Verdant

"The quiet encyclopedia of everything alive."

Verdant is a nature-focused knowledge engine that blends the poetic power of Generative AI with hard scientific data. It provides a sanctuary from the noisy internet, offering a serene, ad-free environment to explore the biological world.

✨ Features

🧠 AI-Powered Synthesis

• Gemini 3.0 Pro Integration: Generates detailed, structured encyclopedia entries on the fly.
• Poetic Narratives: Transforms raw data into engaging "nature writing" rather than dry facts.
• Intelligent Search: Understands natural language queries and suggests corrections.

🌍 Grounded in Reality

• GBIF Integration: Fetches real-world occurrence data to show where species are actually found.
• Live Habitat Conditions: Uses Open-Meteo to display current weather conditions (temperature, day/night cycle) at the species' last observed location.
• Citizen Science: Aggregates community photos from iNaturalist and GBIF.

🎨 Immersive Media

• Dynamic Imagery: Uses AI generation for specific visuals or falls back to high-quality Wikipedia/iNaturalist photography.
• Audio Landscapes: Automatically fetches and plays bird calls and animal sounds via the Xeno-canto API.

👤 User Features

• Personal Collection: Save your favorite species to a persistent library (powered by Supabase).
• Search History: Keep track of your exploration journey.
• Secure Auth: Email/Password authentication flow.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
• AI: Google Gemini API (@google/genai)
• Backend/DB: Supabase (PostgreSQL + Auth)
• Data APIs: GBIF, iNaturalist, Open-Meteo, Xeno-canto, Wikipedia
• Hosting: Vercel

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Set up environment variables in .env:
   • API_KEY (Google Gemini)
   • VITE_SUPABASE_URL
   • VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY
4. Run locally: npm run dev

📄 License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.