# Task ID: 3
**Title:** Implement Environment Configuration System
**Status:** done
**Dependencies:** 2 ✓
**Priority:** high
**Description:** Create configuration management for Autotask API credentials and server settings using environment variables
**Details:**
Create config.ts in utils/ to load and validate environment variables: AUTOTASK_USERNAME, AUTOTASK_SECRET, AUTOTASK_INTEGRATION_CODE (required), AUTOTASK_API_URL, MCP_SERVER_NAME, MCP_SERVER_VERSION, LOG_LEVEL, LOG_FORMAT, NODE_ENV (optional). Use dotenv for .env file support. Implement validation with descriptive error messages for missing required variables.
**Test Strategy:**
Unit tests for config validation with missing/present environment variables, verify default values are applied correctly
