diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/init.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5c36f2a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+import spawnAsync from '@expo/spawn-async';
+import { appendFile, pathExists, readFile, writeFile } from 'fs-extra';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import EasCommand from '../../commandUtils/EasCommand';
+import { EASNonInteractiveFlag } from '../../commandUtils/flags';
+import Log from '../../log';
+import { confirmAsync } from '../../prompts';
+
+const ENVRC_TEMPLATE =
+  'dotenv_if_exists .env;\ndotenv_if_exists .env.eas.local;\ndotenv_if_exists .env.local;\n';
+
+export default class EnvironmentVariableInit extends EasCommand {
+  static override description = 'setup environment variables';
+
+  static override hidden = true;
+
+  static override flags = {
+    ...EASNonInteractiveFlag,
+  };
+
+  static override contextDefinition = {
+    ...this.ContextOptions.ProjectDir,
+  };
+
+  async runAsync(): Promise<void> {
+    const {
+      flags: { 'non-interactive': nonInteractive },
+    } = await this.parse(EnvironmentVariableInit);
+
+    if (nonInteractive) {
+      throw new Error("Non-interactive mode is not supported for 'eas env:init'");
+    }
+
+    const { projectDir } = await this.getContextAsync(EnvironmentVariableInit, {
+      nonInteractive,
+    });
+
+    await this.ensureDirenvInstalledAsync(projectDir);
+    await this.setupEnvrcFileAsync(projectDir);
+    await this.addDirenvHookToShellConfigAsync();
+    await this.addToGitIgnoreAsync(projectDir);
+    Log.log('Running direnv allow...');
+    await spawnAsync('direnv', ['allow'], { cwd: projectDir, stdio: 'inherit' });
+  }
+
+  private async addDirenvHookToShellConfigAsync(): Promise<void> {
+    const direnvConfig = this.getShellDirenvConfig();
+
+    if (direnvConfig && (await pathExists(direnvConfig.shellConfigPath))) {
+      const { shellConfigPath, direnvHookCmd, direnvInitCmd } = direnvConfig;
+
+      const confirm = await confirmAsync({
+        message: `Do you want to add the direnv hook to ${shellConfigPath}?`,
+      });
+
+      if (!confirm) {
+        Log.log('Skipping adding the direnv hook to the shell config');
+        Log.log('You may need to add the direnv hook to your shell config manually.');
+        Log.log('Learn more: https://direnv.net/docs/hook.html');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const configContent = await readFile(shellConfigPath, 'utf8');
+
+      if (configContent.includes(direnvHookCmd)) {
+        Log.log('The direnv hook is already present in the shell config');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await appendFile(shellConfigPath, `\n${direnvHookCmd}\n`, 'utf8');
+      Log.log(`Added direnv hook to ${shellConfigPath}`);
+      await spawnAsync(...direnvInitCmd);
+    } else {
+      Log.log("Unable to determine the user's shell");
+      Log.log('You may need to add the direnv hook to your shell config manually.');
+      Log.log('Learn more: https://direnv.net/docs/hook.html');
+    }
+  }
+
+  private getShellDirenvConfig(): {
+    shellConfigPath: string;
+    direnvHookCmd: string;
+    direnvInitCmd: [string, string[]];
+  } | null {
+    const shellEnv = process.env.SHELL;
+    if (!shellEnv) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    if (shellEnv.endsWith('bash')) {
+      return {
+        shellConfigPath: path.join(os.homedir(), '.bashrc'),
+        direnvHookCmd: 'eval "$(direnv hook bash)"',
+        direnvInitCmd: ['eval', ['"$(direnv hook bash)"']],
+      };
+    } else if (shellEnv.endsWith('zsh')) {
+      return {
+        shellConfigPath: path.join(os.homedir(), '.zshrc'),
+        direnvHookCmd: 'eval "$(direnv hook zsh)"',
+        direnvInitCmd: ['eval', ['"$(direnv hook zsh)"']],
+      };
+    } else if (shellEnv.endsWith('fish')) {
+      return {
+        shellConfigPath: path.join(os.homedir(), '.config/fish/config.fish'),
+        direnvHookCmd: 'direnv hook fish | source',
+        direnvInitCmd: ['eval', ['"$(direnv hook fish)"']],
+      };
+    } else {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async addToGitIgnoreAsync(cwd: string): Promise<void> {
+    const gitIgnorePath = path.resolve(cwd, '.gitignore');
+    if (await pathExists(gitIgnorePath)) {
+      const gitignoreContent = await readFile(gitIgnorePath, 'utf8');
+
+      const filesToIgnore = ['.envrc', '.env.eas.local', '.env.eas.local.original'];
+      const linesToAdd = filesToIgnore.filter(file => !gitignoreContent.includes(file));
+
+      if (linesToAdd.length > 0) {
