diff --git a/backend/.env.example b/backend/.env.example
index 0d6a3e5a..28880cdb 100644
--- a/backend/.env.example
+++ b/backend/.env.example
@@ -21,4 +21,12 @@ ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
 VOYAGE_API_KEY=
 
 # ConnectWise PSA Integration
-CW_CLIENT_ID=<CONNECTWISE CLIENT ID>
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+CW_CLIENT_ID=<CONNECTWISE CLIENT ID>
+
+# Stripe
+# Test keys from Stripe Dashboard → Developers → API keys (with Test mode toggled on).
+# Webhook secret for local dev: from `stripe listen --forward-to localhost:8000/api/v1/webhooks/stripe`.
+# When unset, app/core/config.py:stripe_enabled returns False and Stripe code paths short-circuit.
+STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_test_
+STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_
+STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_
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