CLI Overview

@vite-env/cli provides the vite-env command for validating environment variables, generating .env.example files, and regenerating type declarations — all without starting the Vite dev server.

Installation

pnpm

pnpm add -D @vite-env/cli

npm

npm install -D @vite-env/cli

yarn

yarn add -D @vite-env/cli

bun

bun add -D @vite-env/cli

Commands

Command	Description
vite-env check	Validate environment variables without starting the dev server
vite-env generate	Generate .env.example from your schema
vite-env types	Regenerate vite-env.d.ts type declarations

All commands read from env.ts by default. Pass a custom path as the first argument to use a different config file:

vite-env check path/to/env.ts
vite-env generate path/to/env.ts
vite-env types path/to/env.ts