+        const confirm = await confirmAsync({
+          message: `Do you want to add ${linesToAdd.join(',')} to .gitignore?`,
+        });
+        if (confirm) {
+          await appendFile(gitIgnorePath, linesToAdd.join('\n') + '\n', 'utf8');
+          Log.log(`${linesToAdd.join(',')} added to .gitignore`);
+        } else {
+          Log.log('Skipping adding .envrc and .env.local to .gitignore');
+        }
+      } else {
+        Log.log('.envrc and .env.local are already present in .gitignore');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async setupEnvrcFileAsync(cwd: string): Promise<void> {
+    const envrcPath = path.resolve(cwd, '.envrc');
+    if (await pathExists(envrcPath)) {
+      Log.log('.envrc file already exists');
+      const envrcContent = await readFile(envrcPath, 'utf8');
+      if (envrcContent.includes(ENVRC_TEMPLATE)) {
+        Log.log('.envrc file is already set up');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const confirm = await confirmAsync({
+        message: 'Do you want to modify the existing .envrc file?',
+      });
+      if (confirm) {
+        Log.log('Modifying existing .envrc file...');
+        await appendFile(envrcPath, ENVRC_TEMPLATE, 'utf8');
+        Log.log('.envrc file modified');
+      } else {
+        Log.log('Skipping modifying .envrc file');
+      }
+    } else {
+      Log.log('Creating .envrc file...');
+      await writeFile(envrcPath, ENVRC_TEMPLATE, 'utf8');
+      Log.log('.envrc file created');
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async ensureDirenvInstalledAsync(cwd: string): Promise<void> {
+    Log.log('Checking direnv installation...');
+    try {
+      await spawnAsync('direnv', ['--version']);
+      Log.log('direnv is already installed');
+    } catch {
+      Log.log('direnv is not installed');
+      const install = await confirmAsync({
+        message: 'Do you want EAS CLI to install direnv for you?',
+      });
+      if (install) {
+        await this.installDirenvAsync(cwd);
+        Log.log('direnv installed');
+      } else {
+        Log.error("You'll need to install direnv manually");
+        throw new Error('Aborting...');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async installDirenvAsync(cwd: string): Promise<void> {
+    const platform = os.platform();
+
+    let installCommand;
+    let installArgs;
+
+    if (platform === 'darwin') {
+      installCommand = 'brew';
+      installArgs = ['install', 'direnv'];
+    } else if (platform === 'linux') {
+      const linuxDistribution = await spawnAsync('cat', ['/etc/os-release']);
+      const stderr = linuxDistribution.stderr;
+      if (stderr) {
+        throw new Error(`Error reading OS release info: ${stderr}`);
+      }
+
+      const stdout = linuxDistribution.stdout;
+
+      if (stdout.includes('Ubuntu') || stdout.includes('Debian')) {
+        Log.log('Detected a Debian-based Linux distribution.');
+        installCommand = 'sudo apt-get';
+        installArgs = ['install', '-y', 'direnv'];
+      } else if (stdout.includes('Fedora') || stdout.includes('CentOS')) {
+        Log.log('Detected a Red Hat-based Linux distribution.');
+        installCommand = 'sudo dnf';
+        installArgs = ['install', '-y', 'direnv'];
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Your Linux distribution is not supported by this script.');
+      }
+    } else {
+      Log.log(`Your platform (${platform}) is not supported by this script.`);
+    }
+
+    if (!installCommand) {
+      throw new Error('Failed to determine the installation command for direnv');
+    }
+
+    try {
+      Log.log(`Running: ${installCommand}`);
+      await spawnAsync(installCommand, installArgs, { stdio: 'inherit', cwd });
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      Log.error(`Failed to install direnv: ${error.message}`);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/load.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/load.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b8c10515d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/load.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import assert from 'assert';
+import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
+import { exists } from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import EasCommand from '../../commandUtils/EasCommand';
+import { EASEnvironmentFlag, EASNonInteractiveFlag } from '../../commandUtils/flags';
+import { EnvironmentVariableFragment } from '../../graphql/generated';
+import { EnvironmentVariablesQuery } from '../../graphql/queries/EnvironmentVariablesQuery';
