OpenAlex Chatbot

This project is a React-based chatbot that interacts with the OpenAlex API to provide academic paper information and summaries.

Features

• Interactive chat interface
• Integration with OpenAlex API for academic paper searches
• Paper summaries generated using OpenAI's GPT model
• Responsive design using Tailwind CSS

Prerequisites

• Docker
• OpenAI API key

Running with Docker

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/martinbartolo/openalex-chatbot.git
   cd openalex-chatbot
   

2. Create a .env file in the root directory with your OpenAI API key:

   REACT_APP_OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key_here
   

3. Build the Docker image:

   docker build -t openalex-chatbot .
   

4. Run the Docker container:

   docker run -p 3000:3000 openalex-chatbot
   

5. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to use the application.

Development

For local development without Docker, you can use the following commands:

npm install
npm start