How can n8n's Execute Command node include local .env variables for a NodeJS script?

I’m running a NodeJS script with n8n’s Execute Command node, and my project’s .env file (loaded via dotenv) isn’t being applied, causing the script to crash due to a missing or invalid bot token.

I execute the script using the following command:

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npx tsx "/path/to/app.ts"

Here’s the content of my app.ts file:

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import { tagStarUser } from './functions/star';
import { Client, Events, GatewayIntentBits } from 'discord.js';
import type { Message } from 'discord.js';
import dotenv from 'dotenv';

dotenv.config();
console.log('env', process.env)
console.log('bot token', process.env.BOT_TOKEN)
console.log('starboard', process.env.STARBOARD)
const { BOT_TOKEN, STARBOARD, DROID_TERMINAL } = process.env;
const { ClientReady, MessageCreate } = Events;

const {
  Guilds, GuildMessages, MessageContent,
  GuildMessageReactions, GuildMembers
} = GatewayIntentBits;

const client = new Client({
  intents: [
    Guilds, GuildMessages, MessageContent, GuildMessageReactions, GuildMembers
  ]
});

client.once(ClientReady, readyClient => {
  console.log(`${readyClient.user.username} Initialized`)
});

client.login(BOT_TOKEN)

The script fails with this error message:

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Command failed: npx tsx "/home/node/engineering/Business/Eight or Infinity/VZBZ/app.ts"
/home/node/engineering/Business/Eight or Infinity/VZBZ/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/Client.js:216
if (!token || typeof token !== 'string')
    throw new DiscordjsError(ErrorCodes.TokenInvalid);
^
Error [TokenInvalid]: An invalid token was provided.
    at Client.login (/home/node/engineering/Business/Eight or Infinity/VZBZ/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/Client.js:216:52)
    at (/home/node/engineering/Business/Eight or Infinity/VZBZ/app.ts:31:8)
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:234:25)
    at async ModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:473:24)
    at async asyncRunEntryPointWithESMLoader (node:internal/modules/run_main:122:5)
{ code: 'TokenInvalid' }
Node.js v20.18.2

I have also added the NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN=* and NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL=* flags to my build, but the variables still aren’t loaded. I haven’t found references to this issue elsewhere. Any guidance on how I can pass my .env variables to the script when running it inside n8n, or tips on how to debug this problem would be greatly appreciated.

• n8n version: 1.78.0
• Database: default
• n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting: default
• Running n8n via: Docker & npm
• Operating system: Win10