diff --git a/examples/config.json.example b/examples/config.json.example
index 4e442544..e7651794 100644
--- a/examples/config.json.example
+++ b/examples/config.json.example
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
         Fill in your secret key e.g. 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
         If you are using an Agent/API Wallet you MUST also specify the public address of your account, not the
         address of the Agent/API Wallet.
-        Otherwise, feel free to leave it blank and it will be automatically derived from the secret key.
+        Otherwise, feel free to leave it blank and it will be automatically derived from the secret key. Alternatively, 
+        you can specify a local `keystore_path` which will prompt you for the keystore password interactively. 
+        Note: If both `secret_key` and `keystore_path` are provided, the `secret_key` will take precedence.
 
         You can also populate the "multi_sig" section with the secret keys of the authorized user wallets that you
         wish to sign multi-sig actions for.
     ",
+    "keystore_path": "",
     "secret_key": "",
     "account_address": "",
     "multi_sig": {
diff --git a/examples/example_utils.py b/examples/example_utils.py
index 907c223d..390a5433 100644
--- a/examples/example_utils.py
+++ b/examples/example_utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import getpass
 import json
 import os
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ def setup(base_url=None, skip_ws=False, perp_dexs=None):
     config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "config.json")
     with open(config_path) as f:
         config = json.load(f)
-    account: LocalAccount = eth_account.Account.from_key(config["secret_key"])
+    account: LocalAccount = eth_account.Account.from_key(get_secret_key(config))
     address = config["account_address"]
     if address == "":
         address = account.address
@@ -32,6 +33,25 @@ def setup(base_url=None, skip_ws=False, perp_dexs=None):
     return address, info, exchange
 
 
+def get_secret_key(config):
+    if config["secret_key"]:
+        secret_key = config["secret_key"]
+    else:
+        keystore_path = config["keystore_path"]
+        keystore_path = os.path.expanduser(keystore_path)
+        if not os.path.isabs(keystore_path):
+            keystore_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), keystore_path)
+        if not os.path.exists(keystore_path):
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Keystore file not found: {keystore_path}")
+        if not os.path.isfile(keystore_path):
+            raise ValueError(f"Keystore path is not a file: {keystore_path}")
+        with open(keystore_path) as f:
+            keystore = json.load(f)
+        password = getpass.getpass("Enter keystore password: ")
+        secret_key = eth_account.Account.decrypt(keystore, password)
+    return secret_key
+
+
 def setup_multi_sig_wallets():
     config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "config.json")
     with open(config_path) as f: