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+# Used by `vite build` (Netlify deploys are built locally). Both values are public.
+# Without these, the build falls back to learning-lab's dev Clerk key and localhost Studio,
+# so production users sign in to the wrong Clerk instance and see no data.
+VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_live_Y2xlcmsubGVhcm5pbmdzdHVkaW8uYmF3YW5hLmNvbSQ
+VITE_STUDIO_URL=https://learningstudio.bawana.com