Episode 580: Varlock: Bringing Order to the Chaos of Environment Variables

Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week Brandon talks with Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file.

Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 580

Show Links:

varlock.dev

varlock on GitHub

@env-spec Overview

DMNO (corporate site)

Varlock MCP Server (docs)

howtostore.food — Theo's side project on the best way to store produce

unsafeharbour.com — Phil's music label

Nautical Artifacts on Bandcamp

bumpy