dd3vahmad/bizzbot

AI Chatbot to ask question relating to business registration, tax and more in Nigeria. # BizzBot – Your Nigerian Business Assistant *An AI-powered chatbot that helps Nigerian entrepreneurs and business owners navigate trade, business registration, and tax-related questions with accuracy and clarity.* --- ## Table of Contents * About the Project * Hackathon Details * Features * Tech Stack * Architecture * Setup Instructions * Environment Variables * Data Sources & Citations * Demo * Future Improvements * Team * License --- ## About the Project Running a business in Nigeria often requires navigating **complex rules around trade, registration, and taxation**. Many small businesses lack easy access to trustworthy information, which leads to mistakes, delays, and missed opportunities. **BizzBot** solves this by providing an **AI-powered chatbot** that answers business-related questions with **accuracy, clarity, and context**. It acts as a free, always-available assistant for entrepreneurs, helping them make informed decisions. --- ## Hackathon Details * **Hackathon**: Altschool Hackathon Program 2025 * **Challenge**: AI Chatbot for Business FAQs in Nigeria * **Date**: August 2025 * **Category**: Technology --- ## Features * ✅ **AI Chatbot** trained to answer Nigerian business questions * ✅ **Speech Recognition** support for speech recording for bot query. * ✅ **Context-aware responses** about trade, business registration, and taxation * ✅ **User authentication** with Clerk (for history & personalization) * ✅ **Real-time conversation interface** built with Next.js * ✅ **Secure data storage** for chat history and feedback --- ## Tech Stack * **Frontend**: Next.js 14, ShadcnUI x TailwindCSS * **Backend**: Supabase (Postgres Data Storage + RLS) * **Vercel AI SDK**: For AI response streaming effect * **RAG**: Langchain * **Vector Storage**: Supabase * **Web Scraping**: Playwright & Cheerio * **AI**: Gemini LLM (gemini-2.0-flash) (for conversational intelligence) * **Deployment**: Vercel --- ## Architecture * **Next.js (App Router)** → Handle …