diff --git a/src/rich_cli/__main__.py b/src/rich_cli/__main__.py
index 98df6bb..a72205c 100644
--- a/src/rich_cli/__main__.py
+++ b/src/rich_cli/__main__.py
@@ -290,7 +290,10 @@ class OptionHighlighter(RegexHighlighter):
     "--text-full", "-F", is_flag=True, help="Justify text to both left and right edges."
 )
 @click.option(
-    "--soft", is_flag=True, help="Enable soft wrapping of text (requires --print)."
+    "--soft",
+    is_flag=True,
+    envvar="RICH_SOFT_WRAP",
+    help="Enable soft wrapping of text. Can also be set via RICH_SOFT_WRAP env var.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--expand", "-e", is_flag=True, help="Expand to full width (requires --panel)."
@@ -300,7 +303,8 @@ class OptionHighlighter(RegexHighlighter):
     "-w",
     metavar="SIZE",
     type=int,
-    help="Fit output to [b]SIZE[/] characters.",
+    envvar="RICH_WIDTH",
+    help="Fit output to [b]SIZE[/] characters. Can also be set via RICH_WIDTH env var.",
     default=-1,
 )
 @click.option(
@@ -355,13 +359,18 @@ class OptionHighlighter(RegexHighlighter):
     envvar="RICH_THEME",
 )
 @click.option(
-    "--line-numbers", "-n", is_flag=True, help="Enable line number in syntax."
+    "--line-numbers",
+    "-n",
+    is_flag=True,
+    envvar="RICH_LINE_NUMBERS",
+    help="Enable line number in syntax. Can also be set via RICH_LINE_NUMBERS env var.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--guides",
     "-g",
     is_flag=True,
-    help="Enable indentation guides in syntax highlighting",
+    envvar="RICH_GUIDES",
+    help="Enable indentation guides in syntax highlighting. Can also be set via RICH_GUIDES env var.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--lexer",
@@ -370,7 +379,13 @@ class OptionHighlighter(RegexHighlighter):
     default=None,
     help="Use [b]LEXER[/b] for syntax highlighting. [dim]See https://pygments.org/docs/lexers/",
 )
-@click.option("--hyperlinks", "-y", is_flag=True, help="Render hyperlinks in markdown.")
+@click.option(
+    "--hyperlinks",
+    "-y",
+    is_flag=True,
+    envvar="RICH_HYPERLINKS",
+    help="Render hyperlinks in markdown. Can also be set via RICH_HYPERLINKS env var.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--no-wrap", is_flag=True, help="Don't word wrap syntax highlighted files."
 )
@@ -383,7 +398,8 @@ class OptionHighlighter(RegexHighlighter):
 @click.option(
     "--force-terminal",
     is_flag=True,
-    help="Force terminal output when not writing to a terminal.",
+    envvar="RICH_FORCE_TERMINAL",
+    help="Force terminal output when not writing to a terminal. Can also be set via RICH_FORCE_TERMINAL env var.",
 )
 @click.option(
     "--export-html",
@@ -395,7 +411,12 @@ class OptionHighlighter(RegexHighlighter):
 @click.option(
     "--export-svg", metavar="PATH", default="", help="Write SVG to [b]PATH[/b]."
 )
-@click.option("--pager", is_flag=True, help="Display in an interactive pager.")
+@click.option(
+    "--pager",
+    is_flag=True,
+    envvar="RICH_PAGER",
+    help="Display in an interactive pager. Can also be set via RICH_PAGER env var.",
+)
 @click.option("--version", "-v", is_flag=True, help="Print version and exit.")
 def main(
     resource: str,
diff --git a/tests/test_env_vars.py b/tests/test_env_vars.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..827ef4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_env_vars.py
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+"""Tests for environment variable support in rich-cli."""
+
+import os
+from unittest import mock
+
+import pytest
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+
+from rich_cli.__main__ import main
+
+
+class TestEnvironmentVariables:
+    """Test suite for environment variable functionality."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def runner(self):
+        """Create a Click test runner."""
+        return CliRunner()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def sample_python_file(self, tmp_path):
+        """Create a sample Python file for testing."""
+        file_path = tmp_path / "sample.py"
+        file_path.write_text(
+            "def hello():\n"
+            "    print('Hello, World!')\n"
+            "\n"
+            "if __name__ == '__main__':\n"
+            "    hello()\n"
+        )
+        return str(file_path)
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def sample_markdown_file(self, tmp_path):
+        """Create a sample Markdown file for testing."""
