AI Tutor Demo - Interactive Flashcard Learning Platform

Overview

Claude generates interactive UI components as educational content - transforming chat into a personalized tutoring platform. Instead of text responses, Claude creates functional flashcards, multiple-choice questions, and adaptive learning experiences as React components within the conversation.

Why It's Compelling: Demonstrates Claude's generative UI capabilities, sophisticated tool orchestration, and educational intelligence on a production-ready stack (Next.js 15, MongoDB, better-auth).

Video Walkthrough

Setup & Running

Prerequisites: Node.js 18+, MongoDB database, Anthropic API key

Install: npm install

Environment: Create .env.local with:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_claude_api_key
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
BETTER_AUTH_SECRET=your_secret_key
BETTER_AUTH_URL=http://localhost:3000

Run: npm run dev → http://localhost:3000
Try: Login → Tutor page → "Create flashcards for Python basics"

Technical Approach

Core Innovation: Claude generates interactive React components as educational responses, not just text. Educational content works best when interactive.

Key Decisions:

AI Elements + Tool Calls: Vercel AI SDK v5 with structured educational content generation
Production Stack: Next.js 15, MongoDB, better-auth for real-world integration patterns
Educational Intelligence: Claude understands pedagogy, creates progressive difficulty, adapts to responses

Why This Demo: Education tech + Claude's advanced capabilities (tool orchestration, context awareness, structured output) = compelling developer use case with clear market opportunity.

Why Builders Will Want This

Immediate Appeal: Every developer wants to learn something - AI generates content they'd actually use (flashcards, quizzes, interactive lessons).

Clear Extensions: Code challenges, LMS integration, domain-specific tutors (interview prep, certifications), collaborative learning.

Technical Value: Production-ready patterns for AI-enhanced UX, sophisticated prompt engineering, proven ed-tech market opportunity.

How I Used Claude

Key Insight: Asked Claude to focus on generative UI - creating React components as educational responses vs. traditional text tutoring.

Breakthrough: Structuring educational content as tool calls enabled interactive components within chat.

Development Process:

Migrated todo app → educational platform
Designed tools for different content types (flashcards, multiple choice)
Refined with pedagogical principles

Technical Discoveries:

Prompt: "teach like a great educator" >> generic requests
Tool parameters need flexibility + educational effectiveness balance
Graceful degradation essential for robust AI generation

Future Improvements

Next Phase: Adaptive difficulty, analytics dashboard, hint system, mastery tracking

Advanced: Code challenges with live execution, collaborative learning, PDF import, mobile app, voice integration

Technical: Redis caching, A/B testing, detailed analytics, accessibility enhancements

Current Features

✅ Interactive chat with educational focus
✅ Multiple flashcard types (Q&A, multiple choice)
✅ Persistent learning sessions
✅ Session management and history
✅ Real-time AI content generation
✅ User authentication

Try: "Create flashcards for Python basics" or "Quiz me on React hooks"

Ready to see Claude teach? This functional learning platform demonstrates interactive AI tutoring potential.

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