.env.example

# SecBrain Environment Variables - FREE TIER CONFIGURATION
# Copy this file to .env and fill in your API keys
# All services below have FREE tiers or are FREE with your PRO subscriptions

# Research Integration (FREE with Perplexity PRO subscription)
# Get your API key from https://www.perplexity.ai/
# Using "sonar" model which is free tier (or unlimited with PRO)
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=pplx-your-key-here

# Advisor Model (FREE with Google PRO subscription)
# Get your API key from https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey
# Using gemini-2.0-flash-exp which is FREE with PRO
GOOGLE_API_KEY=AIza-your-key-here

# Worker Model (FREE tier available - DEFAULT: Together AI)
# Option 1: Together AI (Recommended - FREE tier with Llama-3.2 models)
# Get your API key from https://api.together.xyz/settings/api-keys
# Uses FREE tier models: Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct-Turbo, Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct-Turbo
TOGETHER_API_KEY=your-together-key-here

# Option 2: Groq (Alternative - FREE tier with rate limits)
# Get your API key from https://console.groq.com/keys
# Uses FREE tier models: llama-3.2-3b-preview, gemma2-9b-it
# GROQ_API_KEY=your-groq-key-here

# Option 3: OpenRouter (Alternative - FREE models available)
# Get your API key from https://openrouter.ai/keys
# Uses models with :free suffix (meta-llama/llama-3.2-3b-instruct:free)
# OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your-openrouter-key-here

# Option 4: OpenAI (Has credits via GitHub Student Developer Pack)
# Get your API key from https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
# Uses gpt-4o-mini (cheapest model) if you have credits
# OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-key-here

# Optional: Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint
# OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.together.xyz/v1

# Note: In dry-run mode (default), API keys are not required.
# The system will use mock responses instead.