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uyitoprovi/SomaAI

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educationnatural language processing

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softwareproject
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uyi
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Open-source AI platform for Rwanda education # SomaAI SomaAI is an open-source, AI-powered learning platform designed to improve teaching and learning across Rwanda. It helps **students** understand curriculum topics using official learning materials, and helps **teachers** generate quizzes, explanations, and teaching support faster and more accurately. The platform is built around **Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)** using official curriculum documents (REB materials). --- ## Project Status 🚧 **Active MVP Development** - Core architecture is in place - API contracts are being stabilized - Mock LLM mode is supported (no API keys needed) - Business logic modules are under active development - Expect breaking changes until `v1.0` Contributions are welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md. --- ## Features ### Student Mode - Grade + subject-aware question answering - AI-generated explanations with citations (document + page numbers) - Optional analogies and real-world examples - Designed for self-study and exam preparation ### Teacher Mode - Teacher-optimized defaults (analogies + real-world examples enabled by default) - Quiz generation from curriculum topics - Difficulty and number-of-questions control - Download quizzes (questions only or with answer keys) - Feedback system to improve answer quality ### Core Capabilities - RAG-based retrieval from official curriculum documents - Caching for repeated questions - Multi-language support (English now, Kinyarwanda & French in progress) --- ## Tech Stack | Component | Technology | |---------|------------| | Backend | FastAPI (Python 3.10+) | | Database | PostgreSQL | | Vector Store | Qdrant | | Cache / Queue | Redis | | Package Manager | uv | | Migrations | Alembic | --- ## Quick Start ### Prerequisites - Python 3.10+ - uv package manager - Docker (recommended) ### Installation ```bash git clone github.com cd SomaAI cp .env.example .env uv sync ``` ### Mock LLM Mode (No API Keys Required) - By default, SomaAI runs …