kml-legal/v0-african-startup-legal-tech

# Know My Legal (v0-african-startup-legal-tech) A cross-country legal tech product focused on company formation, document generation, and compliance automation for Tanzania and Kenya. Live demo: knowmylegal.tech Repo language composition: TypeScript (70.2%), CSS (28.8%), JavaScript (1%) ## Project Overview 767 This project helps founders register and manage companies across Tanzania and Kenya with: - Multi-country onboarding - AI-driven company formation walkthroughs - AI legal assistant and editable document templates - Automated compliance reminders and a document vault The product is built with TypeScript + Next.js, uses OpenAI for draft document generation and assistant capabilities, and aims for responsive, accessible interactions (Framer Motion for animated UX). ## Key Features - Company formation flows (support for public/private types) - AI Document Generator: draft → user-editable preview → PDF export - AI Legal Assistant: jurisdiction-aware Q&A and references to local law - Compliance automation: filing reminders, dashboards and per-country guides - Document vault: secure storage, search & filters - Partner integration hooks: referrals, consult booking, and embedding API ## Deployment For Vercel deployment instructions, see VERCEL_DEPLOYMENT.md. ## Quickstart (dev) 1. Install - Node 18+ recommended - yarn or npm 2. Setup - Copy .env.example → .env.local - Provide NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL, OPENAI_API_KEY, DATABASE_URL, etc. - Install deps: yarn install 3. Run (dev) - yarn dev - Open localhost 4. Tests & linters - yarn test - yarn lint - yarn format ## Architecture (high level) - Next.js (app routes) + TypeScript - UI: React + Tailwind/CSS + Framer Motion for animations - AI: OpenAI as primary LLM with prompts and local law datasets for contextualization - Storage: Secure file storage for generated documents (S3-compatible or managed provider) - DB: PostgreSQL (or similar) for users, companies, filings, reminders - Integrations …