ENVIRONMENT & DEPLOYMENT — Required env vars and notes for local dev and production Serverless env vars (.env.example) - NODE_ENV=development - PORT=3000 - S3_BUCKET=your-bucket - S3_REGION=your-region - S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=XXX - S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=XXX - OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... - WHISPER_API_KEY=sk-... or reuse OPENAI_API_KEY - LINKEDIN_CLIENT_ID=... - LINKEDIN_CLIENT_SECRET=... - LINKEDIN_REDIRECT_URI=https://your-host/api/linkedin/callback - JWT_SECRET=some-long-secret - APP_ENCRYPTION_KEY=base64:... - TRANSCRIBE_SECRET=webhook-secret-for-transcribe - KMS_KEY_ID=arn:aws:kms:... - BILLING_ALERT_EMAIL=finance@example.com - SENTRY_DSN=... Local dev notes - Use `dotenv` to load `.env` during local serverless function testing. - For mobile dev, set `EXPO_DEV_SERVER` and `REACT_NATIVE_PACKAGER_HOSTNAME` accordingly. - Provide fake/test keys in `.env.local` (never commit). Production notes - Use provider secrets manager (Vercel env, Netlify env, or AWS Secrets Manager). - Rotate keys and set alerting for unusual usage. Secrets handling - Never store `OPENAI_API_KEY` or `LINKEDIN_CLIENT_SECRET` in the client code. - Use serverless to perform all 3rd party API calls.