# Add an optional description for an environment

**URL:** <https://discourse.flox.dev/t/add-an-optional-description-for-an-environment/507>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** closed\
**Created:** [November 21, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/add-an-optional-description-for-an-environment/507 "2022-11-21T10:25:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![etorreborre](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/etorreborre/32/428_2.png) [@etorreborre](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/etorreborre)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/add-an-optional-description-for-an-environment/507/1 "2022-11-21T10:25:33Z")

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It could be nice to have an optional description associated to an environment in order to describe what is is intended for. Then this can be displayed when running `flox environments`.

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**Author:** ![mkenigs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.flox.dev/mkenigs/32/520_2.png) [@mkenigs](https://discourse.flox.dev/u/mkenigs)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 8:13pm UTC](https://discourse.flox.dev/t/add-an-optional-description-for-an-environment/507/2 "2022-11-21T20:13:24Z")

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Tracking this, thanks for the suggestion!