diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3bafeec6..9febcfa6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ This project is deployed in accordance to the [DargStack template](https://githu
     
     The database's default user.
     
+ - ### `reccoom_ingest-api-key`
+    
+    The AI provider's API key for the recommendation engine.
+    
  - ### `reccoom_openai-api-key`
     
     The AI provider's API key for the recommendation engine.
diff --git a/src/development/secrets/reccoom/ingest-api-key.secret b/src/development/secrets/reccoom/ingest-api-key.secret
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6075c4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/development/secrets/reccoom/ingest-api-key.secret
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UNSET THIRD PARTY SECRET
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/development/secrets/reccoom/ingest-api-key.secret.template b/src/development/secrets/reccoom/ingest-api-key.secret.template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..127df2bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/development/secrets/reccoom/ingest-api-key.secret.template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<uuid>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/development/stack.yml b/src/development/stack.yml
index 08b55c71..106e90cf 100644
--- a/src/development/stack.yml
+++ b/src/development/stack.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ secrets:
   postgres_user:
     # The database's default user.
     file: ./secrets/postgres/user.secret
+  reccoom_ingest-api-key:
+    # The AI provider's API key for the recommendation engine.
+    file: ./secrets/reccoom/ingest-api-key.secret
   reccoom_openai-api-key:
     # The AI provider's API key for the recommendation engine.
     file: ./secrets/reccoom/openai-api-key.secret
@@ -379,6 +382,8 @@ services:
       - postgres_db
       - postgres_password
       - postgres_user
+      - source: reccoom_ingest-api-key
+        target: /run/environment-variables/INGEST_API_KEY
       - reccoom_openai-api-key
     volumes:
       - ../../../reccoom/:/srv/app/ #DARGSTACK-REMOVE