🔥 Roast My Website

Powered by Exa - The Web Search API

App Link: https://roastmywebsite.exa.ai

🎯 What is Roast My Website App?

Roast My Website is a free and open-source web application that uses AI to analyze your website and provide brutally honest feedback.

This app scrapes your website content, analyzes it for strengths and weaknesses, and presents the feedback with roasts, jokes, competitor comparisons, and improvement suggestions.

💻 Tech Stack

• Search Engine API: Exa API - Web search API designed for LLMs
• Language Model: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 - Latest Claude model for intelligent analysis
• Database: Firebase Firestore - For caching analysis results
• Frontend: Next.js 14 with App Router, TailwindCSS, TypeScript
• AI Integration: Vercel AI SDK with Anthropic provider

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Anthropic API key - Get yours here
• Exa API key - Get yours here
• Firebase project - Create one here

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/exa-labs/roast-my-website.git
cd roast-my-website

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Set up environment variables Create a .env.local file in the root directory:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key_here
EXA_API_KEY=your_exa_api_key_here

# Firebase Configuration (for caching results)
FIREBASE_API_KEY=your_firebase_api_key
FIREBASE_AUTH_DOMAIN=your_project.firebaseapp.com
NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id
NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your_project.appspot.com
NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_MESSAGING_SENDER_ID=your_sender_id
NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_APP_ID=your_app_id

4. Run the development server

npm run dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

🔑 Where to Get API Keys

• Anthropic API Key: console.anthropic.com - For Claude Sonnet 4 AI analysis
• Exa API Key: dashboard.exa.ai/api-keys - For website content scraping
• Firebase Config: console.firebase.google.com - Create a new project and get config from Project Settings

Make sure to create the "website_roasts" collection in firebase database.

⭐ About Exa

This project is powered by Exa.ai, a web search API designed specifically for AI applications. Exa provides:

• AI-Optimized Search: Search results relevant for language model consumption
• Real-time Web Scraping: Current website data with content extraction
• LinkedIn Discovery: Find company profiles and professional information

Try Exa API

---

Built with ❤️ by Exa Labs