> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.qawolf.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Environment Variables

> Environment variables the qawolf CLI reads for API access, Android and iOS SDK paths, and other runtime configuration.

The qawolf CLI reads the following environment variables.

## `QAWOLF_API_KEY`

API key for the QA Wolf platform. Used by `flows pull`, `flows list --remote`, and `flows run --env`. Required for any command that talks to the platform. Takes precedence over credentials stored via `qawolf auth login`.

## `QAWOLF_API_URL`

Base URL for the QA Wolf platform API. Defaults to `https://app.qawolf.com`. Trailing slashes are stripped.

## `ANDROID_HOME`

Path to the Android SDK root. Required by `qawolf install android` and by Android flow execution. `ANDROID_SDK_ROOT` is accepted as a fallback.

## `ANDROID_SDK_ROOT`

Fallback path to the Android SDK root, used when `ANDROID_HOME` is not set.

## CI Detection

The CLI treats the following variables as a signal that it is running in CI and switches the default output format to JSON:

* `CI`
* `GITHUB_ACTIONS`
* `GITLAB_CI`
* `CIRCLECI`
* `JENKINS_URL`
* `BUILDKITE`

## Agent Detection

The CLI treats the following variables as a signal that it is running inside an agent and switches the default output format to agent mode:

* `CLAUDE_CODE`
* `CURSOR_SESSION_ID`