From 1207f2c9cfd25a18abf78ad86355962bb97bb06f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: opencode <opencode@home.ms>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 07:01:34 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: remove hardcoded LAN IP from default base_url (issue #5)

- Replace hardcoded 192.168.8.223:11434 with error placeholder
- Fail loudly if CLOVER_BASE_URL not set in .env
- Add helpful error message in validate_config()
---
 config/settings.py | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/settings.py b/config/settings.py
index 2a14913..7a3744a 100644
--- a/config/settings.py
+++ b/config/settings.py
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ def load_config():
         "threads": int(os.getenv("CLOVER_THREADS", "5")),
         "model": os.getenv("CLOVER_MODEL", "qwen3-coder:30b"),
         "api_key": os.getenv("CLOVER_API_KEY"),
-        "base_url": os.getenv("CLOVER_BASE_URL", "http://192.168.8.223:11434"),
+        "base_url": os.getenv(
+            "CLOVER_BASE_URL", "error-set-CLOVER_BASE_URL-in-.env-file"
+        ),
         "debug": os.getenv("CLOVER_DEBUG", "false").lower() == "true",
         "verbose": os.getenv("CLOVER_VERBOSE", "false").lower() == "true",
         "cache_enabled": os.getenv("CLOVER_CACHE_ENABLED", "true").lower() == "true",
@@ -205,8 +207,12 @@ def validate_config():
     issues = []
 
     # Check required settings
-    if not config.get("base_url"):
-        issues.append("base_url is required")
+    base_url = config.get("base_url", "")
+    if not base_url or base_url.startswith("error-set-"):
+        issues.append(
+            "CLOVER_BASE_URL is not set. Set it in your .env file or environment. "
+            "Example: CLOVER_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434"
+        )
 
     # Check numeric values
     try: