diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 2033792..45936c4 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Precedence is:
 
 The implemented configuration overrides are `--units` and `--tz`. Output flags
 control report copies for the current command but do not change configuration
-files. Environment-variable configuration is not implemented.
+files. Environment variables do not override configuration fields.
 
 ## Minimal Config
 
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ multiple configured forecast locations.
 The prompt-facing location object also includes `timezone`, derived from the
 effective `weather_api.timezone` after CLI overrides such as `--tz`.
 
+### `secrets`
+
+- `directory`: optional directory of file-backed environment secrets. Default:
+  empty, which disables secret loading.
+
+When configured, each regular file directly under `secrets.directory` is loaded
+after config file parsing and CLI overrides. The file basename must be a valid
+environment variable name matching `[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*`; the file contents
+become the environment variable value and overwrite any existing value. One
+trailing LF or CRLF is stripped. Subdirectories, symlinks, invalid filenames,
+missing directories, and unreadable files fail config loading.
+
 ### `missing_source`
 
 - `default`: missing-source behavior for optional sources. One of `error`, `warn`, or `none`. Default: `warn`.
@@ -115,8 +127,9 @@ snapshot exists and a threshold is crossed.
 
 ## Secrets
 
-Configuration files should not contain secrets. The current Weather API and
-Scriptorium integration settings do not require secret fields.
+Configuration files should not contain raw secrets. Use `secrets.directory` to
+load secret values from files into environment variables for integrations that
+read credentials from the environment.
 
 ## Maintained Examples
 
diff --git a/examples/config.yml b/examples/config.yml
index 083bdb6..05b175a 100644
--- a/examples/config.yml
+++ b/examples/config.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ location:
   name: Brentwood
   region: St. Louis Metro
 
+secrets:
+  directory: ""
+
 missing_source:
   default: warn
   sources:
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 2972bf4..1497c10 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const (
 type Config struct {
 	WeatherAPI    WeatherAPIConfig    `yaml:"weather_api"`
 	Location      LocationConfig      `yaml:"location"`
+	Secrets       SecretsConfig       `yaml:"secrets"`
 	MissingSource MissingSourceConfig `yaml:"missing_source"`
 	Scriptorium   ScriptoriumConfig   `yaml:"scriptorium"`
 	Workspace     WorkspaceConfig     `yaml:"workspace"`
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ type LocationConfig struct {
 	Region string `yaml:"region"`
 }
 
