ResearchBot

AI-powered scientific paper search engine

Search scientific papers across Semantic Scholar and arXiv simultaneously,
and get AI-generated summaries in seconds — completely free.

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Features

• Parallel search across Semantic Scholar and arXiv
• Automatic summaries generated by LLaMA 3.3 via Groq
• Full paper details — authors, year, citation count, and direct link
• Fast and free — no paid API required
• Elegant dark UI with serif typography

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React 18 + Vite + TailwindCSS
Backend	FastAPI + Python 3.11
AI	Groq API (LLaMA 3.3 70B)
Data sources	Semantic Scholar API + arXiv API
HTTP client	httpx (async)

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• Node.js 18+
• A free account at console.groq.com to get your API key

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/joelRamireZzz/research-bot.git
cd research-bot

2. Set up the backend

cd backend
python -m venv venv

# Windows
venv\Scripts\activate

# Mac/Linux
source venv/bin/activate

pip install fastapi uvicorn httpx groq python-dotenv

Create a .env file inside the backend folder:

GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_your_api_key_here

Start the server:

uvicorn main:app --reload

Backend will be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000

3. Set up the frontend

Open a new terminal:

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Frontend will be available at http://localhost:5173

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Usage

1. Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser
2. Type a research topic in the search bar
3. Click Search
4. Browse the results with AI-generated summaries

Example queries

machine learning drug discovery
quantum computing algorithms
climate change renewable energy
neural networks image recognition

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Project structure

research-bot/
├── backend/
│   ├── main.py          # FastAPI app + endpoints
│   ├── .env             # API keys (not committed)
│   └── requirements.txt
└── frontend/
    ├── src/
    │   ├── App.jsx      # Main component
    │   └── App.css      # Styles
    └── package.json

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Getting a free Groq API key

1. Go to console.groq.com
2. Sign in with your Google account
3. Click API Keys in the sidebar
4. Create a new key and paste it into your .env file

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Made with by @joelRamireZzz