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 ### Edit the .env file
 
-Copy .env.example to .env and fill in the appropriate values
+Copy .env.example to .env and fill in the appropriate values.
 
 ```
 cp .env.example .env
 ```
 
+Note: .env is optional. If your planning to run multiple distinct agents, you can pass secrets through the character JSON
+
 ### Automatically Start Eliza
 
 This will run everything to setup the project and start the bot with the default character.