SkillForge

💡 SkillForge – Adaptive Hackathon AI Teammate

Team: Tech Riders

👥 Members: Devaprasath K | Gurunathan V | Hariram R
🎯 Stream: Developer Tools & AI
🏫 Institution: VIT-AP University
🏆 Event: InnovateX 2025 – National Level Online Hackathon

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🚩 Problem Statement

Hackathon participants often struggle with time management, uneven task distribution, and poor coordination.
Most of the 24 hours are spent setting up environments, dividing work, and fixing communication issues rather than innovating.
This leads to incomplete prototypes, stress, and lost creativity.

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💡 Proposed Solution

SkillForge acts as an AI-powered teammate that automates hackathon project management.
It intelligently analyzes each member’s skills and helps the team build faster through automation and smart suggestions.

🧠 What SkillForge Does

• Skill Mapping: Understands team members’ strengths and assigns roles automatically.
• AutoFlow Engine: Creates project roadmap and organizes the workflow.
• Smart Assist: Provides real-time AI coding help, debugging, and idea refinement.
• Pitch Mode: Generates a hackathon-ready presentation based on project data.

By automating repetitive tasks, SkillForge lets teams focus purely on creativity and innovation.

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⚙️ Technology Stack

Layer	Tools / Frameworks
Frontend	HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Backend	Node.js (Vercel Serverless Functions)
AI Integration	OpenAI GPT-4 API
Hosting	Vercel
Version Control	GitHub
Optional DB	Firebase or JSON storage

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🌐 Live Prototype

Your working deployed prototype is available here:
🔗 Live SkillForge Prototype

This version demonstrates real-time AI planning and team role assignment using OpenAI’s API.
Fully functional and publicly accessible.

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💻 GitHub Repository

📂 Source Code Repository
Contains:

• All frontend & backend source files
• /api/ folder with serverless functions
• README.md (this document)
• /docs/ folder with workflow diagram & presentation slides
• prototype_link.txt and demo_link.txt

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🎥 Demo Video

▶️ Upload in submission portal (2–4 min)
When live, include YouTube or Loom link here, e.g.
Demo video link

Contents of demo video:

1. Brief intro (Team Tech Riders + project theme)
2. Problem & solution overview
3. Walkthrough of live prototype on Vercel
4. Key features and functionality demo
5. Closing impact statement

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📊 Workflow Diagram (AutoFlow Engine)

Flow:
Idea Input → Skill Mapping → AutoFlow Build → Smart Assist → Pitch Mode → Final Prototype

(Refer to attached “AutoFlow_Engine_Diagram.png” in /docs/ folder)

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🧠 Impact & Scalability

SkillForge’s automation model can expand into a universal AI teammate for students, startups, and dev teams.
Potential integrations:

• GitHub Copilot for AI-powered code generation
• Slack/Discord Bots for team coordination
• Cloud project templates for one-click setup

Impact: Increases productivity, reduces confusion, and boosts creativity — allowing developers to spend more time innovating.

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🧾 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/devaprasathk28-dot/SkillForge.git