diff --git a/docgen.py b/docgen.py
index 0f8c419..be710a9 100644
--- a/docgen.py
+++ b/docgen.py
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ import requests
 import os
 import concurrent.futures
 import time
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Load .env if present
+_env_file = Path(__file__).parent / ".env"
+if _env_file.exists():
+    for line in _env_file.read_text().splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line and not line.startswith("#") and "=" in line:
+            key, _, val = line.partition("=")
+            os.environ.setdefault(key.strip(), val.strip())
 
 # Backend: "ollama" or "openai"
 LLM_BACKEND = os.environ.get("LLM_BACKEND", "ollama")
diff --git a/ingest.py b/ingest.py
index 2e49277..e693df7 100644
--- a/ingest.py
+++ b/ingest.py
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ import time
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
+# Load .env if present
+_env_file = Path(__file__).parent / ".env"
+if _env_file.exists():
+    for line in _env_file.read_text().splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line and not line.startswith("#") and "=" in line:
+            key, _, val = line.partition("=")
+            os.environ.setdefault(key.strip(), val.strip())
+
 from go_parser import parse_go_file, filter_imports, get_repo_module, resolve_import_to_file
 from docgen import generate_file_doc, generate_repo_doc, generate_docs_batch
 from db import GraphDB