diff --git a/include/modules/process.h b/include/modules/process.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d5a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/modules/process.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef PROCESS_H
+#define PROCESS_H
+
+void init_process_module(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c958c5c..530a731 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endif
 build_date = run_command('date', '+%Y-%m-%d', check: true).stdout().strip()
 
 version_conf = configuration_data()
-version_conf.set('ANT_VERSION', '0.0.6.17')
+version_conf.set('ANT_VERSION', '0.0.6.18')
 version_conf.set('ANT_GIT_HASH', git_hash)
 version_conf.set('ANT_BUILD_DATE', build_date)
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5b47a8b..35e6f87 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "modules/json.h"
 #include "modules/fetch.h"
 #include "modules/shell.h"
+#include "modules/process.h"
 
 int js_result = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   init_json_module();
   init_server_module();
   init_timer_module();
+  init_process_module();
   
   ant_register_library("ant/shell", shell_library);
   
diff --git a/src/modules/process.c b/src/modules/process.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26e0435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/process.c
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "ant.h"
+#include "runtime.h"
+#include "modules/process.h"
+
+extern char **environ;
+
+static void load_dotenv_file(struct js *js, jsval_t env_obj) {
+  FILE *fp = fopen(".env", "r");
+  if (fp == NULL) return;
+  
+  char line[1024];
+  while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp) != NULL) {
+    size_t len = strlen(line);
+    if (len > 0 && line[len - 1] == '\n') {
+      line[len - 1] = '\0';
+      len--;
+    }
+    if (len > 0 && line[len - 1] == '\r') {
+      line[len - 1] = '\0';
+      len--;
+    }
+    
+    if (len == 0 || line[0] == '#') continue;
+    char *equals = strchr(line, '=');
+    if (equals == NULL) continue;
+    
+    *equals = '\0';
+    char *key = line;
+    char *value = equals + 1;
+    
+    while (*key == ' ' || *key == '\t') key++;
+    char *key_end = key + strlen(key) - 1;
+    while (key_end > key && (*key_end == ' ' || *key_end == '\t')) {
+      *key_end = '\0';
+      key_end--;
+    }
+    
+    while (*value == ' ' || *value == '\t') value++;
+    char *value_end = value + strlen(value) - 1;
+    while (value_end > value && (*value_end == ' ' || *value_end == '\t')) {
+      *value_end = '\0';
+      value_end--;
+    }
+    
+    if (strlen(value) >= 2 && 
+        ((value[0] == '"' && value[strlen(value) - 1] == '"') 
+        || (value[0] == '\'' && value[strlen(value) - 1] == '\''))) {
+      value[strlen(value) - 1] = '\0';
+      value++;
+    }
+    
+    js_set(js, env_obj, key, js_mkstr(js, value, strlen(value)));
+  }
+  
+  fclose(fp);
+}
+
+static jsval_t process_exit(struct js *js, jsval_t *args, int nargs) {
+  int code = 0;
+  
+  if (nargs > 0 && js_type(args[0]) == JS_NUM) {
+    code = (int)js_getnum(args[0]);
+  }
+  
+  exit(code);
+  return js_mkundef();
+}
+
+void init_process_module(void) {
+  struct js *js = rt->js;
+  
+  jsval_t process_obj = js_mkobj(js);
+  jsval_t env_obj = js_mkobj(js);
+
+  js_set(js, js_glob(js), "process", process_obj);
+  js_set(js, process_obj, "env", env_obj);
+  js_set(js, process_obj, "exit", js_mkfun(process_exit));
+  
+  for (char **env = environ; *env != NULL; env++) {
+    char *env_copy = strdup(*env);
+    if (env_copy == NULL) continue;
+    
+    char *equals = strchr(env_copy, '=');
+    if (equals != NULL) {
+      *equals = '\0';
+      char *key = env_copy;
+      char *value = equals + 1;
+      
+      js_set(js, env_obj, key, js_mkstr(js, value, strlen(value)));
+    }
+    
+    free(env_copy);
+  }
+  
+  load_dotenv_file(js, env_obj);
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_process_env.cjs b/tests/test_process_env.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c32c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_process_env.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+console.log('PATH:', process.env.PATH);
+console.log('HOME:', process.env.HOME);
+console.log('USER:', process.env.USER);
+
+console.log('CAT:', process.env.CAT);
+
+if (process.env.CAT === 'meow') {
+  console.log("✓ process.env.CAT is correctly set to 'meow'");
+} else {
+  console.log('✗ process.env.CAT is not set correctly. Got:', process.env.CAT);
+}
+
+console.log('ANT_ENV', process.env.ANT_ENV);
+process.exit(256);