GenKit ProStudio: College Project Management Hub

GenKit ProStudio is a comprehensive, AI-powered SaaS platform built with Next.js and Firebase to streamline the lifecycle of academic projects in colleges. It provides a seamless, transparent, and efficient experience for students, faculty guides, HoDs, and administrators, from project proposal and team formation to final evaluation and reporting.

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✨ Key Features

• Role-Based Workflows: Dedicated portals and dashboards for Students, Guides, R&D Coordinators, HoDs, and Admins.
• Multi-Level Approval System: A transparent and structured workflow for project proposals: Guide → R&D Coordinator → HoD.
• Comprehensive Team Management: Students can easily create teams, invite members via code, and assign roles.
• AI-Powered Assistance:
  • Abstract Summarizer: AI generates concise summaries of project abstracts to help faculty review submissions faster.
  • Support Triage: Student-submitted issues are automatically categorized and prioritized by an AI agent.
  • Draft Generation: AI helps faculty draft detailed responses to common student queries.
• Centralized Evaluation: A dedicated portal for internal and external faculty to evaluate projects against standardized rubrics and score individual contributions.
• Analytics & Reporting: Admins and HoDs can view departmental analytics, track project progress, and download reports on students, teams, and scores.
• Integrated Communication: A discussion tab on each project for seamless communication between students and their assigned faculty guide.

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🚀 Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js (with App Router)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS & ShadCN UI for componentry.
• AI Integration: Google AI (Gemini) via Genkit
• Database & Auth: Firebase (Firestore, Firebase Auth)
• File Storage: Firebase Storage for document uploads.

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🛠️ Getting Started

Follow these instructions to get a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or newer recommended)
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/genkit-pro-studio
   cd genkit-pro-studio

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root of the project and add your Google Gemini API key and Firebase configuration.

   NEXT_PUBLIC_GEMINI_API_KEY=YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY
   NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_CONFIG=YOUR_FIREBASE_CONFIG_JSON

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

The application should now be running at http://localhost:9002.

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📂 Project Structure

/
├── public/
├── src/
│   ├── app/              # Main application routes
│   │   ├── (portals)/    # Route groups for admin, faculty, student
│   │   └── page.tsx      # Homepage
│   ├── ai/               # Genkit AI flows and configuration
│   ├── components/       # Shared UI components
│   ├── context/          # React Context for state management
│   ├── lib/              # Firebase config, API functions, types
└── ...                   # Config files

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🤖 AI Integration with Genkit

This project leverages Genkit to connect to the Gemini API for its AI features.

• Location: AI logic resides in src/ai/.
• Configuration: src/ai/genkit.ts initializes the Google AI plugin.
• Flows: Features like abstract summarization are defined as "flows" in src/ai/flows/.
• Server Actions: The frontend communicates with these flows via Next.js Server Actions.

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🚀 Deployment

This application is optimized for deployment on Vercel or Firebase App Hosting.

1. Push your code to a Git repository.
2. Import the repository into your Vercel dashboard.
3. Important: Add your NEXT_PUBLIC_GEMINI_API_KEY and NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_CONFIG as environment variables in the Vercel project settings.
4. Click "Deploy".