Curio

Curio is an AI-powered learning workspace built for students. It combines chat, projects, organized learning, and a clean modern interface to help users study more effectively, manage topics better, and keep their AI conversations useful over time.

Features

• Google authentication for secure sign-in
• Personal chat history per user
• Project-based organization for learning topics
• AI-powered responses with a student-focused workflow
• Clean and responsive UI
• Live deployment for real usage
• Scalable backend structure with a real database

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite
• UI: Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui
• Animations: Framer Motion
• Backend: Express.js
• Database: PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM
• Authentication: Google OAuth
• AI: Groq models
• Hosting: Render
• Version Control: GitHub

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• pnpm or npm
• PostgreSQL database
• Google OAuth credentials
• Groq API key

Environment Variables

Create a ".env" file with the required values for your backend and database connection.

Example:

DATABASE_URL= GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID= GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET= GROQ_API_KEY= GROQ_MODEL= SESSION_SECRET=

Development

Install dependencies and run the app locally using your preferred package manager.

pnpm install pnpm dev

Build

pnpm build

Run Production

pnpm start

Project Structure

• "frontend/" or "app/" for the user interface
• "api-server/" for backend routes and AI logic
• "db/" for database schema and migrations
• shared workspace packages for common utilities

Why Curio

Most AI tools answer questions, but Curio is designed to help students build a learning routine. It is not only a chatbot. It is a workspace where knowledge stays organized, reusable, and easier to continue.

License

This project was built for the hackathon submission and may be adapted based on the repository owner’s preferences.