DEV Challenge 1 Complete - StudyMate
This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend What I Built StudyMate — AI-Powered Study Assistant StudyMate is an AI-powered study companion built for students who spend too much time converting long study material into something they can actually revise. I built it with fellow students in mind — especially when exams are approaching and there is a lot of…
StudyMate is an AI-powered study assistant designed for students who struggle to convert lengthy study materials into useful revision tools. The project was created with fellow students in mind, especially those facing tight exam schedules and vast study content. Upon accessing the application, users can paste their study material, and StudyMate automatically generates concise study notes, key points, AI-generated multiple-choice questions, and interactive quizzes with instant scoring.
The web app is structured as a monorepo containing frontend (React + Vite) and backend (Node.js + Express) components. The frontend utilizes React, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui components, while the backend is built using Node.js, Express.js, and the Ollama AI model (llama3.2:3b). Ollama's local inference allows for AI functionality without relying on a proprietary hosted AI API.
When a student submits their study material, the frontend transmits it to the Express backend, which forwards the information to Ollama. The AI model processes the material, generating structured JSON data containing notes, key points, and quiz questions.
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