refactor: centralize environment variable access

- Add util::env_var module with wrapper functions
- Replace direct std::env calls throughout codebase
- Preserve all defaults: bash, vi, same logic for all env vars
- Fix recursive calls in system_info functions

Author: dk19y

.amazonq/cli-todo-lists/1761775358512.json

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.amazonq/cli-todo-lists/1761776270105.json

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.amazonq/cli-todo-lists/1761778122979.json

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.amazonq/cli-todo-lists/1761778203931.json

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crates/chat-cli/src/auth/builder_id.rs

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 //!       - RETURNS: [PollCreateToken]
 //!    4. (Repeat) Tokens SHOULD be refreshed if expired and a refresh token is available.
 //!        - Code: [BuilderIdToken::refresh_token]
+
+use crate::util::env_var::is_sigv4_enabled;
 //!          - Calls [Client::create_token]
 //!        - RETURNS: [BuilderIdToken]
 
@@ -545,7 +547,7 @@ pub async fn poll_create_token(
 
 pub async fn is_logged_in(database: &mut Database) -> bool {
     // Check for BuilderId if not using Sigv4
-    if std::env::var("AMAZON_Q_SIGV4").is_ok_and(|v| !v.is_empty()) {
+    if is_sigv4_enabled() {
         debug!("logged in using sigv4 credentials");
         return true;
     }

crates/chat-cli/src/cli/chat/cli/editor.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use crate::cli::chat::{
     ChatState,
 };
 use crate::theme::StyledText;
+use crate::util::env_var::get_editor;
 
 #[deny(missing_docs)]
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Args)]
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ impl EditorArgs {
 /// Launch the user's preferred editor with the given file path
 fn launch_editor(file_path: &std::path::Path) -> Result<(), ChatError> {
     // Get the editor from environment variable or use a default
-    let editor_cmd = std::env::var("EDITOR").unwrap_or_else(|_| "vi".to_string());
+    let editor_cmd = get_editor();
 
     // Parse the editor command to handle arguments
     let mut parts =

crates/chat-cli/src/cli/chat/tools/delegate.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ use crossterm::{
     style,
 };
 use eyre::{
+
+use crate::util::env_var::get_all_env_vars;
     Result,
     bail,
 };
@@ -333,7 +335,7 @@ pub async fn spawn_agent_process(os: &Os, agent: &str, task: &str) -> Result<Age
     cmd.stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped());
     cmd.stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped());
     cmd.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null()); // No user input
-    cmd.envs(std::env::vars());
+    cmd.envs(get_all_env_vars());
 
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     cmd.process_group(0);

crates/chat-cli/src/cli/chat/tools/execute/unix.rs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
 use tokio::select;
 use tracing::error;
 
+use crate::util::env_var::get_chat_shell;
 use super::{
     CommandResult,
     env_vars_with_user_agent,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ pub async fn run_command<W: Write>(
     max_result_size: usize,
     mut updates: Option<W>,
 ) -> Result<CommandResult> {
-    let shell = std::env::var("AMAZON_Q_CHAT_SHELL").unwrap_or("bash".to_string());
+    let shell = get_chat_shell();
 
     // Set up environment variables with user agent metadata for CloudTrail tracking
     let env_vars = env_vars_with_user_agent(os);

crates/chat-cli/src/cli/chat/util/mod.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ use aws_smithy_types::{
 };
 use eyre::Result;
 
+use crate::util::env_var::get_term;
+
 use super::ChatError;
 use super::token_counter::TokenCounter;
 
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn play_notification_bell(requires_confirmation: bool) {
 /// Determine if we should play the bell based on terminal type
 fn should_play_bell() -> bool {
     // Get the TERM environment variable
-    if let Ok(term) = std::env::var("TERM") {
+    if let Some(term) = get_term() {
         // List of terminals known to handle bell character well
         let bell_compatible_terms = [
             "xterm",

crates/chat-cli/src/cli/mod.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::theme::StyledText;
+use crate::util::env_var::{is_log_stdout_enabled, get_var};
 mod agent;
 pub mod chat;
 mod debug;
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ impl Cli {
                 ),
                 false => None,
             },
-            log_to_stdout: std::env::var_os("Q_LOG_STDOUT").is_some() || self.verbose > 0,
+            log_to_stdout: is_log_stdout_enabled() || self.verbose > 0,
             log_file_path: match subcommand {
                 RootSubcommand::Chat { .. } => Some(logs_dir().expect("home dir must be set").join("qchat.log")),
                 _ => None,
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ impl Cli {
         });
 
         // Check for region support.
-        if let Ok(region) = std::env::var("AWS_REGION") {
+        if let Ok(region) = get_var("AWS_REGION") {
             if GOV_REGIONS.contains(&region.as_str()) {
                 bail!("AWS GovCloud ({region}) is not supported.")
             }