An AI-powered conversational assistant built with Next.js, TailwindCSS, and the Google Gemini Model (via Vertex AI API). This project allows users to interact with a smart agent capable of generating meaningful and context-aware responses in real time.

🔗 openmind-ai-agent.vercel.app

• 🌐 Built with Next.js 14+ – Server-side rendering and optimized routing.
• 🎨 TailwindCSS – Fast UI design with responsive styling.
• 🧠 Google Gemini API – Powerful, free-tier conversational model.
• 🔄 Stateless interaction pattern – Clean and simple agent message handling.

• Frontend: Next.js, React, TailwindCSS
• Backend: Google Gemini API (via Vertex AI or REST)
• Deployment: Vercel / Netlify (recommended)

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/vipinsao/openmind-ai-agent.git

# 2. Navigate into the project folder
cd openmind-ai-agent

# 3. Install dependencies
npm install

# 4. Add your API Key
# Create a .env.local file and add your Google AI key:
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key_here

# 5. Start the development server
npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

The app uses the free-tier Gemini 1.5 Flash or Pro model. You must:

• Create a project in Google AI Studio
• Enable the Generative Language API
• Use the GOOGLE_API_KEY in your environment

/pages
  └── index.tsx         # Main UI Page
/api
  └── chat.ts           # Serverless function for chat handling
/styles
  └── globals.css       # Tailwind base styles

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Vipin Chandra Sao
GitHub: @vipinsao

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