# SPARC Configuration

# SerpAPI key for patent search
API_KEY=your_serpapi_key_here

# OpenRouter API key for LLM analysis
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_openrouter_key_here

# Database configuration
# All messages are stored in the database for persistence and caching
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/sparc

# Cache configuration
# When USE_CACHE=true: check database for cached responses before making API calls
# When USE_CACHE=false: always make fresh API calls (still stores results in database)
# Default: true
USE_CACHE=true

# JWT Secret for authentication
# IMPORTANT: Change this to a secure random string in production
JWT_SECRET=your-secure-jwt-secret-change-in-production