diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec823da..4e356ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Environment
 .env
-.env.example
+# .env.example is tracked for reference
 
 # Python
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/scripts/.env.example b/scripts/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbb70f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
+IMG2TYP_API_ENDPOINT=https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions
+
+# API Key for authentication
+IMG2TYP_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
+
+# Model name (default: qwen-vl-plus for DashScope)
+IMG2TYP_MODEL=qwen-vl-plus