LexiGuide is a web application designed to help users understand complex legal contracts by leveraging the power of Generative AI. It provides clause-by-clause breakdowns, plain-English summaries, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations. This project was developed with the assistance of Firebase Studio.

• Contract Input: Upload contracts as .txt files or paste text directly.
• Automated Clause Segmentation: The AI automatically identifies and separates individual clauses from the contract text.
• Plain-English Summaries: Each clause is accompanied by a clear, concise summary in everyday language.
• Per-Clause Risk Assessment: Each clause summary is color-coded (Green for Low, Blue for Medium, Red for High) based on its assessed risk level, with a brief explanation.
• Overall Contract Analysis:
  • General Risk Assessment: A holistic overview of potential risks identified throughout the entire contract, presented as a list.
  • Recommendations: Actionable advice and areas to focus on regarding the contract as a whole, presented as a list.
• Responsive Design: User-friendly interface accessible on various screen sizes.

• Frontend:
  • Next.js (App Router)
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Firebase Studio
• UI:
  • ShadCN UI
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Lucide React (for icons)
• Generative AI:
  • Genkit (by Google) - Used for defining and running AI flows.
  • Google's Gemini Models (via Genkit)

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

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

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/freddyfavour/LexiGuide
   cd LexiGuide

2. Create an environment file: You will need to add your Google Generative AI API key here for Genkit to function:

   GOOGLE_API_KEY=YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY

   Refer to the Genkit documentation for information on obtaining an API key.

Install the project dependencies:

npm install
# or
yarn install

The application consists of two main parts that need to be run concurrently: the Next.js frontend and the Genkit development server.

1. Start the Genkit development server: Open a terminal and run:

   npm run genkit:dev

   Or for watching changes in AI flows:

   npm run genkit:watch

   This server typically runs on port 4000 and handles the AI flow executions.

2. Start the Next.js development server: Open another terminal and run:

   npm run dev

   This will start the Next.js frontend, usually on http://localhost:9002.

Open http://localhost:9002 in your browser to view the application.

To create a production build:

npm run build

And to start the production server:

npm run start

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue.