🤖 SmartBot PDF Assistant

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🌐 Live App

👉 Try it here: smartbot-pdf-ai.streamlit.app

(Press Yes, get this app backup! & wait for a few seconds — due to free tier CPU limitations)

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📘 Overview

SmartBot PDF Assistant is an AI-powered PDF Q&A tool built using Streamlit and Gemini (Google’s state-of-the-art large language model). It allows users to interact with PDF documents in a conversational manner — upload your file, ask anything about it, and get accurate responses derived directly from the content.

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⚡ Features

• 📄 Upload and preview PDF documents
• 💬 Ask context-based questions about the uploaded PDF
• 🤖 AI responses powered by Gemini via Vertex AI or PaLM API
• 🧠 Maintains context during session for coherent conversations
• 🔐 No data stored – privacy-first approach
• 🌐 Web-based and accessible on any device

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🔧 Built With

Tool/Tech	Role
Streamlit	UI framework for Python web apps
Gemini API	AI model for answering PDF questions
PyMuPDF / PyPDF2	PDF parsing and text extraction
Python	Core application logic and backend

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📸 Screenshots

Coming Soon: UI snapshots and GIF demo

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/vansh-121/SmartBot-PDF-Assistant.git
cd SmartBot-PDF-Assistant

2. Set Up Environment

Make sure Python 3.8+ is installed.

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Configure Gemini API

Set your Gemini/PaLM API key using an .env file:

GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

4. Run the App

streamlit run app.py

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Made with ❤️ by Vansh