ChatNavigator

ChatNavigator is a Chrome extension that allows users to chat with web articles using AI-powered natural language processing. It extracts content from web pages and provides an interactive chat interface to ask questions about the article's content.

Features

Extract article content from web pages
Interactive chat interface within the Chrome extension popup
AI-powered responses to user queries about the article
Persistent chat history for each article
Automatic cleanup of old chat data to manage storage

Technology Stack

Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Backend: Python with Flask
AI Model: Google's Generative AI (via google-generativeai library)
Chrome Extension APIs

Setup

Clone the repository
Install the required Python packages:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Set up your environment variables (including your Google AI API key)
Load the extension in Chrome:
- Go to chrome://extensions/
- Enable "Developer mode"
- Click "Load unpacked" and select the extension directory

Usage

Navigate to a web article
Click the ChatNavigator extension icon
Ask questions about the article in the chat interface
Receive AI-generated responses based on the article's content

Development

popup.html and popup.js: Extension popup interface
app.py: Flask backend for processing requests and interacting with the AI model
manifest.json: Chrome extension configuration

Deployment

The backend is designed to be deployed on Chemicloud or a similar Python-compatible hosting service.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT

Acknowledgements

Google Generative AI
Flask and Flask-CORS
Chrome Extensions API

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