Update api.py

api.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-
 import uvicorn
 import requests
 import json
@@ -23,7 +22,10 @@ if not api_key:
     raise RuntimeError("Missing AIPIPE API key in environment variables.")
 
 if not nomic_api_key:
-    raise RuntimeError("Missing Nomic API key in environment variables.")
+    raise RuntimeError("Missing Nomic API key in environment variables.")  # ✅ Ensure API key is available
+
+# ✅ Redirect Nomic's cache to a writable directory to avoid permission errors
+os.environ["NOMIC_CACHE_DIR"] = "/tmp"
 
 # --- Load Discourse Data ---
 try:
@@ -49,8 +51,7 @@ def normalize(v):
     norm = np.linalg.norm(v)
     return v / norm if norm != 0 else v
 
-os.environ["NOMIC_API_KEY"] = nomic_api_key  # ✅ Set API Key as Environment Variable
-embedder = NomicEmbeddings(model="nomic-embed-text")
+embedder = NomicEmbeddings(model="nomic-embed-text")  # ✅ No need to pass API key manually
 embedding_data = []
 embeddings = []