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# Feature request: pull only user-set environment variables

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Paul Berg (@prberg) · 2025-04-18

It would be helpful to be able to pull only the user-set environment variables when using `vercel env pull`.

At the moment, the CLI pulls all env vars, including `VERCEL_` and `TURBO_`-prefixed vars that are not explicitly set by us (in the Vercel UI).

Thus, adding a flag like `--user-set` to the `vercel env pull` command would be helpful.


Swarnava Sengupta (@swarnava) · 2025-04-18

I don't think we pull system environment variable that are set to blank as part of https://github.com/vercel/vercel/pull/11526. Do you have a repro?


Paul Berg (@prberg) · 2025-04-18

It's a private repo, unfortunately.

But I am pulling from Production and Staging, not Development. Is that the cause?


Swarnava Sengupta (@swarnava) · 2025-04-18

Not sure. What version of CLI are you using? I just ran `vercel env pull` on Vercel CLI 41.4.1 and I cannot locate any `TURBO_` prefixed env vars on `.env.local` file.


Paul Berg (@prberg) · 2025-04-18

I am also on v41.4.1