ReqForge AI - Intelligent BRD Generator

From Chaos to Clarity in Minutes

ReqForge AI automatically generates comprehensive Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) by analyzing context, notes, and uploaded documents using advanced generative AI.

🚀 Features

• AI-Powered Generation: Leverages Google Gemini 1.5 Flash for rapid, accurate requirement extraction and formatting.
• Multiple Templates: Produce documents in Comprehensive, Standard, and Agile Quick-Start formats.
• Interactive Chat Refinement: Refine and iterate on your BRD through a natural language chat interface that understands context.
• Context Injection: Upload multiple reference documents to ground the BRD generation in your specific use cases.
• Web Scraping: Enriches BRDs with live competitive market intelligence.
• Live Preview & Export: Instantly preview markdown output and export directly to PDF and DOCX.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React + Vite + Tailwind CSS + Framer Motion
• Backend: Node.js + Express + MongoDB
• AI Services: Google Generative AI (Gemini Flash)
• Real-time: Socket.io WebSockets

📦 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone <your-repository-url>
cd reqforge-ai

2. Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following variables:

PORT=5000
MONGODB_URI=mongodb+srv://<user>:<password>@<cluster>.mongodb.net/
# You can provide a single key...
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key_here
# OR provide a comma-separated list of keys to enable automatic rate-limit rotation!
# GEMINI_API_KEYS=key1,key2,key3
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_string

Note: The backend features an intelligent API Key rotation system. If you often hit 429 Too Many Requests quota limitations on the free Gemini tier, provide multiple keys in GEMINI_API_KEYS and the system will automatically rotate them when rate limits are hit!

3. Frontend Setup

cd ../frontend
npm install

🏃‍♂️ Running the Application

You will need to run both the frontend and backend servers concurrently.

Start the Backend (from /backend):

npm run dev

Start the Frontend (from /frontend):

npm run dev

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000.

🎯 Usage Workflow

1. Register/Login to your workspace.
2. Create New Project and select your desired framework (Comprehensive, Standard, Agile).
3. Upload Context documents or describe your project directly.
4. Generate BRD and watch the AI instantly format your document.
5. Chat with the AI Architect in the split-view workspace to request modifications, resolve conflicts, or add metrics.
6. Export the final, polished document as PDF or DOCX.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file