NAAI Chatbot

NAAI is your personal AI assistant chatbot, powered by Google Gemini API (backend only, not user-facing). This project includes a React frontend and a Node.js/Express backend.

Features

• Conversational AI assistant (NAAI)
• Modern React UI
• Node.js backend proxying requests to Gemini API

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+ recommended)
• npm

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/nitin3590/naai-chatbot.git
   cd chatbot

2. Install dependencies:

   cd client && npm install
   cd ../server && npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the server/ directory:

     GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key_here

   • Do NOT commit your .env file.

4. Run the servers:

   • In one terminal:

     cd server
     node index.js

   • In another terminal:

     cd client
     npm run dev

5. Access the chatbot:

   • Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser.

Notes

• The backend is configured for local development (localhost). For production, update the URLs as needed.
• Never share your API key or commit .env files.