Cocktail Host Assistant

A mobile-first web app that helps a host make cocktails for guests. Give it a flavor brief; it generates a structurally-grounded, balanced cocktail (grounded in the 6 Cocktail Codex templates), computes an exact ABV, and helps you perfect the drink in real time through a convergence loop.

Structure

barback/
  backend/    Node + Express + SQLite — generation, validation, ABV, persistence
  frontend/   React + Vite — mobile-first UI  (added later)

Backend setup

cd backend
npm install
cp .env.example .env      # then fill in your values
npm run db:init           # create the SQLite database from schema.sql
npm run db:seed           # load the curated ingredient palette
npm test                  # run the test suite
npm run dev               # start the server (watch mode)
npm start                 # start the server

Tech

React · Node.js · Express · SQLite (better-sqlite3) · server-side LLM