🧠 CoAI — Real-Time Collaborative Workspace Web App CollabSpace is a modern web-based collaboration platform inspired by Slack, Notion, and Google Docs — designed for real-time communication, document editing, and seamless teamwork.

Built on the MERN stack with Socket.IO for real-time updates, it allows teams to chat, create documents, and work together within shared workspaces. (AI assistant integration coming soon!)

🚀 Features 🔐 Authentication & Workspaces Secure login/register using JWT authentication Create and manage workspaces Role-based access: Owner, Member, and Guest Invite users to join via workspace links 💬 Real-Time Chat Channel-based communication (e.g., #general, #announcements) Private direct messages Typing indicators and online presence Powered by Socket.IO for live updates 📝 Collaborative Document Editing Real-time shared text editing across users Rich text formatting (bold, italic, headers, lists, etc.) Automatic content syncing with Operational Transformation (OT) or CRDTs Document history and version tracking 🤖 AI Assistant (Coming Soon) Context-aware AI document enhancer Chat-driven suggestions (summaries, rewrites, tone adjustments) Integration with OpenAI GPT-4 or Claude via API 🧩 Tech Stack Layer Technology Frontend React (Vite or Next.js), TailwindCSS Backend Node.js + Express Database MongoDB (Mongoose ORM) Real-Time Socket.IO Editor TipTap / Quill / ProseMirror AI Integration (Planned) OpenAI API / LangChain Deployment Docker + Render / Kubernetes (optional) ⚙️ Installation 1️⃣ Clone the Repository git clone https://github.com/yourusername/collabspace.git cd collabspace 2️⃣ Setup Backend cd server npm install Create a .env file in /server and add:

PORT=5000 MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret Start the server:

npm run dev 3️⃣ Setup Frontend cd ../client npm install Create a .env file in /client and add:

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5000 Start the frontend:

npm run dev 🔮 Upcoming Enhancements ✅ AI-powered writing assistant ✅ Dark mode toggle ✅ Document snapshot comparison ✅ File uploads & shared media ✅ User presence across multiple workspaces 🧑‍💻 Contributing Contributions are welcome!

Fork the repo Create a new branch: git checkout -b feature-name Commit changes: git commit -m "Added awesome feature" Push to branch: git push origin feature-name Open a Pull Request 🚀