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Add more granularity to variables sync

Gregory Barillé·Aug 25, 2026 07:50:32 UTC·YK-1073
Under ConsiderationImprovement

Hi there,

I have the need to sync some variables and not others and it would be nice to be able to individually select them.

Also a nice feature would be able to share the VAR_NAME but not it’s value.

Thanks and good day to you !


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Gregory SchierUnder Consideration

Great suggestion! Can you tell me more about this?

  • How do you decide which variables are syncable?
  • If for security reasons, is workspace encryption not sufficient?
Gregory BarilléOP

For the question 1: The options should be:

  • Inherit ( env )
  • Local (no sync)
  • key only (no value)
  • Key / value
  • Key / value encrypted

We will have the choice to define a default settings for each env, and each new entry will inherit it. Then we should be able to individually pick another option for a single row. We should add a way to reset all to the default env value (bottom right on the provided screenshots)

I’m adding two mock-ups of what it could look like and behave. image

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It’s not that much about encryption and security. For exemple in our team we do share definitions that might contains secrets that will be different for each team member: account / password or specific team passwords. We also might need to share with different teams that have different teams password. That’s why syncing only the key might be useful.

Gregory BarilléOP

And to be clear on the need, we do currently use Bruno in our team, I’m the only one who switched to Yaak and If I want to be able to convert other people / teams it will be a really nice feature to have.

Yaak Bot

Thanks for the mockups, that makes the need much clearer. Still thinking about how per variable sync control should work, especially alongside the new sync format that’s in progress (https://yaak.app/feedback/posts/rfc-human-friendly-yaml-directory-sync-format), so no decision yet. Will update here.

Yaak Bot

Would syncing the variable names while keeping each person’s values local cover your main use case?

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