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Manage your API keys and configuration

API keys are stored securely in your .env.local file and never sent to the browser. This page shows you what keys are needed and where to obtain them.

Groq API Key

FREE tier — 14,400 req/day. Powers GPT-OSS 120B claim analysis and extraction.

Get key

Add to .env.local: GROQ_API_KEY=your_key_here

Tavily Search API Key

FREE tier — 1,000 req/month. Required for real-time evidence retrieval.

Get key

Add to .env.local: TAVILY_API_KEY=your_key_here

MongoDB Connection URI

Required to store fact check history.

Get key

Add to .env.local: MONGODB_URI=your_key_here

Quick Setup

  1. 1.Copy .env.example to .env.local
  2. 2.Add your OpenAI API key (from platform.openai.com)
  3. 3.Add your Tavily API key (from tavily.com)
  4. 4.Add your MongoDB connection URI (from MongoDB Atlas)
  5. 5.Restart the dev server: npm run dev