diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
index 3725b4f..4f3c249 100644
--- a/.env.local
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:6001,http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:3000
 SENTRY_DSN=
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Cloud Run Services (Autoscaling for CPU-intensive work)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# When set, Whisper and FFmpeg operations are offloaded to Cloud Run
+WHISPER_SERVICE_URL=https://whisper-http-service-bcb6ipdqka-uc.a.run.app
+FFMPEG_SERVICE_URL=https://ffmpeg-http-service-bcb6ipdqka-uc.a.run.app
+
+# Worker concurrency (higher values since workers just make HTTP calls)
+WHISPER_WORKER_CONCURRENCY=10
+FFMPEG_WORKER_CONCURRENCY=20
+WORKER_CONCURRENCY=8
+
 # =============================================================================
 # LOCAL DEVELOPMENT NOTES
 # =============================================================================