diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d1f6b1..48941e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.18.1",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "scripts/dev.sh",
+    "dev": "dotenv -e .env -- scripts/dev.sh",
     "build": "nx run-many -t build -p api web",
     "test": "nx run-many -t test -p api web",
     "lint": "nx run-many -t lint -p web contracts",
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nx/vite": "^21.0.0",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^5.0.0",
+    "dotenv-cli": "^11.0.0",
     "nx": "^21.0.0",
     "typescript": "^5.8.0",
     "vite": "^7.0.0"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4d9aabc..1f6eca5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ importers:
       '@vitejs/plugin-react':
         specifier: ^5.0.0
         version: 5.2.0(vite@7.3.3(jiti@2.7.0)(lightningcss@1.32.0)(yaml@2.8.4))
+      dotenv-cli:
+        specifier: ^11.0.0
+        version: 11.0.0
       nx:
         specifier: ^21.0.0
         version: 21.6.11
@@ -120,9 +123,6 @@ importers:
       typescript:
         specifier: ^5.8.0
         version: 5.9.3
-      vitest:
-        specifier: 3.2.4
-        version: 3.2.4(@types/debug@4.1.13)(jiti@2.7.0)(lightningcss@1.32.0)(yaml@2.8.4)
 
   packages/contracts:
     devDependencies:
@@ -2655,6 +2655,10 @@ packages:
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     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
+  cross-spawn@7.0.6:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 8'}
+
   csstype@3.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-z1HGKcYy2xA8AGQfwrn0PAy+PB7X/GSj3UVJW9qKyn43xWa+gl5nXmU4qqLMRzWVLFC8KusUX8T/0kCiOYpAIQ==}
 
@@ -2872,14 +2876,26 @@ packages:
   dompurify@3.4.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-lHeS9SA/IKeIFFyYciHBr2n0v1VMPlSj843HdLOwjb2OxNwdq9Xykxqhk+FE42MzAdHvInbAolSE4mhahPpjXA==}
 
+  dotenv-cli@11.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-r5pA8idbk7GFWuHEU7trSTflWcdBpQEK+Aw17UrSHjS6CReuhrrPcyC3zcQBPQvhArRHnBo/h6eLH1fkCvNlww==}
+    hasBin: true
+
   dotenv-expand@11.0.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zIHwmZPRshsCdpMDyVsqGmgyP0yT8GAgXUnkdAoJisxvf33k7yO6OuoKmcTGuXPWSsm8Oh88nZicRLA9Y0rUeA==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
 
+  dotenv-expand@12.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-uc47g4b+4k/M/SeaW1y4OApx+mtLWl92l5LMPP0GNXctZqELk+YGgOPIIC5elYmUH4OuoK3JLhuRUYegeySiFA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+
   dotenv@16.4.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
 
+  dotenv@17.4.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-nI4U3TottKAcAD9LLud4Cb7b2QztQMUEfHbvhTH09bqXTxnSie8WnjPALV/WMCrJZ6UV/qHJ6L03OqO3LcdYZw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+
   dunder-proto@1.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-KIN/nDJBQRcXw0MLVhZE9iQHmG68qAVIBg9CqmUYjmQIhgij9U5MFvrqkUL5FbtyyzZuOeOt0zdeRe4UY7ct+A==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
@@ -3209,6 +3225,9 @@ packages:
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     engines: {node: '>=8'}
 
+  isexe@2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-RHxMLp9lnKHGHRng9QFhRCMbYAcVpn69smSGcq3f36xjgVVWThj4qqLbTLlq7Ssj8B+fIQ1EuCEGI2lKsyQeIw==}
+
   jake@10.9.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wpHYzhxiVQL+IV05BLE2Xn34zW1S223hvjtqk0+gsPrwd/8JNLXJgZZM/iPFsYc1xyphF+6M6EvdE5E9MBGkDA==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
@@ -4168,6 +4187,14 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
     hasBin: true
 
+  shebang-command@2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-kHxr2zZpYtdmrN1qDjrrX/Z1rR1kG8Dx+gkpK1G4eXmvXswmcE1hTWBWYUzlraYw1/yZp6YuDY77YtvbN0dmDA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+
+  shebang-regex@3.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-7++dFhtcx3353uBaq8DDR4NuxBetBzC7ZQOhmTQInHEd6bSrXdiEyzCvG07Z44UYdLShWUyXt5M/yhz8ekcb1A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+
   shiki@3.23.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-55Dj73uq9ZXL5zyeRPzHQsK7Nbyt6Y10k5s7OjuFZGMhpp4r/rsLBH0o/0fstIzX1Lep9VxefWljK/SKCzygIA==}
 
@@ -4546,6 +4573,11 @@ packages:
   web-namespaces@2.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bKr1DkiNa2krS7qxNtdrtHAmzuYGFQLiQ13TsorsdT6ULTkPLKuu5+GsFpDlg6JFjUTwX2DyhMPG2be8uPrqsQ==}
 
+  which@2.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-BLI3Tl1TW3Pvl70l3yq3Y64i+awpwXqsGBYWkkqMtnbXgrMD+yj7rhW0kuEDxzJaYXGjEW5ogapKNMEKNMjibA==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 8'}
+    hasBin: true
+
   why-is-node-running@2.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hUrmaWBdVDcxvYqnyh09zunKzROWjbZTiNy8dBEjkS7ehEDQibXJ7XvlmtbwuTclUiIyN+CyXQD4Vmko8fNm8w==}
     engines: {node: '>=8'}
@@ -7412,6 +7444,12 @@ snapshots:
       path-type: 4.0.0
       yaml: 1.10.3
 
+  cross-spawn@7.0.6:
+    dependencies:
+      path-key: 3.1.1
+      shebang-command: 2.0.0
+      which: 2.0.2
+
   csstype@3.2.3: {}
 
   cytoscape-cose-bilkent@4.1.0(cytoscape@3.33.3):
@@ -7645,12 +7683,25 @@ snapshots:
     optionalDependencies:
       '@types/trusted-types': 2.0.7
 
+  dotenv-cli@11.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      cross-spawn: 7.0.6
+      dotenv: 17.4.2
+      dotenv-expand: 12.0.3
+      minimist: 1.2.8
+
   dotenv-expand@11.0.7:
     dependencies:
       dotenv: 16.4.7
 
+  dotenv-expand@12.0.3:
+    dependencies:
+      dotenv: 16.4.7
+
   dotenv@16.4.7: {}
 
+  dotenv@17.4.2: {}
+
   dunder-proto@1.0.1:
     dependencies:
       call-bind-apply-helpers: 1.0.2
@@ -8027,6 +8078,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       is-docker: 2.2.1
 
+  isexe@2.0.0: {}
+
   jake@10.9.4:
     dependencies:
       async: 3.2.6
@@ -9433,6 +9486,12 @@ snapshots:
 
   semver@7.8.0: {}
 
+  shebang-command@2.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      shebang-regex: 3.0.0
+
+  shebang-regex@3.0.0: {}
+
   shiki@3.23.0:
     dependencies:
       '@shikijs/core': 3.23.0
@@ -9808,6 +9867,10 @@ snapshots:
 
   web-namespaces@2.0.1: {}
 
+  which@2.0.2:
+    dependencies:
+      isexe: 2.0.0
+
   why-is-node-running@2.3.0:
     dependencies:
       siginfo: 2.0.0