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+# Progress Agentic RAG + Telerik Blazor UI Demo
+
+A comprehensive demo application showcasing the powerful integration between **Progress Agentic RAG AI-powered search capabilities** and **Telerik Blazor UI components**. This application demonstrates how to build intelligent, data-driven interfaces that combine enterprise-grade AI retrieval with beautiful, functional user interfaces.
+
+[![Live Demo](https://img.shields.io/badge/Live%20Demo-Click%20Here-blue)](https://your-demo-url-here.com)
+
+## 🚀 Product Links
+
+- **[Progress Agentic RAG](https://www.progress.com/agentic-rag)** - Enterprise-grade AI-powered search and retrieval
+- **[Telerik UI for Blazor](https://www.telerik.com/blazor-ui)** - Professional UI components for Blazor applications
+
+## 📋 Overview
+
+This demo application illustrates how to:
+
+- Integrate Progress Agentic RAG with Blazor Server applications
+- Build intelligent search experiences with AI-powered responses
+- Create interactive data visualizations with AI-generated insights
+- Develop conversational AI interfaces with streaming responses
+- Generate customized content based on user inputs
+
+## 🏗️ Architecture
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│                         Blazor Server Application                   │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│  ┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────┐  ┌─────────────────────┐  │
+│  │   Razor Pages   │  │ Shared Components │  │    Services       │  │
+│  │                 │  │                 │  │                   │  │
+│  │  - Index        │  │  - ChatMessage  │  │  - NucliaSearch   │  │
+│  │  - AISearch     │  │  - SearchInput  │  │    Service        │  │
+│  │  - Financial    │  │  - MarkdownContent│ │                   │  │
+│  │    Analysis     │  │  - GradientLoader│  │                   │  │
+│  │  - Knowledge    │  │  - DrawerComponent│ │                   │  │
+│  │    Assistant    │  │  - ChatMessageBox│  │                   │  │
+│  │  - AgenticRag   │  │                 │  │                   │  │
+│  │    Value        │  │                 │  │                   │  │
+│  └─────────────────┘  └─────────────────┘  └─────────────────────┘  │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│                       Telerik UI for Blazor                         │
+│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
+│  │  Chat · Charts · Buttons · TextArea · ToggleButton · etc.  │    │
+│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│                        Progress Nuclia SDK                          │
+│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
+│  │  NucliaDbClient · AskAsync · AskStreamAsync · Search API    │    │
+│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│                        Progress Agentic RAG                         │
+│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
+│  │  Knowledge Boxes · AI Search · Streaming Responses          │    │
+│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+### Key Components
+
+| Layer | Technology | Purpose |
+|-------|------------|---------|
+| **Frontend** | Blazor Server | Server-side rendering with real-time updates via SignalR |
+| **UI Components** | Telerik UI for Blazor | Enterprise-grade UI components (Chat, Charts, Forms) |
+| **AI Integration** | Progress Nuclia SDK | .NET client for Progress Agentic RAG APIs |
+| **AI Backend** | Progress Agentic RAG | AI-powered knowledge retrieval and generation |
+
+## 📱 Demo Pages
+
+### 1. Home Page (`/`)
+The landing page featuring a search bar and navigation to all demo experiences. Users can start exploring the AI capabilities directly from here.
+
+### 2. Intelligent Search (`/ai-search`)
+An AI-powered search interface that:
+- Provides intelligent responses to natural language queries
+- Supports streaming responses for real-time feedback
+- Displays AI-generated answers with markdown formatting
+- Offers popular search suggestions
+
+### 3. Financial Analysis (`/finance-analysis`)
+A conversational AI assistant for financial data analysis:
+- Chat-based interface using Telerik Chat component
+- AI-generated chart visualizations using Telerik Charts
+- Financial insights for companies like Apple, Google, NVIDIA, and more
+- Dynamic chart expansion and thumbnail previews
+
+### 4. Knowledge Assistant (`/knowledge-assistant`)
+A documentation assistant that:
+- Answers questions about KendoReact and related technologies
+- Provides streaming conversational responses
+- Features a drawer navigation component
+- Supports chat suggestions for quick queries
+
+### 5. Agentic RAG Value Proposition (`/value-proposition`)
+A dynamic value proposition generator that:
+- Creates customized proposals based on user inputs
+- Supports industry, company size, data types, and use case selection
+- Generates AI-powered content with markdown formatting
+- Demonstrates form-based AI interaction patterns
+
+## 🛠️ Technology Stack
+
+- **.NET 9.0** - Latest .NET framework
+- **Blazor Server** - Server-side Blazor with SignalR
+- **Telerik UI for Blazor 12.0.0** - Professional UI component suite
+- **Progress Nuclia SDK 0.1.0-preview.9** - AI integration library
+
+## 📦 Prerequisites
+
+Before running this project, ensure you have:
+
+1. **.NET 9.0 SDK** - [Download here](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/9.0)
+
+2. **Telerik UI for Blazor License or Trial**
+   - Visit [Telerik UI for Blazor](https://www.telerik.com/blazor-ui) to obtain a license
+   - You can start with a [free trial](https://www.telerik.com/download-trial-file/v2/ui-for-blazor)
+   - The trial provides full access to all components for 30 days
+
+3. **Progress Agentic RAG Account**
+   - Sign up at [Progress Agentic RAG](https://www.progress.com/agentic-rag)
+   - Create Knowledge Boxes and obtain API keys
+
+## 🚀 Getting Started
+
+### 1. Clone the Repository
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/telerik/telerik-blazor-progress-rag-demo.git
+cd telerik-blazor-progress-rag-demo
+```
+
+### 2. Configure NuGet Package Sources
+
+The Telerik packages require the Telerik NuGet feed. Add it to your NuGet configuration:
+
+```bash
+dotnet nuget add source "https://nuget.telerik.com/v3/index.json" \
+  --name "TelerikNuGet" \
+  --username "<your-telerik-email>" \
+  --password "<your-telerik-password>"
+```
+
+> **Note:** Replace `<your-telerik-email>` and `<your-telerik-password>` with your Telerik account credentials.
