[PR] Create Universal Environment

[Sebmono]

ℹ This was originally a Pull Request (not recreated)
Original PR: simstudioai/sim#3085
Opened by: +al7566
Created at: 2026-01-30 19:34:44 UTC
Base branch: main → Head branch: patch-1

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This is so that my sin will run environments too for deployment so we don't have to worry about putting them in every time

Summary

Brief description of what this PR does and why.

Fixes #(issue)

Type of Change

• Bug fix
• New feature
• Breaking change
• Documentation
• Other: ___________

Testing

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Checklist

• Code follows project style guidelines
• Self-reviewed my changes
• Tests added/updated and passing
• No new warnings introduced
• I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms outlined in the Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

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[Sebmono]

Comment by +vercel[bot] (2026-01-30 19:34:50 UTC):

+al7566 is attempting to deploy a commit to the Sim Team on Vercel.

A member of the Team first needs to authorize it.

[Sebmono]

Comment by +greptile-apps[bot] (2026-01-30 19:38:15 UTC):

Greptile Overview

Greptile Summary

Added a file named "Universal Environment" containing environment variable definitions. However, this file has multiple critical issues that prevent it from functioning correctly.

Critical Issues:

• Syntax errors: file wrapped in backticks (lines 1, 112-114) making it unparseable as an environment file
• Wrong project: variables like APP_NAME=unified-assistant-system, HUNTER_MODE, ACCOUNTMANAGERMODE, FIREBASEPROJECTID suggest this is from a different project
• Variable mismatch: project uses DATABASE_URL, BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY (see apps/sim/lib/core/config/env.ts), but this file defines incompatible variables like JWTSECRET, DBUSER, DBPASSWORD, DBNAME
• Git tracking issue: file is committed despite .gitignore excluding *.env files
• Shell command in env file: PIDEVICEID=$(cat /etc/machine-id) won't work in environment files

Should be:

• Use existing .env.example format in apps/sim/.env.example as template
• Name file with standard convention (.env.example, .env.local.example, etc.)
• Match variables defined in apps/sim/lib/core/config/env.ts
• Add to .gitignore if containing real values, or use .example suffix for templates

Confidence Score: 0/5

• This PR is unsafe to merge and will break deployment
• Score reflects multiple critical issues: syntax errors that prevent file parsing, completely wrong environment variables for this project, git tracking violations, and shell commands in env file. The file appears to be from a different project entirely (unified-assistant-system vs simstudio) and none of the variables match the actual application configuration
• Universal Environment requires complete rewrite or removal

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
Universal Environment	Invalid environment file with syntax errors, wrong project variables, tracked by git despite gitignore, and contains shell commands

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Repo as Repository
    participant Deploy as Deployment System
    participant App as Application
    
    Dev->>Repo: Commit "Universal Environment" file
    Note over Repo: File tracked despite *.env in .gitignore
    Deploy->>Repo: Pull changes for deployment
    Deploy->>App: Attempt to load environment variables
    App->>App: Read env.ts config (expects DATABASE_URL, BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, etc.)
    App->>App: Try to parse "Universal Environment"
    Note over App: Syntax error: starts/ends with backtick
    Note over App: Variable mismatch: JWTSECRET vs BETTER_AUTH_SECRET
    Note over App: Command substitution: $(cat /etc/machine-id)
    App--xDeploy: Configuration failed
    Note over Deploy: Deployment fails due to invalid/incompatible env file

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[Sebmono]

Comment by +al7566 (2026-01-30 19:51:19 UTC):

This is a comment left during a code review.
Path: Universal Environment
Line: 112:112

Comment:
file ends with an invalid backtick and separators that corrupt the environment file format

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.{
"strictness": 2,
"commentTypes": ["logic", "syntax", "style", "info"],
"triggerOnUpdates": true,
"ignorePatterns": "/*.test.js\n/vendor/**"
}gh pr checkout 3085

[Sebmono]

Comment by +al7566 (2026-01-30 19:55:34 UTC):

file starts with a backtick character that makes the entire file invalid

Suggested change
`gh pr checkout 3085This is a comment left during a code review.
Path: Universal Environment
Line: 11:11

Comment:
APP_NAME=unified-assistant-system suggests this environment file may be from a different project entirely - the actual project is called "simstudio" (per package.json)

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.{
"strictness": 2,
"commentTypes": ["logic", "syntax", "style", "info"],
"triggerOnUpdates": true,
"ignorePatterns": "/*.test.js\n/vendor/**"
}