🚀 The Ideas Vault

Live Demo: https://ideas-vault-eight.vercel.app

💡 The Elevator Pitch

"Ideas Vault" is a personal, secure digital notebook that doesn't just store your startup ideas—it validates them. It acts like having a 24/7 Venture Capitalist analyst in your pocket who instantly researches the market potential of your random shower thoughts.

✨ Key Features

• Capture & Validate: Type out your idea, and the AI Agent (acting as a Senior VC Analyst) researches the concept in real-time.
• Collaborative Discovery: A multi-stage AI-guided conversation to refine ideas, assess founder-fit, and generate optimized research prompts.
• Detailed Research Reports:
  • Readiness Score: 0-100 viability rating.
  • Market Size: Estimated TAM (Total Addressable Market).
  • Competitors: Analysis of existing players.
  • Action Plan: The first 3 steps you should take to build it.
• "Bring Your Own Key" AI: You aren't locked into one AI provider. You can plug in your own OpenRouter/OpenAI/Grok keys to power the brain.
• Secure Storage: Uses Postgres (Supabase) so you own your data.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)
• Language: TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS v4
• Backend & Auth: Supabase
• AI Integration: OpenAI SDK (compatible with OpenRouter)

🚦 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• A Supabase project
• An API Key for an AI provider (OpenAI, OpenRouter, etc.)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <your-repo-url>
   cd ideas-vault

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Environment Setup Create a .env.local file based on .env.example:

   cp .env.example .env.local

   Fill in your Supabase credentials and AI API key.

4. Database Setup Run the SQL commands from schema.sql in your Supabase SQL Editor to set up tables and security policies.

5. Run the development server

   npm run dev

   Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.