Environment variables

Momentic resolves environment variables from three places, in order of precedence:

CLI flags (e.g. --env)
The enclosing shell when inheritFromShell: true is set on an environment
momentic.config.yaml, either inline under envVariables or loaded from an envFile / JSON file

See environments for the full schema.

Secrets

For passwords, API tokens, and other secrets, prefer a .env file or shell / CI environment variables over inlining values in momentic.config.yaml. See Secrets for the recommended patterns.

Reserved variables

These are set automatically at runtime and accessible in any step via {{ env.NAME }}:

Variable	Description
`BASE_URL`	Base URL of the current environment
`CURRENT_URL`	URL of the page being tested
`ENV_NAME`	Name of the current environment
`TEST_NAME`	Name of the test being executed

Accessing in tests

Use the templating syntax anywhere a step accepts a string:

- type:
    text: "{{ env.USERNAME }}"
    into: Email field

Or access env.VARIABLE directly inside a JavaScript step.

Setting at runtime

Use setVariable inside a JavaScript step to write a variable:

setVariable("OTP_CODE", "123456");

Or use the Save to environment variable option on any step with a return value (e.g. AI extract, JavaScript).

​Secrets

​Reserved variables

​Accessing in tests

​Setting at runtime

Secrets

Reserved variables

Accessing in tests

Setting at runtime