skitEnvironment variables
Every variable skit reads, and the ones it sets for child processes.
Variables skit reads
| Variable | Effect |
|---|---|
SKIT_DATA_DIR | overrides the data root — the library, stored copies, drafts, and skit's private uv |
SKIT_STATE_DIR | overrides the state root — last-used values, presets, run history |
SKIT_CONFIG_DIR | overrides the config root — config.toml |
SKIT_LANG | UI language for this process (SKIT_LANG=zh-TW skit) |
VISUAL / EDITOR | editor, when the editor config key is unset |
TERM | TERM=dumb switches interactive flows to plain line prompts (screen readers, Emacs shells). In the skit theme, a 256color or kitty suffix gives 256 colors, and any other value gives 16 |
COLORTERM | truecolor or 24bit lets the skit theme use 24-bit color. On Windows, the skit theme always uses 24-bit color |
NO_COLOR | removes every color and keeps bold, dim, and reverse video. The interface obeys it when it is set, also when it is empty; line output obeys it only when it is not empty |
SSH_CONNECTION / SSH_TTY | skit does not ask the terminal for its background, so the terminal theme uses no accent hue |
WT_SESSION (Windows) | Windows Terminal sets it. On Windows, skit asks the terminal for its background only when it is set |
PATHEXT (Windows) | decides which extensions count as runnable when classifying executables |
Precedence details:
- Language:
SKIT_LANG→ thelangconfig key →LC_ALL→LC_MESSAGES→LANG→ system locale. A value ofCis ignored. - Editor: the
editorconfig key →VISUAL→EDITOR→ platform default (notepadon Windows,vielsewhere). Blank values count as unset.
skit doctor prints the resolved data/state/config paths.
Variables skit sets for the processes it launches
Mirror settings apply as an environment overlay on skit's own child
processes — never written to your shell, PATH, or global uv config — and
each defers to a value you already set yourself:
| Variable | Fed by | Defers to |
|---|---|---|
UV_DEFAULT_INDEX | mirror.pypi | your own UV_DEFAULT_INDEX or UV_INDEX_URL |
UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_MIRROR | mirror.github | — |
NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY | mirror.npm | your own NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY / npm_config_registry (note: npm ranks this variable above ~/.npmrc) |
The uppercase NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY form reaches npm, bun, and deno alike.
Parameter values delivered via environment are overlaid last, so an explicitly
set parameter beats both the ambient environment and skit's mirror variables.