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Environment variables

Configure database, providers, Redis, and local tooling.

Variables

.env
DATABASE_URL=postgres://...
OPENAI_API_KEY=...
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=...
GEMINI_API_KEY=...
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

When they are required

DATABASE_URL configures the built-in PostgreSQL store and CLI.
Provider keys are required only for adapters you use.
REDIS_URL is required for queue mode or the optional recall cache.

Security

Load secrets only in the server environment and exclude local environment files from source control.