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direnv

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Velocity5.0

Environment variable manager that loads settings per directory

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direnv returned after 15 months with uv and pixi layouts and a kill switch.

developer toolingshell integrationpython toolingenvironment managementnix
◆Current state
After 2.37.1 in July 2025, direnv went quiet until October 2026. 2.38.1 added uv and pixi layouts, a require_allowed helper, a DIRENV_DISABLE switch and multi-line environment variables; 2.38.0 was tagged but never published. 2.38.2 followed four days later with zsh and fish hook fixes.
◆Where it's heading
Releases keep tracking whatever environment tools developers adopt: Nix, Flox and opam earlier, now uv and pixi for Python. DIRENV_DISABLE and require_allowed give users more control over when .envrc files run.
◆Prediction
Further 2.38.x patches for shell-hook regressions are likely; the long gap before 2.38 makes the timing of anything larger unclear.

◆Recent moves

  1. 25d ago

    v2.38.2 fixes zsh and fish shell hooks

    Fixes zsh loading .envrc from shell functions, fish completions breaking after the first prompt, and requires approval for pixi manifest files. Shell-integration bug fixes.

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  2. 29d ago

    v2.38.1: uv and pixi layouts, DIRENV_DISABLE, multi-line vars

    Adds uv and pixi layouts, require_allowed, DIRENV_DISABLE and multi-line env vars. v2.38.0 was tagged but never published, so this is the release that delivers those changes.

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  3. 1y ago

    direnv 2.37.1: export error display regression fix

    A single-fix patch for a regression in how export errors were displayed, cut about two weeks after 2.37.0. The most recent release in this feed.

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  4. 1y ago

    direnv 2.37.0: Windows arm64 target, stronger GitHub Actions export

    Adds a Windows arm64 build target and strengthens the GitHub Actions export format, plus PowerShell special-character handling and a Python virtualenv naming fix. Platform and CI reach rather than new behaviour.

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  5. 1y ago

    direnv 2.36.0: use_flox helper and logging filter

    Adds a use_flox helper to the stdlib and a logging filter, and moves the Go requirement to 1.24. Flox support continues the pattern of absorbing each new environment manager as it gains traction.

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  6. 2y ago

    direnv 2.34.0: Murex and systemd shell support

    Adds Murex and systemd shell support, an option to hide the env diff, and a way to disable warn timeouts. Published seconds after 2.35.0, so the two releases should be read as one batch rather than a sequence.

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