+
+### 3. Configure Progress Agentic RAG
+
+Update the `blazor-progress-rag-demo/appsettings.json` file with your Progress Agentic RAG credentials:
+
+```json
+{
+  "NucliaDb": {
+    "ZoneId": "europe-1",
+    "KnowledgeBoxId": "<your-knowledge-box-id>",
+    "ApiKey": "<your-api-key>"
+  },
+  "NucliaDbCharts": {
+    "ZoneId": "aws-eu-central-1-1",
+    "KnowledgeBoxId": "<your-charts-knowledge-box-id>",
+    "ApiKey": "<your-charts-api-key>"
+  },
+  "NucliaDbVerse": {
+    "ZoneId": "aws-us-east-2-1",
+    "KnowledgeBoxId": "<your-verse-knowledge-box-id>",
+    "ApiKey": "<your-verse-api-key>"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+> **Security Note:** For production deployments, use environment variables or user secrets instead of storing credentials in configuration files.
+
+### 4. Restore Dependencies
+
+Navigate to the project directory and restore dependencies:
+
+```bash
+cd blazor-progress-rag-demo
+dotnet restore
+```
+
+### 5. Run the Application
+
+```bash
+dotnet run
+```
+
+The application will start on `https://localhost:5001` (or the port configured in your launch settings).
+
+Alternatively, run from the repository root:
+
+```bash
+dotnet run --project blazor-progress-rag-demo
+```
+
+## 🔧 Configuration
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+For production deployments, configure the following environment variables:
+
+| Variable | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| `NucliaDb__ZoneId` | Zone ID for the default Knowledge Box |
+| `NucliaDb__KnowledgeBoxId` | Knowledge Box ID for general queries |
+| `NucliaDb__ApiKey` | API Key for the default Knowledge Box |
+| `NucliaDbCharts__ZoneId` | Zone ID for the charts Knowledge Box |
+| `NucliaDbCharts__KnowledgeBoxId` | Knowledge Box ID for financial data |
+| `NucliaDbCharts__ApiKey` | API Key for the charts Knowledge Box |
+| `NucliaDbVerse__ZoneId` | Zone ID for the verse Knowledge Box |
+| `NucliaDbVerse__KnowledgeBoxId` | Knowledge Box ID for documentation |
+| `NucliaDbVerse__ApiKey` | API Key for the verse Knowledge Box |
+
+### User Secrets (Development)
+
+For local development, use .NET user secrets from the project directory:
+
+```bash
+cd blazor-progress-rag-demo
+dotnet user-secrets init
+dotnet user-secrets set "NucliaDb:ApiKey" "<your-api-key>"
+dotnet user-secrets set "NucliaDb:KnowledgeBoxId" "<your-knowledge-box-id>"
+# ... and so on for other secrets
+```
+
+## 📂 Project Structure
+
+```
+telerik-blazor-progress-rag-demo/
+├── blazor-progress-rag-demo/
+│   ├── Pages/
+│   │   ├── Index.razor           # Home page
+│   │   ├── AISearch.razor        # Intelligent search
+│   │   ├── FinancialAnalysis.razor # Financial analysis chat
+│   │   ├── KnowledgeAssistant.razor # Documentation assistant
+│   │   └── AgenticRagValue.razor # Value proposition generator
+│   ├── Shared/
+│   │   ├── MainLayout.razor      # Main application layout
+│   │   ├── ChatMessage.razor     # Chat message component
+│   │   ├── ChatMessageBox.razor  # Chat input component
+│   │   ├── SearchInput.razor     # Search input component
+│   │   ├── MarkdownContent.razor # Markdown rendering
+│   │   └── ...                   # Other shared components
+│   ├── Services/
+│   │   ├── NucliaSearchService.cs # Progress Agentic RAG integration
+│   │   ├── ChartModels.cs        # Chart data models
+│   │   └── Schemas.cs            # JSON schemas for AI responses
+│   ├── wwwroot/                  # Static assets
+│   ├── Program.cs                # Application entry point
+│   └── appsettings.json          # Configuration
+├── blazor-progress-rag-demo.sln  # Solution file
+└── README.md                     # This file
+```
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests.
+
+## 📄 License
+
+This project is provided for demonstration purposes. Please refer to the individual product licenses:
+
+- [Telerik UI for Blazor License](https://www.telerik.com/purchase/license-agreement/ui-for-blazor)
+- [Progress Agentic RAG Terms](https://www.progress.com/legal/terms-of-service)
+
+## 📞 Support
+
+- **Telerik Support:** [Telerik Support Center](https://www.telerik.com/support/blazor-ui)
+- **Progress Agentic RAG:** [Progress Support](https://www.progress.com/support)
+
+---
+
+Built with ❤️ using [Progress Agentic RAG](https://www.progress.com/agentic-rag) and [Telerik UI for Blazor](https://www.telerik.com/blazor-ui)