ResumeCraft AI - AI Resume Assistant

Welcome to ResumeCraft, an AI-powered resume assistant that helps users create, improve, and export professional resumes through an interactive UI and a powerful AI backend.

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🧭 Project Overview

🧠 Backend

• Flask API server using Google Gemini Generative AI
• Supports chat interactions and resume analysis with structured JSON feedback
• Handles PDF text extraction for uploaded resumes
• Provides AI-driven resume improvement suggestions

💻 Frontend

• React application built with shadcn/ui and TailwindCSS
• Dynamic resume editor storing data in localStorage
• AI chat assistant panel integrates backend chat for real-time suggestions
• Professional PDF export feature for polished resumes
• API key management for secure Gemini AI access

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⚙️ Getting Started

🧩 Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm/yarn for the frontend
• Python 3.8+ for the backend
• Valid Google Gemini API Key

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Backend Setup

1. Navigate to backend folder

   cd backend

2. Run the server:

   python app.py

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to frontend folder

   cd frontend

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Run the app

   npm run dev

• By default, the app runs on 👉 http://localhost:5173

⚙️ Environment Configuration

🔧 Backend

• API keys passed via request headers or JSON bodies

🧾 Frontend

• Environment variable in .env file:

  VITE_API_URL= http://localhost:5000

• API keys are managed locally in browser storage for security.

🚀 Usage Instructions

• Open the UI and enter your Gemini AI API key
• Create or upload your resume (PDF)
• Chat with the AI for improvement suggestions
• Apply updates and export a polished PDF

Resume data is automatically saved in localStorage