diff --git a/frontend/lib/config.ts b/frontend/lib/config.ts
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+++ b/frontend/lib/config.ts
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+// lib/config.ts
+export const API_URL =
+  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL ?? "http://localhost:8000";