diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e2d54ab..d6c63b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ wheels/
 # Virtual environments
 .venv/
 pdfstract-311/
-tests/results/*
\ No newline at end of file
+tests/results/*
+.env
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6484f94..c88b207 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ services:
       - model-cache:/root/.cache
     environment:
       - UVICORN_RELOAD=1
+      - OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY}
+      - GEMINI_API_KEY=${GEMINI_API_KEY}
     # Resource limits for Apple Silicon
     deploy:
       resources:
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83f4c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
+GEMINI_API_KEY=your-gemini-api-key-here