diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f14b3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Application
+VITE_LOG_LEVEL=debug
+
+# API Keys (replace these with your actual keys)
+ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=XXX
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 965ef50..18bc3e3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ dist-ssr
 /.cache
 /build
 .env*
+!.env.example
 *.vars
 .wrangler
 _worker.bundle