diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/.env.example b/autogpt_platform/backend/.env.example
index c2204abae..ed87d8fb7 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/.env.example
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/.env.example
@@ -98,3 +98,5 @@ ENABLE_CLOUD_LOGGING=false
 ENABLE_FILE_LOGGING=false
 # Use to manually set the log directory
 # LOG_DIR=./logs
+
+APP_ENV=local
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/server/rest_api.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/server/rest_api.py
index 4378cfb50..99dba1000 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/server/rest_api.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/server/rest_api.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class AgentServer(AppService):
         await db.disconnect()
 
     def run_service(self):
+        docs_url = "/docs" if settings.config.app_env == "local" else None
         app = FastAPI(
             title="AutoGPT Agent Server",
             description=(
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ class AgentServer(AppService):
             summary="AutoGPT Agent Server",
             version="0.1",
             lifespan=self.lifespan,
+            docs_url=docs_url,
         )
 
         if self._test_dependency_overrides:
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/server/ws_api.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/server/ws_api.py
index 8dfc54239..039ef718f 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/server/ws_api.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/server/ws_api.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     event_queue.close()
 
 
+docs_url = "/docs" if settings.config.app_env == "local" else None
 app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
 event_queue = RedisEventQueue()
 _connection_manager = None
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/settings.py b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/settings.py
index 071f5a4c1..06222492b 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/settings.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/backend/backend/util/settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 import os
+from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, Generic, List, Set, Tuple, Type, TypeVar
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, PrivateAttr, field_validator
@@ -15,6 +16,12 @@ from backend.util.data import get_config_path, get_data_path, get_secrets_path
 T = TypeVar("T", bound=BaseSettings)
 
 
+class AppEnvironment(str, Enum):
+    LOCAL = "local"
+    DEVELOPMENT = "dev"
+    PRODUCTION = "prod"
+
+
 class UpdateTrackingModel(BaseModel, Generic[T]):
     _updated_fields: Set[str] = PrivateAttr(default_factory=set)
 
@@ -121,6 +128,11 @@ class Config(UpdateTrackingModel["Config"], BaseSettings):
         "This value is then used to generate redirect URLs for OAuth flows.",
     )
 
+    app_env: AppEnvironment = Field(
+        default=AppEnvironment.LOCAL,
+        description="The name of the app environment.",
+    )
+
     backend_cors_allow_origins: List[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
     @field_validator("backend_cors_allow_origins")
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/market/.env.example b/autogpt_platform/market/.env.example
index afaed399e..5522998fc 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/market/.env.example
+++ b/autogpt_platform/market/.env.example
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ SENTRY_DSN=https://11d0640fef35640e0eb9f022eb7d7626@o4505260022104064.ingest.us.
 
 ENABLE_AUTH=true
 SUPABASE_JWT_SECRET=our-super-secret-jwt-token-with-at-least-32-characters-long
-BACKEND_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS="http://localhost:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3000"
\ No newline at end of file
+BACKEND_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS="http://localhost:3000,http://127.0.0.1:3000"
+
+APP_ENV=local
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/autogpt_platform/market/market/app.py b/autogpt_platform/market/market/app.py
index 785f3d985..864de8cb8 100644
--- a/autogpt_platform/market/market/app.py
+++ b/autogpt_platform/market/market/app.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: fastapi.FastAPI):
     yield
     await db_client.disconnect()
 
-
+docs_url = "/docs" if os.environ.get("APP_ENV") == "local" else None
 app = fastapi.FastAPI(
     title="Marketplace API",
     description="AutoGPT Marketplace API is a service that allows users to share AI agents.",
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ app = fastapi.FastAPI(
     version="0.1",
     lifespan=lifespan,
     root_path="/api/v1/market",
+    docs_url=docs_url,
 )
 
 app.add_middleware(fastapi.middleware.gzip.GZipMiddleware, minimum_size=1000)