Configuration

Compliance Scanner is configured through environment variables. Copy .env.example to .env and edit the values.

Required Settings

MongoDB

MONGODB_URI=mongodb://root:example@localhost:27017/compliance_scanner?authSource=admin
MONGODB_DATABASE=compliance_scanner

Agent

AGENT_PORT=3001

Dashboard

DASHBOARD_PORT=8080
AGENT_API_URL=http://localhost:3001

LLM Configuration

The AI features (chat, remediation suggestions) use LiteLLM as a proxy to various LLM providers:

LITELLM_URL=http://localhost:4000
LITELLM_API_KEY=your-key
LITELLM_MODEL=gpt-4o
LITELLM_EMBED_MODEL=text-embedding-3-small

The embed model is used for the RAG/AI Chat feature to generate code embeddings.

Git Provider Tokens

GitHub

GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxxx
GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-webhook-secret

GitLab

GITLAB_URL=https://gitlab.com
GITLAB_TOKEN=glpat-xxxx
GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET=your-webhook-secret

Issue Tracker Integration

Jira

JIRA_URL=https://your-org.atlassian.net
JIRA_EMAIL=user@example.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token
JIRA_PROJECT_KEY=SEC

When configured, new findings automatically create Jira issues in the specified project.

Scan Schedules

Cron expressions for automated scanning:

# Scan every 6 hours
SCAN_SCHEDULE=0 0 */6 * * *

# Check for new CVEs daily at midnight
CVE_MONITOR_SCHEDULE=0 0 0 * * *

Search Engine

SearXNG is used for CVE enrichment and vulnerability research:

SEARXNG_URL=http://localhost:8888

NVD API

An NVD API key increases rate limits for CVE lookups:

NVD_API_KEY=your-nvd-api-key

Get a free key at https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/request-an-api-key.

MCP Server

The MCP server exposes compliance data to external LLMs via the Model Context Protocol. See MCP Server for full details.

# Set MCP_PORT to enable HTTP transport (omit for stdio mode)
MCP_PORT=8090

The MCP server shares the MONGODB_URI and MONGODB_DATABASE variables with the rest of the platform.

Clone Path

Where the agent stores cloned repository files:

GIT_CLONE_BASE_PATH=/tmp/compliance-scanner/repos

All Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
MONGODB_URI	Yes	—	MongoDB connection string
MONGODB_DATABASE	No	compliance_scanner	Database name
AGENT_PORT	No	3001	Agent REST API port
DASHBOARD_PORT	No	8080	Dashboard web UI port
AGENT_API_URL	No	http://localhost:3001	Agent URL for dashboard
LITELLM_URL	No	http://localhost:4000	LiteLLM proxy URL
LITELLM_API_KEY	No	—	LiteLLM API key
LITELLM_MODEL	No	gpt-4o	LLM model for analysis
LITELLM_EMBED_MODEL	No	text-embedding-3-small	Embedding model for RAG
GITHUB_TOKEN	No	—	GitHub personal access token
GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET	No	—	GitHub webhook signing secret
GITLAB_URL	No	https://gitlab.com	GitLab instance URL
GITLAB_TOKEN	No	—	GitLab access token
GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET	No	—	GitLab webhook signing secret
JIRA_URL	No	—	Jira instance URL
JIRA_EMAIL	No	—	Jira account email
JIRA_API_TOKEN	No	—	Jira API token
JIRA_PROJECT_KEY	No	—	Jira project key for issues
SEARXNG_URL	No	http://localhost:8888	SearXNG instance URL
NVD_API_KEY	No	—	NVD API key for CVE lookups
SCAN_SCHEDULE	No	0 0 */6 * * *	Cron schedule for scans
CVE_MONITOR_SCHEDULE	No	0 0 0 * * *	Cron schedule for CVE checks
GIT_CLONE_BASE_PATH	No	/tmp/compliance-scanner/repos	Local clone directory
KEYCLOAK_URL	No	—	Keycloak server URL
KEYCLOAK_REALM	No	—	Keycloak realm name
KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID	No	—	Keycloak client ID
REDIRECT_URI	No	—	OAuth callback URL
APP_URL	No	—	Application root URL
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT	No	—	OTLP collector endpoint
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME	No	—	OpenTelemetry service name
MCP_PORT	No	—	MCP HTTP transport port (omit for stdio)