API Keys

All services used have generous free tiers. No credit card required.

Google Gemini (required)

Used for AI-powered risk analysis of news headlines.

1. Go to aistudio.google.com
2. Sign in with your Google account
3. Click Get API key → Create API key
4. Copy the key to GEMINI_API_KEY

Free tier: 250 requests/day — more than enough for 4 runs/day.

Resend (required)

Used to send HTML email alerts.

1. Go to resend.com and create an account
2. Go to API Keys → Create API Key
3. Copy the key to RESEND_API_KEY

Free tier: 3,000 emails/month.

Emails are sent from onboarding@resend.dev (Resend’s shared sender) — no domain verification needed.

Telegram (optional)

Sends alerts to a Telegram chat in addition to email.

1. Create a bot

1. Open Telegram and message @BotFather
2. Send /newbot and follow the prompts
3. Copy the bot token to TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN

2. Get your chat ID

1. Message @userinfobot on Telegram
2. It replies with your chat ID
3. Copy it to TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID

3. Start a conversation

Send any message to your new bot so it can message you back.

Summary

Secret	Required	Source
GEMINI_API_KEY	Yes	aistudio.google.com
RESEND_API_KEY	Yes	resend.com
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	No	@BotFather
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID	No	@userinfobot