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Environment Variables Reference

Last Updated: 2025-12-06

Complete reference for all environment variables used by DeepBoner.

Quick Reference

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`OPENAI_API_KEY`	No*	-	OpenAI API key
`HF_TOKEN`	No	-	HuggingFace token
`NCBI_API_KEY`	No	-	NCBI/PubMed API key
`LLM_PROVIDER`	No	`openai`	LLM backend
`MAX_ITERATIONS`	No	`10`	Max search iterations
`LOG_LEVEL`	No	`INFO`	Logging level

*At least one of OPENAI_API_KEY or HF_TOKEN is needed for full functionality.

LLM Configuration

OPENAI_API_KEY

OpenAI API key for premium features.

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-proj-xxxx

Format: Starts with sk- or sk-proj-
Source: https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
Effect: Enables OpenAI GPT-5 as the LLM backend

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY

Anthropic API key (reserved for future use).

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-xxxx

LLM_PROVIDER

Explicitly select LLM provider.

LLM_PROVIDER=openai    # Use OpenAI
LLM_PROVIDER=huggingface  # Use HuggingFace

Default: openai
Note: Auto-detection uses OPENAI_API_KEY presence

OPENAI_MODEL

OpenAI model name.

OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-5
OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-4o

Default: gpt-5

HUGGINGFACE_MODEL

HuggingFace model for free tier.

HUGGINGFACE_MODEL=Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct

Default: Qwen/Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct
Warning: Large models (70B+) route to unreliable third-party providers

HF_TOKEN

HuggingFace API token.

HF_TOKEN=hf_xxxx

Source: https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens
Effect: Enables gated models and higher rate limits

Embedding Configuration

OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL

OpenAI embedding model for premium RAG.

OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL=text-embedding-3-small
OPENAI_EMBEDDING_MODEL=text-embedding-3-large

Default: text-embedding-3-small
Requires: OPENAI_API_KEY

LOCAL_EMBEDDING_MODEL

Local sentence-transformers model.

LOCAL_EMBEDDING_MODEL=all-MiniLM-L6-v2
LOCAL_EMBEDDING_MODEL=all-mpnet-base-v2

Default: all-MiniLM-L6-v2
Note: Downloaded on first use

External Services

NCBI_API_KEY

NCBI API key for higher PubMed rate limits.

NCBI_API_KEY=xxxx

Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account/settings/
Effect: 10 requests/second instead of 3

CHROMA_DB_PATH

ChromaDB storage location.

CHROMA_DB_PATH=./chroma_db
CHROMA_DB_PATH=/data/vectors

Default: ./chroma_db
Note: Directory is created if it doesn't exist

Agent Configuration

MAX_ITERATIONS

Maximum search-judge loop iterations.

MAX_ITERATIONS=10
MAX_ITERATIONS=5   # Faster but less thorough
MAX_ITERATIONS=20  # More thorough

Default: 10
Range: 1 to 50

ADVANCED_MAX_ROUNDS

Maximum multi-agent coordination rounds.

ADVANCED_MAX_ROUNDS=5

Default: 5
Range: 1 to 20

ADVANCED_TIMEOUT

Timeout for advanced mode in seconds.

ADVANCED_TIMEOUT=600   # 10 minutes
ADVANCED_TIMEOUT=300   # 5 minutes

Default: 600.0
Range: 60.0 to 900.0

SEARCH_TIMEOUT

Per-search operation timeout in seconds.

SEARCH_TIMEOUT=30

Default: 30

Logging

LOG_LEVEL

Logging verbosity.

LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG    # Verbose
LOG_LEVEL=INFO     # Normal
LOG_LEVEL=WARNING  # Errors and warnings
LOG_LEVEL=ERROR    # Errors only

Default: INFO

Gradio Configuration

GRADIO_SERVER_NAME

Server bind address.

GRADIO_SERVER_NAME=0.0.0.0  # All interfaces
GRADIO_SERVER_NAME=127.0.0.1  # Localhost only

Default: Set in Dockerfile for containers

GRADIO_SERVER_PORT

Server port.

GRADIO_SERVER_PORT=7860

Default: 7860

Python Configuration

PYTHONPATH

Python module search path.

PYTHONPATH=/app

Note: Set automatically in Docker

.env File Format

# Comments start with #
KEY=value           # No quotes needed for simple values
KEY="value"         # Quotes for values with spaces
KEY='value'         # Single quotes also work

# Empty lines are ignored

# Multi-line values not supported - use single line

Security Notes

Never commit .env files - They're in .gitignore
Use secrets for production - HuggingFace Secrets, Docker secrets
Rotate keys regularly - Especially for production
Limit permissions - Use read-only keys where possible

Validation

Variables are validated on application startup:

# Invalid values raise ValidationError
MAX_ITERATIONS=100  # Error: must be 1-50
LOG_LEVEL=TRACE     # Error: invalid level

Debugging

Check loaded configuration:

LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG uv run python -c "
from src.utils.config import settings
print(f'Provider: {settings.llm_provider}')
print(f'Has OpenAI: {settings.has_openai_key}')
print(f'Has HF: {settings.has_huggingface_key}')
print(f'Max Iterations: {settings.max_iterations}')
"