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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 develop tester/committer + solve-issue) ──
-
-# CLI command to invoke the Hermes agent (absolute path required)
-WORKFLOW_HERMES_COMMAND=
-
-# 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_DASHBOARD_SECRET=
-
-# ── Display ──
-
-# Set to any value to disable colored output
-# NO_COLOR=1