diff --git a/src/common/environment.ts b/src/common/environment.ts
index 047e8df..9089f3a 100644
--- a/src/common/environment.ts
+++ b/src/common/environment.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {saveData} from "../db/database";
 import {Answers} from "../model/answers";
 import {ifTrue} from "../util/utils";
 import {AiProvider} from "../model/ai-provider";
+import {ImageHandleFallbackPolicy, ImageHandlePolicy, RateLimitFallbackPolicy} from "./policies";
 
 export class Environment {
     static BOT_TOKEN: string;
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ export class Environment {
 
     static DEFAULT_AI_PROVIDER: AiProvider;
 
+    static RATE_LIMIT_FALLBACK_POLICY: RateLimitFallbackPolicy;
+    static IMAGE_HANDLE_POLICY: ImageHandlePolicy;
+    static IMAGE_HANDLE_FALLBACK_POLICY: ImageHandleFallbackPolicy;
+
     static SYSTEM_PROMPT?: string;
 
     static OLLAMA_ADDRESS?: string;
@@ -86,6 +91,27 @@ export class Environment {
             Environment.DEFAULT_AI_PROVIDER = AiProvider.OLLAMA;
         }
 
+        const rateLimitFallbackPolicy = process.env.RATE_LIMIT_FALLBACK_POLICY || "NOTIFY_USER";
+        if (Object.values(RateLimitFallbackPolicy).includes(rateLimitFallbackPolicy as RateLimitFallbackPolicy)) {
+            Environment.RATE_LIMIT_FALLBACK_POLICY = rateLimitFallbackPolicy as RateLimitFallbackPolicy;
+        } else {
+            Environment.RATE_LIMIT_FALLBACK_POLICY = RateLimitFallbackPolicy.NOTIFY_USER;
+        }
+
+        const imageHandlePolicy = process.env.IMAGE_HANDLE_POLICY || "HANDLE_IF_CAPABLE";
+        if (Object.values(ImageHandlePolicy).includes(imageHandlePolicy as ImageHandlePolicy)) {
+            Environment.IMAGE_HANDLE_POLICY = imageHandlePolicy as ImageHandlePolicy;
+        } else {
+            Environment.IMAGE_HANDLE_POLICY = ImageHandlePolicy.HANDLE_IF_CAPABLE;
+        }
+
+        const imageHandleFallbackPolicy = process.env.IMAGE_HANDLE_FALLBACK_POLICY || "NOTIFY_USER";
+        if (Object.values(ImageHandleFallbackPolicy).includes(imageHandleFallbackPolicy as ImageHandleFallbackPolicy)) {
+            Environment.IMAGE_HANDLE_FALLBACK_POLICY = imageHandleFallbackPolicy as ImageHandleFallbackPolicy;
+        } else {
+            Environment.IMAGE_HANDLE_FALLBACK_POLICY = ImageHandleFallbackPolicy.NOTIFY_USER;
+        }
+
         Environment.SYSTEM_PROMPT = process.env.SYSTEM_PROMPT?.trim();
 
         Environment.OLLAMA_ADDRESS = process.env.OLLAMA_ADDRESS;
diff --git a/src/common/policies.ts b/src/common/policies.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33f4602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/policies.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+export enum RateLimitFallbackPolicy {
+    NOTIFY_USER = "NOTIFY_USER",
+    IGNORE_USER = "IGNORE_USER",
+    USE_OLLAMA = "USE_OLLAMA",
+}
+
+export enum ImageHandlePolicy {
+    IGNORE = "IGNORE",
+    FORCE_HANDLE = "FORCE_HANDLE",
+    HANDLE_IF_CAPABLE = "HANDLE_IF_CAPABLE",
+}
+
+export enum ImageHandleFallbackPolicy {
+    NOTIFY_USER = "NOTIFY_USER",
+    IGNORE_USER = "IGNORE_USER",
+    USE_OLLAMA = "USE_OLLAMA",
+}
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