+        file_path = tmp_path / "sample.md"
+        file_path.write_text(
+            "# Hello World\n\n"
+            "This is a [link](https://example.com).\n"
+        )
+        return str(file_path)
+
+    # ==================== RICH_HYPERLINKS Tests ====================
+
+    def test_hyperlinks_env_var_enables_hyperlinks(
+        self, runner, sample_markdown_file
+    ):
+        """Test that RICH_HYPERLINKS=1 enables hyperlinks."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_HYPERLINKS": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                main, [sample_markdown_file, "--markdown"]
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_hyperlinks_env_var_various_truthy_values(self, runner):
+        """Test that various truthy values work for RICH_HYPERLINKS."""
+        truthy_values = ["1", "true", "True", "TRUE", "yes", "Yes", "on", "ON"]
+
+        for value in truthy_values:
+            with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_HYPERLINKS": value}):
+                result = runner.invoke(main, ["--help"])
+                assert result.exit_code == 0, f"Failed for value: {value}"
+
+    def test_hyperlinks_env_var_falsy_values(self, runner):
+        """Test that falsy values disable hyperlinks."""
+        falsy_values = ["0", "false", "False", "no", "off", ""]
+
+        for value in falsy_values:
+            with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_HYPERLINKS": value}):
+                result = runner.invoke(main, ["--help"])
+                assert result.exit_code == 0, f"Failed for value: {value}"
+
+    def test_hyperlinks_cli_overrides_env_var(self, runner, sample_markdown_file):
+        """Test that CLI flag overrides environment variable."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_HYPERLINKS": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                main, [sample_markdown_file, "--markdown"]
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # ==================== RICH_LINE_NUMBERS Tests ====================
+
+    def test_line_numbers_env_var(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that RICH_LINE_NUMBERS enables line numbers."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_LINE_NUMBERS": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_line_numbers_env_var_disabled(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that RICH_LINE_NUMBERS=0 disables line numbers."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_LINE_NUMBERS": "0"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # ==================== RICH_GUIDES Tests ====================
+
+    def test_guides_env_var(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that RICH_GUIDES enables indent guides."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_GUIDES": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # ==================== RICH_FORCE_TERMINAL Tests ====================
+
+    def test_force_terminal_env_var(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that RICH_FORCE_TERMINAL forces terminal output."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_FORCE_TERMINAL": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # ==================== RICH_SOFT_WRAP Tests ====================
+
+    def test_soft_wrap_env_var(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that RICH_SOFT_WRAP enables soft wrapping."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_SOFT_WRAP": "1"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # ==================== RICH_PAGER Tests ====================
+
+    def test_pager_env_var(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that RICH_PAGER env var is recognized."""
+        # Test with pager disabled to avoid interactive mode
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_PAGER": "0"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    # ==================== RICH_WIDTH Tests ====================
+
+    def test_width_env_var(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that RICH_WIDTH sets output width."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_WIDTH": "80"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_width_env_var_various_values(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test various width values."""
+        for width in ["40", "80", "120", "200"]:
+            with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_WIDTH": width}):
+                result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+                assert result.exit_code == 0, f"Failed for width: {width}"
+
+    def test_width_invalid_value(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that invalid width values cause an error."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_WIDTH": "not_a_number"}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            # Click should raise an error for invalid int conversion
+            assert result.exit_code != 0
+
+    # ==================== Combined Tests ====================
+
+    def test_multiple_env_vars_combined(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test multiple environment variables working together."""
+        env_vars = {
+            "RICH_LINE_NUMBERS": "1",
+            "RICH_GUIDES": "1",
+            "RICH_WIDTH": "100",
+        }
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, env_vars):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_env_vars_with_existing_rich_theme(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test new env vars work alongside existing RICH_THEME."""
+        env_vars = {
+            "RICH_THEME": "monokai",
+            "RICH_LINE_NUMBERS": "1",
+            "RICH_GUIDES": "1",
+        }
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, env_vars):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_unset_env_vars_use_defaults(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that unset env vars fall back to defaults."""
+        env_vars_to_remove = [
+            "RICH_HYPERLINKS",
+            "RICH_LINE_NUMBERS",
+            "RICH_GUIDES",
+            "RICH_FORCE_TERMINAL",
+            "RICH_SOFT_WRAP",
+            "RICH_PAGER",
+            "RICH_WIDTH",
+        ]
+        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items()
+                     if k not in env_vars_to_remove}
+
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    def test_empty_string_env_var_treated_as_false(self, runner, sample_python_file):
+        """Test that empty string env vars are treated as falsy."""
+        with mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"RICH_LINE_NUMBERS": ""}):
+            result = runner.invoke(main, [sample_python_file])
+            assert result.exit_code == 0