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      }
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      "working": true
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        "claim": "The documented missing variable example identifies API_KEY.",
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        "input": ".env includes DATABASE_URL and PORT; .env.example additionally defines API_KEY.",
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    "`npm install -g dotenv-guard` and `npx dotenv-guard` failed with npm E404: package not found in registry. Used the repository's index.js CLI entry point to exercise the same documented arguments."
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