env-cleanup.md633 BView on GitHub # Env Cleanup Plan
## Goal
Keep local `.env` usage focused on local development while deployed secrets live in AWS Secrets Manager.
## Process
1. Build an env usage inventory.
2. Group keys by owner:
- frontend
- server runtime
- scripts/local tooling
- AWS runtime
3. Split keys into:
- local dev only
- shared runtime secrets
- AWS-only
- candidate unused
4. Keep the live root `.env` ignored.
5. Keep the tracked `.env.example` focused on local development.
## Output
- minimal local `.env`
- minimal local `.env.example`
- documented secret inventory without values
- explicit AWS secret references