diff --git a/distribution.yaml b/distribution.yaml
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--- a/distribution.yaml
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-xx
+name: research-bot
+version: 1.0.0
+description: "Autonomous research assistant with arXiv and web tools"
+hermes_requires: ">=0.12.0"
+author: "Your Name"
+license: "MIT"
+
+# Tell installers which env vars the agent needs. These are checked against
+# the installer's shell and existing .env file so they don't get nagged
+# about keys they already have configured.
+env_requires:
+  - name: OPENAI_API_KEY
+    description: "OpenAI API key (for model access)"
+    required: true
+  - name: SERPAPI_KEY
+    description: "SerpAPI key for web search"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
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