app/config.py

import os
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()

def _clean_env(name: str) -> str | None:
	value = os.getenv(name)
	if value is None:
		return None
	# Trim accidental whitespace/newlines from secret values (common in deployments).
	cleaned = value.strip()
	return cleaned or None


GROQ_API_KEY = _clean_env("GROQ_API_KEY")
HF_TOKEN = _clean_env("HF_TOKEN")