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docs: document HF_DEPLOYMENT flag in environment setup

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  ### Option A: Local Python
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  1. **Install**: `pip install -r requirements.txt`
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- 2. **Environment**: Create `.env` with `GEMINI_API_KEY` and `TAVILY_API_KEY`.
 
 
 
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  3. **Run Service**:
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  ```bash
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  uvicorn main:app --reload
 
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  ### Option A: Local Python
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  1. **Install**: `pip install -r requirements.txt`
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+ 2. **Environment**: Create `.env` containing your API keys and configuration:
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+ * `GEMINI_API_KEY`: Google Gemini API access.
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+ * `TAVILY_API_KEY`: Tavily search engine access.
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+ * `HF_DEPLOYMENT`: Set to `true` to enable lazy-loading performance mode (essential for free CPU hosting tiers, defers model downloads, and disables the heavy CrossEncoder reranker).
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  3. **Run Service**:
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  ```bash
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  uvicorn main:app --reload