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+# AeThex LIVE — Environment Variables
+# Copy to .env.local and fill in values
+
+PORT=3010
+YOUTUBE_API_KEY=
+ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
+RTMP_STREAM_KEY=stream
+SCENE_SECRET=