// README.md

AI Chat Client

A modern AI chat client built with Next.js that connects to various AI APIs. Deploy instantly on Vercel!

Features

• 🚀 Modern, responsive UI built with Tailwind CSS
• 💬 Real-time chat interface with typing indicators
• 🔐 Secure client-side API key storage
• 📱 Mobile-friendly design
• ✨ Markdown support for formatted responses
• 🎨 Syntax highlighting for code blocks
• 🔄 Auto-resizing text input
• 💾 Persistent conversation storage across devices
• 🏷️ AI-generated conversation titles
• 🤖 Model selection for different AI providers
• ☁️ Free cloud sync with Supabase

Quick Deploy

Local Development

1. Clone the repository

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

Setup

1. Get your API key from your preferred AI service provider
2. Enter your API key when prompted in the app
3. Start chatting!

Storage Setup (Free with Supabase)

This app uses Supabase (PostgreSQL) for persistent conversation storage across devices:

1. Create a free Supabase account at supabase.com
2. Create a new project in your Supabase dashboard
3. Run the SQL setup in your Supabase SQL editor:

   -- Copy and paste the contents of supabase-setup.sql

4. Get your credentials from Settings > API in your Supabase dashboard
5. Add environment variables to your Vercel project:
   • NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL (your project URL)
   • SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY (your service role key - NOT the anon key!)
6. Deploy to Vercel - the app will automatically use Supabase storage

Free Tier Benefits:

• 500MB database storage
• 50,000 monthly active users
• 2GB bandwidth
• Perfect for personal chat apps!

Environment Variables

For server-side API key storage (optional), create a .env.local file:

API_KEY=your-api-key-here

Tech Stack

• Next.js 14 - React framework with App Router
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• AI APIs - Integration with various AI service providers
• React Markdown - Markdown rendering with syntax highlighting

License

MIT