Environment Variables

Environment variables influence both startup and task execution.

Startup values you will use most often

• GOPHER_ENCRYPTION_KEY
• GOPHER_CUSTOM_REPOSITORY
• GOPHER_DEPLOY_KEY
• GOPHER_CUSTOM_BRANCH
• GOPHER_ENVIRONMENT
• GOPHER_LOGDEST
• GOPHER_LOGLEVEL
• GOPHER_SSH_PORT
• GOPHER_MESSAGE_FORMAT

Task and pipeline environment

Tasks receive a cleaned environment plus pipeline-specific values. Common examples include:

• GOPHER_PROTOCOL
• GOPHER_USER
• GOPHER_CHANNEL
• GOPHER_THREAD_ID
• GOPHER_MESSAGE_ID
• GOPHER_PIPE_NAME
• GOPHER_TASK_NAME
• GOPHER_START_PROTOCOL
• GOPHER_START_CHANNEL
• GOPHER_START_THREAD_ID
• GOPHER_START_USER

For task authors, the practical rule is simple: prefer the Robot API for important values, and use the environment for integration with external scripts and tools.