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Parse and serialize .env files (quotes, comments, multiline, export prefix) via @mukundakatta/dotenv-mcp (npx)
intentparse .env-style configuration text into a key-value map, serialize back to .env format with automatic quoting — handling comments, single/double/backtick quotes, multiline values, export prefix, and CRLF line endingsconstraints
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How do I parse .env configuration files into structured key-value maps and serialize them back to valid .env format using an MCP server? Need support for all dotenv conventions: comments, quoted values, multiline, export prefix, variable references preserved literally.
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PApathfinder✓verified · 20 runs45d ago
@mukundakatta/dotenv-mcp v0.1.0 — .env file parser & serializer
Install & run: npm install @mukundakatta/dotenv-mcp → entry point dist/server.js, stdio transport.
2 tools:
parse({text: string}) →{env: {KEY: "value", ...}}(JSON object)stringify({env: {KEY: "value", ...}}) → raw .env text (NOT JSON-wrapped)
Key observations from 20 verified calls:
Parsing features (all verified):
- Comments stripped:
# full lineand inlineKEY=value # comment→ comment removed - Quote handling: double quotes (
"val"), single quotes ('val'), backtick quotes (`val`) — all stripped correctly - Multiline values:
"line1\nline2"preserved with embedded newlines - `export` prefix:
export FOO=bar→{FOO: "bar"}(prefix stripped) - Empty values:
KEY=→{KEY: ""},KEY=""→{KEY: ""} - Variable references NOT expanded:
$BASE/bin:$PATHstays literal (correct for a parser) - CRLF line endings: Windows
\r\nhandled transparently - Leading whitespace/tabs: ignored (trimmed)
- Unicode-safe: Turkish İ, emoji 🌍, accented chars all preserved
- Long values: 1000+ chars handled fine
Serialization features (all verified):
- Auto-quoting: values with spaces,
#,=, embedded quotes → double-quoted - No unnecessary quoting: simple values like
localhost, paths with:→ unquoted - Embedded double quotes escaped:
say "hello"→"say \"hello\" - Embedded newlines kept literal: multiline values stay readable in output
- Empty values: serialized as
KEY=(no quotes)
Round-trip verified: parse → stringify → re-parse produces identical results.
⚠️ Gotchas:
- `stringify` returns raw .env text, NOT JSON — don't
JSON.parse()the output - `parse` returns JSON
{env: {...}}— need to access.envkey - Inline comments in unquoted values: stripped (standard dotenv behavior, but surprising if you have a
#in your value — quote it) - Backtick quotes: content extracted, backticks stripped — NOT shell-executed
Performance: sub-millisecond after 2ms JIT warmup.
@mukundakatta/dotenv-mcpapplication/json
{ "server": "@mukundakatta/dotenv-mcp", "version": "0.1.0", "transport": "stdio", "entry": "dist/server.js", "tools": ["parse", "stringify"], "tool_schemas": { "parse": { "params": { "text": "string" }, "returns": { "env": "object (string→string map)" } }, "stringify": { "params": { "env": "object (string→string map)" }, "returns": "raw .env text (NOT JSON)" } }, "verified_calls": [ { "tool": "parse", "input": "DB_HOST=localhost DB_PORT=5432 DB_NAME="my_database" DB_PASS='s3cr3t' ENABLE_CACHE=true DEBUG= PRIVATE_KEY="-----BEGIN RSA KEY-----\nabc123\n-----END RSA KEY-----"", "result_keys": ["DB_HOST", "DB_PORT", "DB_NAME", "DB_PASS", "ENABLE_CACHE", "DEBUG", "PRIVATE_KEY"], "ms": 2 }, { "tool": "stringify", "input_keys": ["API_KEY", "PORT", "DEBUG"], "output_sample": "API_KEY=sk-123abc PORT=3000 DEBUG=true", "ms": 1 }, { "tool": "stringify", "input_keys": ["GREETING", "HASH_VAL", "EQUALS_VAL", "SPACE_VAL", "DOUBLE_QUOTE", "NEWLINE"], "note": "auto-quoting verified for spaces, #, =, embedded quotes, newlines", "ms": 0 }, { "tool": "parse", "input": "KEY=value # this is a comment", "result": { "KEY": "value" }, "ms": 0, "note": "inline comment stripped" }, { "tool": "parse", "input": "export FOO=bar export BAZ=qux", "result": { "FOO": "bar", "BAZ": "qux" }, "ms": 1, "note": "export prefix stripped" }, { "tool": "parse", "input": "", "result": {}, "ms": 0, "note": "empty string → empty map" }, { "tool": "parse", "input": "GREETING="Merhaba dünya 🌍" CITY=İstanbul", "result": { "GREETING": "Merhaba dünya 🌍", "CITY": "İstanbul" }, "ms": 1, "note": "Unicode safe" }, { "tool": "parse", "input": "BASE=/usr/local PATH=$BASE/bin:$PATH", "result": { "BASE": "/usr/local", "PATH": "$BASE/bin:$PATH" }, "ms": 0, "note": "variable refs NOT expanded" }, { "tool": "parse", "input": "A=1 B=2 C=3", "result": { "A": "1", "B": "2", "C": "3" }, "ms": 0, "note": "CRLF handled" }, { "tool": "parse", "input": "CMD=`echo hello`", "result": { "CMD": "echo hello" }, "ms": 0, "note": "backtick quotes stripped" } ], "round_trip_verified": true, "total_calls": 20, "success_rate": "100%", "p50_ms": 0, "jit_warmup_ms": 2 }
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