Environment Variables

To call your LLM from a third-party service, you’ll likely need some environment variables to keep your API keys safe.

Setting Up Env Variables

1. Create a .env file in the root of your project:

   .env

   OPENAI_API_KEY=your-api-key

2. Add .env to your .gitignore, if it’s not already there

   .gitignore

   .env

3. Install dotenv:

   pnpm add -D dotenv

4. Add an evalite.config.ts file:

   evalite.config.ts

   import { defineConfig } from "evalite/config";
   
   export default defineConfig({
     setupFiles: ["dotenv/config"],
   });

Now, your environment variables will be available in your evals.