headstarter-babysitter 🤖

The ultimate companion to hold the hand of novice Headstarter AI fellows!

Welcome to headstarter-babysitter, a powerful RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) LangChain chatbot designed to help new fellows learn about the Headstarter AI company. Built with cutting-edge technologies, this chatbot provides an interactive, engaging, and informative experience, making it easier for newcomers to get up to speed.

Features 🚀

Interactive Chatbot: Get real-time answers to questions about Headstarter AI.
RAG LangChain Integration: Combines retrieval and generation to provide accurate and relevant information.
Modern Frontend: Built using Next.js, TailwindCSS, and shadcn for a sleek and responsive UI.
Seamless Backend: Powered by Drizzle ORM and PostgreSQL for robust data handling.
Enhanced User Experience: Leveraging Framer Motion for animations and React Hook Form with Zod for form validations.
Authentication: Managed by Clerk for secure and easy user authentication.
Deployed on Vercel: Ensuring fast and reliable hosting with Vercel AI SDK integration.
Pinecone Integration: Efficiently handles vector embeddings for better search and retrieval.
OpenAI API & Mistral: Supports advanced AI responses and interactions.

Tech Stack 🛠️

Frontend: Next.js, TailwindCSS, shadcn, Framer Motion, React Hook Form, Zod
Backend: Drizzle ORM, PostgreSQL, Vercel AI SDK
AI & NLP: OpenAI API, Pinecone, "@ai-sdk/mistral"
Authentication: Clerk

Getting Started 🏁

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

Node.js (v14 or later)
npm or yarn
PostgreSQL

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/headstarter-babysitter.git
cd headstarter-babysitter

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
# or
yarn install
```

Set up environment variables:

Create a .env.local file in the root directory and add your environment variables:

NEXT_PUBLIC_OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
DATABASE_URL=your-database-url
CLERK_API_KEY=your-clerk-api-key
PINECONE_API_KEY=your-pinecone-api-key

Run database migrations:
```
npx drizzle migrate
```
Start the development server:
```
npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
```
Your application should now be running on http://localhost:3000.

Usage 📖

Simply navigate to the running application and interact with the chatbot to learn about Headstarter AI. The bot uses a combination of retrieval-based information and AI-generated responses to provide accurate and relevant answers.

Contributing 🤝

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request if you'd like to contribute.

License 📄

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments 🙏

Headstarter AI: For providing an inspiring environment for AI learning and development.
OpenAI: For the powerful language models that power this chatbot.
The Open Source Community: For the amazing tools and frameworks that made this project possible.

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