diff --git a/ai-backend/config/settings.py b/ai-backend/config/settings.py
index 429748c..b1750b1 100644
--- a/ai-backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/ai-backend/config/settings.py
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     """Application settings loaded from environment variables with validation."""
 
     # Required settings
-    openai_api_key: str = Field(..., min_length=20, description="OpenAI API key")
-    supabase_url: str = Field(..., description="Supabase project URL")
-    supabase_service_role_key: str = Field(
+    OPENAI_API_KEY: str = Field(..., min_length=20, description="OpenAI API key")
+    SUPABASE_URL: str = Field(..., description="Supabase project URL")
+    SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY: str = Field(
         ..., min_length=20, description="Supabase service role key"
     )
-    rapidapi_key: str = Field(
+    RAPIDAPI_KEY: str = Field(
         ..., min_length=10, description="RapidAPI key for API-Football"
     )
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
         description="API-Football base URL",
     )
 
-    @validator("openai_api_key")
+    @validator("OPENAI_API_KEY")
     def validate_openai_key(cls, v: str) -> str:  # noqa: N805
         if not v or v == "your-openai-api-key" or v == "sk-...":
             raise ValueError("Valid OpenAI API key is required")
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def validate_openai_key(cls, v: str) -> str:  # noqa: N805
             raise ValueError('OpenAI API key must start with "sk-"')
         return v
 
-    @validator("supabase_url")
+    @validator("SUPABASE_URL")
     def validate_supabase_url(cls, v: str) -> str:  # noqa: N805
         if not v.startswith("https://"):
             raise ValueError("Supabase URL must be a valid HTTPS URL")
diff --git a/ai-backend/test_environment.py b/ai-backend/test_environment.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26084ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai-backend/test_environment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""Test script to verify all dependencies are properly installed."""
+
+import sys
+
+print(f"Python version: {sys.version}")
+
+# Test core dependencies
+# try:
+#     import openai
+
+#     print("✅ OpenAI package imported successfully")
+# except ImportError as e:
+#     print(f"❌ OpenAI import failed: {e}")
+
+# try:
+#     from agents.researcher import ResearchAgent
+
+#     print("✅ OpenAI Agents package imported successfully")
+# except ImportError as e:
+#     print(f"❌ OpenAI Agents import failed: {e}")
+
+# try:
+#     import fastapi
+
+#     print("✅ FastAPI package imported successfully")
+# except ImportError as e:
+#     print(f"❌ FastAPI import failed: {e}")
+
+# try:
+#     from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+#     print("✅ Pydantic package imported successfully")
+# except ImportError as e:
+#     print(f"❌ Pydantic import failed: {e}")
+
+# try:
+#     from supabase import create_client
+
+#     print("✅ Supabase package imported successfully")
+# except ImportError as e:
+#     print(f"❌ Supabase import failed: {e}")
+
+# try:
+#     import aiohttp
+
+#     print("✅ Aiohttp package imported successfully")
+# except ImportError as e:
+#     print(f"❌ Aiohttp import failed: {e}")
+
+# try:
+#     from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+#     print("✅ Python-dotenv package imported successfully")
+# except ImportError as e:
+#     print(f"❌ Python-dotenv import failed: {e}")
+
+# try:
+#     import structlog
+
+#     print("✅ Structlog package imported successfully")
+# except ImportError as e:
+#     print(f"❌ Structlog import failed: {e}")
+
+# print("\n🎉 Environment test completed!")
diff --git a/ai-backend/test_openai.py b/ai-backend/test_openai.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59ac634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ai-backend/test_openai.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""Test OpenAI API connection."""
+
+import os
+
+import openai
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+# Load environment variables
+load_dotenv()
+
+# Set up OpenAI client
+client = openai.OpenAI(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"))
+
+
+def test_openai_connection() -> None:
+    """Test basic OpenAI API connection."""
+    if (
+        not os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
+        or os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY") == "your_openai_api_key_here"
+    ):
+        print("⚠️  OpenAI API key not set. Skipping connection test.")
+        return
+
+    try:
+        # Test with a simple completion
+        response = client.chat.completions.create(
+            model="gpt-4.1-nano",
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Say 'Hello from Sport Scribe AI!'"}],
+            max_tokens=50,
+        )
+
+        print("✅ OpenAI API connection successful!")
+        print(f"Response: {response.choices[0].message.content}")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ OpenAI API connection failed: {e}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_openai_connection()