+import Log from '../../log';
+
+const EnvLocalFile = '.env.local';
+const EnvOriginalLocalFile = `${EnvLocalFile}.original`;
+
+export default class EnvironmentVariableLoad extends EasCommand {
+  static override description = 'change environment variables';
+
+  static override hidden = true;
+
+  static override flags = {
+    ...EASEnvironmentFlag,
+    ...EASNonInteractiveFlag,
+  };
+  static override contextDefinition = {
+    ...this.ContextOptions.ProjectConfig,
+    ...this.ContextOptions.LoggedIn,
+    ...this.ContextOptions.ProjectDir,
+  };
+
+  async runAsync(): Promise<void> {
+    const {
+      flags: { environment, 'non-interactive': nonInteractive },
+    } = await this.parse(EnvironmentVariableLoad);
+
+    const {
+      privateProjectConfig: { projectId },
+      projectDir,
+      loggedIn: { graphqlClient },
+    } = await this.getContextAsync(EnvironmentVariableLoad, {
+      nonInteractive,
+    });
+
+    assert(environment, 'Environment is required');
+
+    const envLocalFile = path.resolve(projectDir, EnvLocalFile);
+    const envOriginalLocalFile = path.resolve(projectDir, EnvOriginalLocalFile);
+
+    if ((await exists(envLocalFile)) && !(await exists(envOriginalLocalFile))) {
+      await fs.rename(envLocalFile, envOriginalLocalFile);
+    }
+    Log.log('Pulling environment variables...');
+
+    const environmentVariables = await EnvironmentVariablesQuery.byAppIdWithSensitiveAsync(
+      graphqlClient,
+      {
+        appId: projectId,
+        environment,
+      }
+    );
+
+    const secretVariables = environmentVariables
+      .filter(({ value }) => value === null)
+      .map(({ name }) => name);
+
+    const envFileContent = environmentVariables
+      .filter((variable: EnvironmentVariableFragment) => variable.value !== null)
+      .map((variable: EnvironmentVariableFragment) => {
+        return `${variable.name}=${variable.value}`;
+      })
+      .join('\n');
+
+    if (envFileContent.length === 0) {
+      Log.warn(`No environment variables found for ${environment}.`);
+      throw new Error(`Ignoring the environment.`);
+    }
+
+    await fs.writeFile(envLocalFile, envFileContent);
+    await fs.appendFile(envLocalFile, `\nEAS_CURRENT_ENVIRONMENT=${environment}\n`);
+    Log.log(`Environment variables for ${environment} have been loaded.`);
+    if (secretVariables.length > 0) {
+      Log.addNewLineIfNone();
+      Log.warn(
+        `Some variables are not available for reading. You can edit them in ${envLocalFile} manually.`
+      );
+      Log.warn(`Variables that are not available for reading: ${secretVariables.join(', ')}.`);
+      Log.addNewLineIfNone();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/pull.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/pull.ts
index 2751b12b40..3d50a98ac6 100644
--- a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/pull.ts
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/pull.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class EnvironmentValuePull extends EasCommand {
     ...EASNonInteractiveFlag,
     path: Flags.string({
       description: 'Path to the result `.env` file',
-      default: '.env.local',
+      default: '.env.eas.local',
     }),
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/unload.ts b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/unload.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e06ff382c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/eas-cli/src/commands/env/unload.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
+import { exists } from 'fs-extra';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import EasCommand from '../../commandUtils/EasCommand';
+import Log from '../../log';
+
+const EnvLocalFile = '.env.local';
+const EnvOriginalLocalFile = `${EnvLocalFile}.original`;
+
+export default class EnvironmentVariableUnload extends EasCommand {
+  static override description = 'unload environment variables';
+
+  static override hidden = true;
+
+  static override contextDefinition = {
+    ...this.ContextOptions.ProjectDir,
+  };
+
+  async runAsync(): Promise<void> {
+    const { projectDir } = await this.getContextAsync(EnvironmentVariableUnload, {
+      nonInteractive: true,
+    });
+
+    const envLocalFile = path.resolve(projectDir, EnvLocalFile);
+    const envOriginalLocalFile = path.resolve(projectDir, EnvOriginalLocalFile);
+
+    if (await exists(envOriginalLocalFile)) {
+      await fs.rename(envOriginalLocalFile, envLocalFile);
+    } else {
+      await fs.remove(envLocalFile);
+    }
+    Log.log(`Unloaded environment variables.`);
+  }
+}