StudyBuddy

An AI-powered active recall engine with a gamification layer.

🧠 The Philosophy

My personal study tool to help quickly summarize text/transcripts/PDFs, and generate quizzes, flashcards and millionaire mode.

• Frictionless Entry: No login required to generate content.
• Gamified Reinforcement: "Millionaire Mode" uses game theory to fix retention.

🚀 Key Features

• Millionaire Mode: A progressive difficulty quiz engine ($100 -> $1M).
• Smart Parsing: Ingests raw text/PDFs and structures them into study materials via Gemini JSON output.
• Glassmorphic UI: Custom dark mode with backdrop-blur for late-night sessions.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 14 (App Router), Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Supabase (PostgreSQL, RLS)
• AI: Gemini API (Structured JSON)

⚙️ Getting Started

git clone ...
cd StudyBuddy
npm install
npm run dev

Create a .env.local file and add:

GEMINI_API_KEY=...
NEXT_PUBLIC_GEMINI_API_KEY=...
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=...
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=...
SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY=...