---
title: "eliza configure"
description: "Print configuration guidance and common environment variables."
---

# `eliza configure`

Prints a summary of how to read and edit configuration, along with common environment variable names for model providers. This is a non-interactive help command -- it does not modify any files.

## Output

The command displays:

- How to read config values with `eliza config get <key>`.
- The config file path (`~/.eliza/eliza.json` by default).
- Common environment variables: `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY`, `GOOGLE_API_KEY`.

## What it shows

- Which model providers are detected and their status
- Common environment variables and where to set them
- Current config file path and state directory
- Suggested next steps based on your configuration

This command does not accept flags. For reading and writing config values, use [`eliza config`](/cli/config). For interactive key setup, use [`eliza setup`](/cli/setup).

## Output

```
Set values with:
  eliza config get <key>     Read a config value
  Edit ~/.eliza/eliza.json directly for full control.

## Related

- [Configuration](/configuration)
- [`eliza config`](/cli/config) -- read or display config values
- [`eliza setup`](/cli/setup) -- interactive first-time setup