Simon - Your AI-Powered Therapist

Simon is a modern AI therapist platform built to help users talk about their problems and receive thoughtful, AI-driven responses. The platform combines a sleek frontend with a powerful backend to deliver a seamless mental wellness experience.

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Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js
• Tailwind CSS
• shadcn/ui

Backend

• Spring Boot
• PostgreSQL
• Swagger/OpenAPI
• Docker

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Features

• AI-powered therapist chat experience
• Secure user authentication and session management
• Store and retrieve therapy sessions and chat logs
• Clean, accessible, responsive UI
• API documentation via Swagger UI
• Fully containerized setup for easy deployment

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Java 21+
• Node.js 22+

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/winnerx0/simon.git
cd simon

2. Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in simon/ and client/ directories:

.env

SECRET_KEY=

CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
CLOUDINARY_SECRET_KEY=
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=

GOOGLE_API_KEY=

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=

POSTGRES_USERNAME=
POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
POSTGRES_HOSTNAME=
POSTGRES_DATABASE=

client/.env

NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8080/api/v1

3. Start the application

docker build -t simon .

• Frontend: http://localhost:3000
• Backend API: http://localhost:8080
• Swagger Docs: http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html

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API Documentation

The API is documented using Swagger.

• Visit: http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html
• Explore available endpoints and models

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Deployment

To deploy Simon to production:

1. Use Docker
2. Point environment variables to production database and frontend URLs
3. Use HTTPS and secure secrets with vaults or environment management

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Contributing

We welcome contributions! To contribute:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

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License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.

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