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Use environment variables to configure Tolmo in your shell or CI environment.

Configuration precedence

TOLMO_API_TOKEN bypasses the entire profile. A profile’s custom API URL and organization do not apply in this mode. At login, --api-url takes precedence over TOLMO_API_URL and an existing profile URL. It is a login option, not a global flag. Cached user credentials are bound to the API origin that issued them. Sign in to a separate profile when you change environments. Run tolmo auth status to see each effective value and its source.

CI example

Inject your API key from your CI provider’s secret store:
See CI/CD for complete pipeline examples.

Installer example

Set the install directory on the shell that runs the installer: