diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Miscellaneous
+*.class
+*.log
+*.pyc
+*.swp
+.DS_Store
+.atom/
+.buildlog/
+.history
+.svn/
+migrate_working_dir/
+
+# IntelliJ related
+*.iml
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+.idea/
+
+# The .vscode folder contains launch configuration and tasks you configure in
+# VS Code which you may wish to be included in version control, so this line
+# is commented out by default.
+#.vscode/
+
+# Flutter/Dart/Pub related
+**/doc/api/
+**/ios/Flutter/.last_build_id
+.dart_tool/
+.flutter-plugins
+.flutter-plugins-dependencies
+.pub-cache/
+.pub/
+/build/
+
+# Symbolication related
+app.*.symbols
+
+# Obfuscation related
+app.*.map.json
+
+# Android Studio will place build artifacts here
+/android/app/debug
+/android/app/profile
+/android/app/release
+
+# Environment variables (secrets)
+.env
+.env.*
diff --git a/lib/core/constants/supabase_constants.dart b/lib/core/constants/supabase_constants.dart
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+import 'package:flutter_dotenv/flutter_dotenv.dart';
+
+/// Supabase configuration constants
+/// Environment variables are loaded securely from .env file
+class SupabaseConstants {
+  SupabaseConstants._();
+
+  static late final String supabaseUrl;
+  static late final String supabaseAnonKey;
+
+  /// Initialize Supabase constants from environment variables
+  static Future<void> initialize() async {
+    await dotenv.load(fileName: '.env');
+    
+    supabaseUrl = dotenv.env['SUPABASE_URL'] ?? '';
+    supabaseAnonKey = dotenv.env['SUPABASE_ANON_KEY'] ?? '';
+    
+    if (supabaseUrl.isEmpty || supabaseAnonKey.isEmpty) {
+      throw Exception(
+        'SUPABASE_URL and SUPABASE_ANON_KEY must be set in .env file\n'
+        'Get these values from Supabase Dashboard → Settings → API',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
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