🌟 Nova — A Polished, Humanlike, Memory-Aware Chatbot

Nova is a personalized, emotionally intelligent conversational AI designed to mimic the way real humans interact. Inspired by modern messaging apps, Nova is powered by cutting-edge LLMs (via Groq and Gemini APIs), long-term memory through Firebase, and a sleek, professional user interface.

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✨ Features

• Sleek, Modern UI: A dark-themed, professional interface designed for a seamless user experience.
• Real-time Streaming: Responses are streamed in real-time, providing a dynamic and engaging conversation.
• Message Quoting: Reply to specific messages, just like in your favorite messaging apps.
• Long-term Memory: Nova remembers your conversations, providing context-aware replies.
• Syntax Highlighting: Code blocks in messages are automatically highlighted for readability.
• Markdown Support: Messages are rendered with Markdown support, allowing for rich text formatting.

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🔧 Technologies Involved

• Frontend: Next.js 14 + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: FastAPI (Python)
• LLM APIs: Groq + Gemini
• Database: Firebase Firestore

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🚀 Getting Started

To get started with Nova, you'll need to have Python and Node.js installed.

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd backend

2. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create a .env file and add your API keys:

   GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key
   GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key

4. Run the backend server:

   uvicorn main:app --reload

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend

2. Install the required Node.js packages:

   npm install

3. Run the frontend development server:

   npm run dev

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🖼️ Screenshots

(Coming soon...)

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🤝 Contributing

This project is open to contributions. Please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

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🧾 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.