diff --git a/apps/next-template/.env.example b/apps/next-template/.env.example
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+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
+CLERK_SECRET_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/remix-template/.env.example b/apps/remix-template/.env.example
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+CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
+CLERK_SECRET_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/vite-template/.env.example b/apps/vite-template/.env.example
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+VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/auth/README.md b/packages/auth/README.md
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+# @repo/auth
+
+Helper tools package for Clerk authentication. As of now, this helper package is not being used anywhere in the repo.