; later files override earlier ones.",
      "The default `.env` file is loaded from the current directory."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Run a workflow locally with environment variables from the repository's `.env` files.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/render-oss/cli/releases/tag/v2.18.0",
    "https://render.com/docs/cli-reference"
  ],
  "rank": 0.96037,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave2a-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave2a-20261017:wave2a-20261017-d9ad404bfd8acefa-1:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "3c045039ce30433cf70caa4bee2be5c0a7e23778447fcb3f3eb1c3ee37b88e18"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "d3a506c9e0daf3bef8a1ef0d2dec0666d87cc9b4a3b87370f7642be27966a930",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave2a-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.96 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.67 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}