wouapit999/counsel-pinto

AI legal counsel for Cameroon, Mozambique and the CEMAC region. Developed by Bouquet Innovation S.A. # Counsel Pinto **Developed by Bouquet Innovation S.A** An AI legal counsel web app for **Cameroon**, **Mozambique** and the **CEMAC region**, answering in English, French or Portuguese. Every substantive answer comes back in a fixed structure: Short Answer → Legal Basis → Procedural Steps → Risks & Considerations → Recommended Action → Templates. ## Stack - Next.js 16 (App Router) + React 19 + TypeScript - Tailwind CSS v4 - Pluggable model provider — six supported, five of them free, no vendor SDK ## Setup Pick a provider from the table below, set its key, and run: ```bash cp .env.example .env.local # then set one key npm install npm run dev ``` Open localhost. If no key is set the app still runs and tells you what to add — it doesn't error. ## Providers | Provider | Free? | Web search | Key | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Groq** | Yes, no card | **Yes, on `compound` models** | console.groq.com | | Cerebras | Yes, no card | No | cloud.cerebras.ai | | Mistral | Free experimental tier | No | console.mistral.ai | | OpenRouter | Only on `:free` models | Only on `:online` models (billed) | openrouter.ai | | GitHub Models | Yes, rate-limited | No | github.com | | Perplexity | Paid | Yes | perplexity.ai | **Groq is the one to use**, and if the answers need to be current, set `GROQ_MODEL` to a compound model. Those run web search server-side and report what they used, which is the only way to get free *and* sourced. The default (`llama-3.3-70b-versatile`) is the safer starting point but answers from training data alone. Search capability is a property of the **model**, not the provider — `src/lib/providers/catalog.ts` matches it per model, so switching `GROQ_MODEL` to a compound system enables the search toggle automatically. ### How the provider is chosen The app uses the first provider it finds a key for, in the order in the table. Set `AI_PROVIDER` to pin one explicitly when several keys are pr …