diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 024d5c3..168504f 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
+# --- BRAIN CREDENTIALS ---
+BRANDO_API_KEY=...
+
 # --- S3 (AWS/MINIO) CREDENTIALS ---
 ## These are used by both scripts to connect to SQS and S3 (MinIO).
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=minioadmin
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=...
 AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
+MINIO_ENDPOINT=http://127.0.0.1:9000
 
 # --- SQS SETTINGS ---
 ## Toggles functionality for the SQS Worker Consumer