diff --git a/application/core/__init__.py b/application/core/__init__.py
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diff --git a/application/core/settings.py b/application/core/settings.py
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+from pydantic import BaseSettings
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    openai_token: str
+
+
+path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.absolute()
+settings = Settings(_env_file=path.joinpath(".env"), _env_file_encoding="utf-8")