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diff --git a/components/chat_interface.py b/components/chat_interface.py
index 991ef1b..c7b52e7 100644
--- a/components/chat_interface.py
+++ b/components/chat_interface.py
@@ -1,6 +1,44 @@
 import streamlit as st
 from core.utils import get_current_time, get_ai_response
 
+import streamlit.components.v1 as components
+import streamlit as st
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+import json
+
+def set_user_time_in_session():
+    if "user_time_offset" not in st.session_state:
+        # Embed JS to send local timezone offset in minutes
+        components.html("""
+            <script>
+            const offset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset(); // in minutes
+            const time = new Date().toLocaleString();      // full readable local time
+            const data = {offset: offset, time: time};
+            window.parent.postMessage({type: 'USER_TIME', data: data}, '*');
+            </script>
+        """, height=0)
+
+        st.markdown("""
+        <script>
+        window.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
+            if (event.data.type === "USER_TIME") {
+                const payload = JSON.stringify(event.data.data);
+                fetch("/", {
+                    method: "POST",
+                    headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+                    body: payload
+                }).then(() => location.reload());
+            }
+        });
+        </script>
+        """, unsafe_allow_html=True)
+
+    else:
+        # Already set, do nothing
+        pass
+
+set_user_time_in_session()
+
 def render_chat_interface():    
     if st.session_state.active_conversation >= 0:
         active_convo = st.session_state.conversations[st.session_state.active_conversation]
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diff --git a/core/config.py b/core/config.py
index 0b557dc..50a452f 100644
--- a/core/config.py
+++ b/core/config.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 def configure_gemini():
     try:
         api_key = st.secrets["GEMINI_API_KEY"]
-        genai.configure(api_key=api_key)
+        genai.configure(api_key="GEMINI_API_KEY")
         model = genai.GenerativeModel('gemini-2.0-flash')
         return model
     except KeyError:
diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index 16ae530..b442f81 100644
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 import streamlit as st
 import re
 
 def get_current_time():
-    """Returns the current time formatted as HH:MM AM/PM."""
-    now = datetime.now()
-    return now.strftime("%-I:%M %p") if hasattr(now, 'strftime') else now.strftime("%I:%M %p").lstrip('0')
+    """Returns the user's local time formatted as HH:MM AM/PM."""
+    tz_offset = st.context.timezone_offset
+
+    if tz_offset is None:
+        # Default to UTC if timezone is not available (e.g., on Streamlit Cloud)
+        now = datetime.now()
+    else:
+        now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+        now = now_utc + timedelta(minutes=-tz_offset)
+
+    return now.strftime("%I:%M %p").lstrip("0")
+
+
 
 def create_new_conversation(initial_message=None):
     """
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