diff --git a/scripts/halacha_panel_approve.py b/scripts/halacha_panel_approve.py
index c246216..1e13bee 100644
--- a/scripts/halacha_panel_approve.py
+++ b/scripts/halacha_panel_approve.py
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ def _env_key(name: str, *files: str) -> str:
 
 
 DEEPSEEK_KEY = _env_key("DEEPSEEK_API_KEY", "~/.hermes/profiles/deepseek/.env", "~/.env")
-GEMINI_KEY = _env_key("GEMINI_API_KEY", "~/.env")
+# canonical Infisical name is GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY (/external-apis/gemini); accept
+# the bare GEMINI_API_KEY too for back-compat.
+GEMINI_KEY = _env_key("GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY", "~/.env") or _env_key("GEMINI_API_KEY", "~/.env")
 
 # ── the two coarse questions (the reliable axis — NOT the fuzzy sub-type) ──