diff --git a/crumbforest_roles/mayaeule_zero.sh b/crumbforest_roles/mayaeule_zero.sh
index bfdd09f..f1b8812 100755
--- a/crumbforest_roles/mayaeule_zero.sh
+++ b/crumbforest_roles/mayaeule_zero.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 # 🦉 Maya-Eule - Die weise Eule mit Gedächtnis (Qdrant Memory)
 # "Was kostet die Frage eines Kindes?" - Im Wald unbezahlbar.
 
+# Load .env if exists
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ENV_FILE="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../.env"
+
+if [[ -f "${ENV_FILE}" ]]; then
+    # Export environment variables from .env
+    set -a
+    source "${ENV_FILE}"
+    set +a
+fi
+
 QUESTION="$*"
 API_KEY="${OPENROUTER_API_KEY}"
 MODEL="${OPENROUTER_MODEL:-openai/gpt-3.5-turbo}"