message: document w-var
diff: @@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ Set up `app.cardstack.test` and `app-assets.cardstack.test` to resolve to localh
  See the [README in the hub package](./packages/hub/README.md) for environment variables that you'll need to setup.
  +To retrieve environment variables for waypoint in a more readable way as an alternative to `waypoint config get`, you can use the convenience script `yarn w-var`.
  +
  +```
  +// prints a table of variables, with values truncated for readability
  +yarn w-var
  +// prints JSON of variables that contain any of the strings provided (case-insensitive), full values
  +yarn w-var VAR_NAME1 VAR_NAME2
  +```
  +
  ### Javascript dependencies & Typescript compilation
  We use `volta` to manage our global javascript dependencies. In this case, specifically, we use it to manage node and yarn. To use it simply install it following the instructions here: https://docs.volta.sh/guide/getting-started
  