# atmos describe

See the configuration Atmos resolves from your project's files. Use these commands to understand
inherited settings, troubleshoot unexpected values, inspect dependencies, and identify components
affected by a change.

**Configure Stacks**

Learn how to configure stacks, components, and inheritance in your atmos.yaml.

Configuration Reference[Read more](/cli/configuration/stacks)

## Usage

## Subcommands

## Try it out

### demo-stacks

Copy the example into a new directory and make it your own:

```shell
atmos init examples/demo-stacks
cd demo-stacks
```

Compare the resolved variables across the example stacks.

```shell
atmos describe component myapp -s dev --query .vars
```

- [Installation guide](/install)
- [Explore the example](/examples/demo-stacks)
- [Initialization and repository settings](/cli/commands/init#examples-and-source-directories)