FORKCAST-AI

AI-powered food rescue assistant built with Next.js 14 (App Router).

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies

pnpm install

2. Add environment variables

Create .env.local at the project root:

GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_project_url
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:password@db.host:5432/postgres

3. Run the dev server

pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:3000

Deployment

• Set GROQ_API_KEY, NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL, NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY in your hosting provider (e.g., Vercel → Project → Settings → Environment Variables)
• Set GROQ_API_KEY, NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL, NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY, DATABASE_URL in your hosting provider (e.g., Vercel → Project → Settings → Environment Variables)
• Redeploy to apply changes

Tech

• Next.js 14 (App Router)
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

Notes

• The chat API gracefully handles upstream errors and missing configuration, returning friendly messages to users instead of server errors.