Laravel AI Chat Starter Kit

This starter kit integrates the Vercel AI SDK UI with a Laravel backend powered by the Prism package, providing a solid foundation for building AI-driven chat applicaions in a familiar Laravel ecosystem.

• ✅ Persistent Conversations
• ✅ Tool Calling
• ✅ Vercel AI SDK Stream Protocol
• ✅ Generative User Interfaces
• ✅ Prism Integration
• ✅ Built On Laravel React Starter Kit

Installation

1. Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:

   git clone https://github.com/benbjurstrom/chat.git && cd chat

2. Install Composer and NPM dependencies:

   composer install && npm install

3. Copy the .env.example file and configure environment variables:

   cp .env.example .env && php artisan key:generate

   Edit the .env file to include your database credentials, LLM API keys, and desired LLM settings. For example, to use OpenAI:

   PRISM_PROVIDER=openai
   PRISM_MODEL=gpt-4o
   OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY

   or to use Gemini:

   PRISM_PROVIDER=gemini
   PRISM_MODEL=gemini-2.0-flash
   GEMINI_API_KEY=YOUR_GEMINI_API_KEY

   or to use Ollama:

   PRISM_PROVIDER=ollama
   PRISM_MODEL=llama3.1

4. Run database migrations:

   php artisan migrate --seed

5. Start the development server:

   composer run dev

   • This command should launch both the Laravel server and the Vite development server.

Usage

After starting the servers, visit http://localhost:8000 and login using the default credentials to access the chat application.

• Email: test@example.com
• Password: password

Credits

• All Contributors

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.