/setup

Configuring API keys in a .env file safely involves inspecting current settings to detect missing values and interactively updating them. This setup process targets Semantic Scholar, DeepXiv, and an OpenAI-compatible Review LLM to enable dependent research automation features.

Missing Semantic Scholar and DeepXiv environment variables cause dependent skills to underperform, resulting in slower ingestion and disabled semantic retrieval. Running an interactive configuration check identifies these unset keys and updates the .env file to restore intended citation expansion functionality.

Updating an existing .env configuration can be done safely by reading current settings first and only writing new values after explicit user confirmation. This interactive process masks key outputs and ensures existing environment variables remain intact during API key setup.

Setting up an OpenAI-compatible Review LLM API key requires adding the token to your .env file through a guided configuration process. The setup verifies the final status of required environment variables to ensure the cross-model review functionality works correctly.

Missing .env files or setup reference files trigger graceful fallback behavior during configuration, allowing you to safely skip missing elements. The setup process handles these edge cases by offering recovery options and running a verification summary of required environment variables.