nousresearch/autonovel

Python

7 environment variables found in .env.example

Set these on your host before deploying. Each platform has an “Environment Variables” section in the deploy flow.

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY secret Anthropic API key (required)
AUTONOVEL_WRITER_MODEL Writer model (used for drafting and revision)
AUTONOVEL_JUDGE_MODEL Judge model (used for evaluation — should differ from writer)
AUTONOVEL_REVIEW_MODEL Review model (Opus — deep prose-level analysis, used in Phase 3b)
AUTONOVEL_API_BASE_URL API base URL
FAL_KEY secret fal.ai key for image generation (Nano Banana 2)
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY secret ElevenLabs API key for audiobook generation

Best match Fly.io Anything Dockerized — requires the Fly CLI.

macOS

brew install flyctl && fly launch --from https://github.com/nousresearch/autonovel

Linux

curl -L https://fly.io/install.sh | sh && fly launch --from https://github.com/nousresearch/autonovel

Windows (PowerShell)

iwr https://fly.io/install.ps1 -useb | iex; fly launch --from https://github.com/nousresearch/autonovel

Or deploy to a different host