From 12ecb1e6b695aedee1f973c4d0910ae318c42ce6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bill <bill@bballou.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:34:16 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify OPENAI_API_BASE can be left empty

Add comment explaining OPENAI_API_BASE can be left empty
to use the default OpenAI endpoint, or set to a custom
proxy URL if needed.

Sets default value to empty instead of placeholder URL.
---
 .env.example | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b17254f..4019840 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 # Docker Compose automatically reads .env from project root
 
 # AI Model API Configuration
-OPENAI_API_BASE=https://your-openai-proxy.com/v1
+# OPENAI_API_BASE: Leave empty to use default OpenAI endpoint, or set to custom proxy URL
+OPENAI_API_BASE=
 OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key_here # https://platform.openai.com/api-keys
 
 # Data Source Configuration