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Environment variables

Public list of Claire environment variables. No live values.

Environment variables

Copy the example files. Never commit real values.

Server

See server/.env.example. Required for a real stack: SUPABASE_URL, SUPABASE_ANON_KEY, SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY, DATABASE_URL, JWT_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY. Matrix mode also needs MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL, MATRIX_SERVER_NAME, and MATRIX_ADMIN_TOKEN.

Mobile

See mobile/.env.example. Public client values only: EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL, EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY, EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL.

Website / Ask Claire

VariablePurpose
OPENAI_API_KEYEnables POST /api/docs/ask. Without it, the route falls back to search.
CLAIRE_DOCS_ASK_MODELDefaults to gpt-5.4-mini.
CLAIRE_DOCS_ASK_MONTHLY_BUDGET_USDDefaults to 50.

Ask Claire hashes questions and does not persist raw queries.

Self-hosting

Run Claire on your own infrastructure without publishing operator secrets.

Contribution workflow

Branching, DCO, tests, and review.

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