diff --git a/app/keystore.py b/app/keystore.py
index e2e5355..44c76d6 100644
--- a/app/keystore.py
+++ b/app/keystore.py
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ KEY_REGISTRY: dict[str, dict] = {
         "pattern": r"^[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$",
         "example": "32-char hex string (e.g. 5f3c…9a02)",
     },
-    "GEMINI_API_KEY": {
-        "description": "Google Gemini API key — LLM event analysis / summarization.",
-        "pattern": r"^AIza[0-9A-Za-z_-]{35}$",
-        "example": "AIza… (Google API key, 39 chars)",
+    "NOUS_API_KEY": {
+        "description": "Nous Portal API key — hourly news summarizer (inference-api.nousresearch.com).",
+        "pattern": r"^.{16,}$",
+        "example": "key from https://portal.nousresearch.com (API keys page)",
     },
     "TELEGRAM_TOKEN": {
         "description": "Telegram bot token — push alert notifications to a channel.",
diff --git a/app/static/index.html b/app/static/index.html
index d07f1ec..db5725a 100644
--- a/app/static/index.html
+++ b/app/static/index.html
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@
         <section class="view" id="view-keys" aria-label="API keys">
             <div class="subview">
                 <h2><span class="tick">⚿</span> API Keys</h2>
-                <p class="sub">Keys used by ingest services (FIRMS, Gemini, Telegram, …). Stored in Postgres, never shown again — only status + last 4 chars.</p>
+                <p class="sub">Keys used by ingest services (FIRMS, Nous Portal, Telegram, AIS, …). Stored in Postgres, never shown again — only status + last 4 chars.</p>
                 <div class="key-grid" id="keys-grid"></div>
             </div>
         </section>
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ function sentimentBadge(label) {
 /* ═══════════════ API KEYS ═══════════════ */
 const KEY_PATTERNS = {
     'FIRMS_MAP_KEY': /^[0-9a-fA-F]{32}$/,
-    'GEMINI_API_KEY': /^AIza[0-9A-Za-z_-]{35}$/,
+    'NOUS_API_KEY': /^.{16,}$/,
     'TELEGRAM_TOKEN': /^\d{8,10}:[0-9A-Za-z_-]{35}$/,
 };
 async function loadKeys() {