amir-mo1999/cover-letter-generator

Demure little web UI for generating cover letters. Simply provide a resume as a pdf and a link to a job listing and boom you got yourself a cover letter.

Requirements

• Install Docker: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

Setup

1. Download or clone the repository
2. In the api folder create a .env file. On MacOS you can run touch .env in your console.
3. Add the following to the .env file and replace the API key with your own OpenAI API key:

OPENAI_API_KEY=replace-with-your-api-key

How to Run

1. Open a console in the project folder
2. Run the following commands:

docker compose build
docker compose up -d

How to Change the Generation Prompt

The prompt for generating the cover letter is stored in api/App/prompts/generate_cover_letter.txt. Simply change the prompt as you see fit. Changes will automatically be reflected in the running application.