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+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Workflow Engine — Environment Variables
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Copy this file to .env and fill in the values.
+
+# ── Cursor Agent ──
+
+# CLI command to invoke the Cursor agent (required for develop workflow)
+WORKFLOW_CURSOR_COMMAND=
+
+# Model override for Cursor agent
+WORKFLOW_CURSOR_MODEL=
+
+# Timeout in milliseconds for Cursor agent operations
+WORKFLOW_CURSOR_TIMEOUT=
+
+# ── Hermes Agent (used by workflow-template-solve-issue) ──
+
+# Model override for Hermes agent
+WORKFLOW_HERMES_MODEL=
+
+# Timeout in milliseconds for Hermes agent operations
+WORKFLOW_HERMES_TIMEOUT=
+
+# ── Storage ──
+
+# Override the workflow storage root directory
+# Default: ~/.uncaged/workflow
+WORKFLOW_STORAGE_ROOT=
+
+# Gateway secret for the serve command
+WORKFLOW_GATEWAY_SECRET=
+
+# ── Display ──
+
+# Set to any value to disable colored output
+# NO_COLOR=1