diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 55a5a01..16cf762 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ async function handleGeminiRequest({ apiKey, prompt, tab, action = 'generateText
     throw new Error('Daily limit reached (1,000 requests). Resets at midnight PT.');
   }
 
-  // Check cache (keyed by tab + prompt hash)
-  const cacheStr = prompt || jobDescription;
-  const cacheKey = `cache_${tab}_${action}_${hashString(cacheStr)}`;
-  const cached = await getCached(cacheKey);
-  if (cached) {
-    return cached; // returns either text object or pdf object
-  }
-
   // Truncate text
   const maxChars = 6000;
   const trimmedPrompt = prompt && prompt.length > maxChars
@@ -63,9 +55,7 @@ async function handleGeminiRequest({ apiKey, prompt, tab, action = 'generateText
         if (action === 'generatePdf') {
           if (!data.pdf) throw new Error('Empty PDF response from server.');
           await incrementUsage();
-          const result = { pdf: data.pdf, filename: data.filename, fromCache: false };
-          await setCached(cacheKey, result);
-          return result;
+          return { pdf: data.pdf, filename: data.filename, fromCache: false };
         } else {
           const text = data.candidates?.[0]?.content?.parts?.[0]?.text;
           if (!text) {
@@ -73,9 +63,7 @@ async function handleGeminiRequest({ apiKey, prompt, tab, action = 'generateText
             continue;
           }
           await incrementUsage();
-          const result = { text, fromCache: false };
-          await setCached(cacheKey, result);
-          return result;
+          return { text, fromCache: false };
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index cb9094c..38c09f5 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -580,8 +580,11 @@
       results[tab] = text;
 
       // Render markdown-like output
+      const isArabic = /[\u0600-\u06FF]/.test(text);
+      const rtlAttr = isArabic ? 'dir="rtl" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 15px;"' : '';
+      
       pane.innerHTML = `
-        <div class="lja-result ${response.data.fromCache ? 'lja-cached' : ''}">
+        <div class="lja-result ${response.data.fromCache ? 'lja-cached' : ''}" ${rtlAttr}>
           ${response.data.fromCache ? '<div class="lja-cache-badge">⚡ Cached result</div>' : ''}
           ${renderMarkdown(text)}
         </div>
diff --git a/server/.env.example b/server/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cedebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GEMINI_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
diff --git a/server/composer.json b/server/composer.json
index 868bd57..844fa20 100644
--- a/server/composer.json
+++ b/server/composer.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     "name": "hamza/cv-generator",
     "description": "Dynamic ATS-Optimized CV Generator",
     "require": {
-        "dompdf/dompdf": "^3.0"
+        "dompdf/dompdf": "^3.0",
+        "vlucas/phpdotenv": "^5.6"
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/generate_cv.php b/server/generate_cv.php
index 20c844a..b3d5d47 100644
--- a/server/generate_cv.php
+++ b/server/generate_cv.php
@@ -22,16 +22,25 @@ if (!file_exists($autoloadPath)) {
 require_once $autoloadPath;
 use Dompdf\Dompdf;
 use Dompdf\Options;
+use Dotenv\Dotenv;
+
+// Load .env if it exists
+if (file_exists(__DIR__ . '/.env')) {
+    $dotenv = Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__);
+    $dotenv->load();
+}
 
 $rawData = file_get_contents('php://input');
 $data = json_decode($rawData, true);
 
 $action = $data['action'] ?? 'generateText';
-$apiKey = $data['apiKey'] ?? '';
+
+// Prioritize API key from .env over frontend payload
+$apiKey = $_ENV['GEMINI_API_KEY'] ?? getenv('GEMINI_API_KEY') ?: ($data['apiKey'] ?? '');
 
 if (empty($apiKey)) {
     http_response_code(400);
-    echo json_encode(["error" => "Missing apiKey"]);
+    echo json_encode(["error" => "Missing apiKey. Please set GEMINI_API_KEY in .env or pass it in request."]);
     exit;
 }