+type SecretsConfig struct {
+	Directory string `yaml:"directory"`
+}
+
 type MissingSourceConfig struct {
 	Default MissingSourcePolicy            `yaml:"default"`
 	Sources map[string]MissingSourcePolicy `yaml:"sources"`
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index c6b7f60..a2b33a9 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ func TestDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	if cfg.Location.ID != "home" || cfg.Location.Name != "Brentwood" || cfg.Location.Region != "St. Louis Metro" {
 		t.Fatalf("Location = %#v, want home/Brentwood/St. Louis Metro", cfg.Location)
 	}
+	if cfg.Secrets.Directory != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Secrets.Directory = %q, want empty", cfg.Secrets.Directory)
+	}
 	if cfg.MissingSource.Default != MissingSourceWarn {
 		t.Fatalf("MissingSource.Default = %q, want warn", cfg.MissingSource.Default)
 	}
@@ -112,3 +115,167 @@ func TestLoadAppliesOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Timezone = %q, want +09:30", cfg.WeatherAPI.Timezone)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLoadSecretsDisabledLeavesEnvironmentUnchanged(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("WEATHERREPORTER_DISABLED_SECRET", "original")
+
+	if err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadSecrets() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := os.Getenv("WEATHERREPORTER_DISABLED_SECRET"); got != "original" {
+		t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want original", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadFileLoadsSecretsDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	secretsDir := filepath.Join(dir, "secrets")
+	if err := os.Mkdir(secretsDir, 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create secrets directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(secretsDir, "WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"), []byte("from-file"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write secret: %v", err)
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, "config.yml")
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("secrets:\n  directory: "+secretsDir+"\n"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write config fixture: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	t.Setenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET", "")
+	if _, err := LoadFile(path); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadFile() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := os.Getenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"); got != "from-file" {
+		t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want from-file", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsOverwritesExistingEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"), []byte("from-file"), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write secret: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Setenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET", "existing")
+
+	if err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{Directory: dir}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadSecrets() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if got := os.Getenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"); got != "from-file" {
+		t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want from-file", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsTrimsOneTrailingLineEnding(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		input string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{name: "LF", input: "value\n", want: "value"},
+		{name: "CRLF", input: "value\r\n", want: "value"},
+		{name: "TwoLF", input: "value\n\n", want: "value\n"},
+		{name: "LoneCR", input: "value\r", want: "value\r"},
+		{name: "NoNewline", input: "value", want: "value"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"), []byte(tt.input), 0o600); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("write secret: %v", err)
+			}
+			t.Setenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET", "")
+
+			if err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{Directory: dir}); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("loadSecrets() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			if got := os.Getenv("WEATHERREPORTER_SECRET"); got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("environment value = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsRejectsInvalidDirectoryEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		setup   func(t *testing.T, dir string)
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "InvalidFilename",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dir string) {
+				if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "1INVALID"), []byte("secret-value"), 0o600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("write invalid secret: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			wantErr: "invalid environment variable name",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Subdirectory",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dir string) {
+				if err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(dir, "SUBDIR"), 0o700); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("create subdirectory: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			wantErr: "not a directory",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Symlink",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dir string) {
+				target := filepath.Join(dir, "TARGET")
+				if err := os.WriteFile(target, []byte("secret-value"), 0o600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("write target: %v", err)
+				}
+				if err := os.Symlink(target, filepath.Join(dir, "SYMLINK")); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("create symlink: %v", err)
+				}
+			},
+			wantErr: "not a symlink",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Unreadable",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T, dir string) {
+				path := filepath.Join(dir, "UNREADABLE")
+				if err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte("secret-value"), 0o600); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("write unreadable secret: %v", err)
+				}
+				if err := os.Chmod(path, 0o000); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("chmod unreadable secret: %v", err)
+				}
+				t.Cleanup(func() {
+					_ = os.Chmod(path, 0o600)
+				})
+			},
+			wantErr: "read secret file",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			tt.setup(t, dir)
+
+			err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{Directory: dir})
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("loadSecrets() error = nil, want error")
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantErr) {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %q, want %q", err.Error(), tt.wantErr)
+			}
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "secret-value") {
+				t.Fatalf("error = %q, want no secret value", err.Error())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSecretsRejectsMissingDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	err := loadSecrets(SecretsConfig{Directory: filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing")})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("loadSecrets() error = nil, want missing directory error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "read secrets directory") {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want read secrets directory context", err.Error())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/config/defaults.go b/internal/config/defaults.go
index ddb9803..1f622ac 100644
--- a/internal/config/defaults.go
+++ b/internal/config/defaults.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ func Defaults() Config {
 			Name:   "Brentwood",
 			Region: "St. Louis Metro",
 		},
+		Secrets: SecretsConfig{
+			Directory: "",
+		},
 		MissingSource: MissingSourceConfig{
 			Default: MissingSourceWarn,
 			Sources: map[string]MissingSourcePolicy{},
diff --git a/internal/config/load.go b/internal/config/load.go
index 829bb55..cd8b190 100644
--- a/internal/config/load.go
+++ b/internal/config/load.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func Load(opts LoadOptions) (Config, error) {
 		cfg.WeatherAPI.Timezone = opts.Timezone
 	}
 
+	if err := loadSecrets(cfg.Secrets); err != nil {
+		return Config{}, err
+	}
+
 	if err := Validate(cfg); err != nil {
 		return Config{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/secrets.go b/internal/config/secrets.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9509b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/config/secrets.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var secretNamePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$`)
+
+func loadSecrets(cfg SecretsConfig) error {
+	if cfg.Directory == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	entries, err := os.ReadDir(cfg.Directory)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("read secrets directory %q: %w", cfg.Directory, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		name := entry.Name()
+		if name == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secrets directory %q contains an empty filename", cfg.Directory)
+		}
+		if !secretNamePattern.MatchString(name) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret file %q has invalid environment variable name", name)
+		}
+		if entry.Type()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret file %q must be a regular file, not a symlink", name)
+		}
+		if entry.IsDir() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret file %q must be a regular file, not a directory", name)
+		}
+
+		info, err := entry.Info()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("inspect secret file %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		if !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("secret file %q must be a regular file", name)
+		}
+
+		path := filepath.Join(cfg.Directory, name)
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("read secret file %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		value := string(data)
+		if strings.HasSuffix(value, "\r\n") {
+			value = strings.TrimSuffix(value, "\r\n")
+		} else {
+			value = strings.TrimSuffix(value, "\n")
+		}
+		if err := os.Setenv(name, value); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("set environment variable from secret file %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}