feat(startup): allow triggering embedding rebuild via env var

src/app_factory.py

@@ -1091,6 +1091,14 @@ def create_app(
         except Exception as e:
             logging.warning(f"Failed to register document management blueprint: {e}")
 
+        # Conditionally run ingestion pipeline on startup based on environment variable
+        if os.getenv("REBUILD_EMBEDDINGS_ON_START", "false").lower() == "true":
+            with app.app_context():
+                logging.info("REBUILD_EMBEDDINGS_ON_START is true, ensuring embeddings exist.")
+                ensure_embeddings_on_startup()
+        else:
+            logging.info("REBUILD_EMBEDDINGS_ON_START is not set to true, skipping initial embedding.")
+
         # Add Render-specific memory middleware if running on Render and
         # memory monitoring is enabled
         if is_render and memory_monitoring_enabled: