| `FM_BOOTSTRAP_FEDERATION` | `false` | Federate with every active partner at startup (ADR-0043) |
| `FM_ZONE_OFFER_SWEEP_SECONDS` | `600` | How often each federated partner's zone offer is re-checked and missed `ZONES` callbacks resent; agreement writes and `valid_from`/`valid_until` trigger a check on their own |
| `FM_EVENT_CONSUMER_DURABLE` | `fm-event-worker` | JetStream durable name; must differ per deployment |
| `FM_PARTNER_SECRET_KEY` | unset | Base64url 32-byte key that encrypts partner secrets sent as `our_client_secret`. Unset: such requests get 501 and partners use `our_client_secret_ref` files. Changing it makes stored secrets unreadable |