Configure Provider Keys

ThreadLens reads open-core runtime settings from open-core/.env. The Docker commands create that file from open-core/.env.example when it is missing.

Create the environment file manually

Run from open-core/ if you want to create the file before Docker does:

cp .env.example .env

Supported variables

Variable	Required	Purpose
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`	Required for Anthropic-backed AI workflows	Powers Claude-based analysis and scoring paths.
`GEMINI_API_KEY`	Required when using Gemini as the AI provider	Provides the Gemini fallback/provider path.
`PARALLEL_API_KEY`	Required for Google scouting when using Parallel.ai Search	Enables the Google search provider path.
`BLUESKY_HANDLE`	Required for Bluesky scouting	Identifies the Bluesky account used for API access.
`BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD`	Required for Bluesky scouting	Authenticates the Bluesky account.
`SCOUT_ENV_FILE`	Optional	Lets embedding repositories point Docker commands at a different env file.
`SCOUT_DB_PATH`	Optional	Overrides the SQLite database path used by the Go API.
`SCOUT_FRONTEND_DIST`	Optional	Points the Go API at a built web app directory for static serving.
`SCOUT_INIT_DEMO`	Optional	Seeds demo data when set to `1`.
`THREADLENS_RUNTIME_MODE`	Optional	Selects `self_hosted` or `hosted`; self-hosted is the default.

Safe sample values

Use obviously fake values in examples, screenshots, and bug reports:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-example-not-real
GEMINI_API_KEY=gemini-example-not-real
PARALLEL_API_KEY=parallel-example-not-real
BLUESKY_HANDLE=example.bsky.social
BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD=example-app-password-not-real

Do not commit real provider keys, private URLs, hosted credentials, billing tokens, or customer data.