Configure Environment Variables

Configuring Environment Variables

Autumn depends on environment variables to securely manage API keys, wallet credentials, and runtime settings. Before running your agent, you'll need to define these values in a .env file placed at the root of your project.

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📄 Sample .env Setup

envCopyEdit# Core credentials
PRIVATE_KEYPAIR=<YOUR_PRIVATE_KEYPAIR>             # Wallet keypair used for deploying to Solana
OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>               # OpenAI key for AI tasks
RPC_ENDPOINT=https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com   # Solana RPC provider of choice

# Trading logic
ACTION=buy                                          # Choose "buy" or "sell"
MINT=<TOKEN_MINT_ADDRESS>                           # Token's mint address
AMOUNT=10000                                        # Quantity of tokens or SOL to transact

# Debug mode
NODE_DEBUG=module

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🛠 Working with Environment Variables

Once your .env file is set up, Autumn will automatically load these values using the dotenv package during runtime. This keeps your config flexible and your keys secure.

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📦 Runtime Libraries

Here are the key packages that Autumn depends on for core functionality:

Dependency	Version	Role
@solana/web3.js	^1.98.0	Interface for interacting with the Solana blockchain
dotenv	^16.4.7	Loads variables from .env files
firebase	^11.1.0	Enables Firebase auth and data storage
node-fetch	^3.3.2	Performs HTTP requests
form-data	^4.0.1	Handles multipart data for HTTP POST
openai	^4.77.3	Connects with OpenAI for AI features
bs58	^6.0.0	Encodes/decodes base58 for Solana key handling

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🧪 Developer Tools

Used to streamline development and TypeScript support:

Dependency	Version	Purpose
typescript	^5.7.3	Type safety and code structure
ts-node	^10.9.2	Executes TypeScript files in Node.js
@types/node-fetch	^2.6.12	Type definitions for node-fetch
tsconfig-paths	^4.2.0	Resolves module paths in TypeScript projects