AuraVault AI 🛡️

AuraVault AI is a modern, full-stack wealth management platform. It combines a beautiful, responsive Next.js dashboard with a powerful Python backend to track spending, analyze financial health, and automate transaction entry using Google's Gemini Vision AI.

Live Demo: https://auravault-ai.vercel.app/

Key Features

• Automated Data Entry: Upload receipts or statements and let Gemini 1.5 Flash Vision automatically extract and categorize transactions.
• Elite AI Advisor: Chat with a context-aware financial AI that understands your exact liquidity, burn rate, and spending habits.
• Real-time Cloud Ledger: High-speed database syncing backed by AWS DynamoDB.
• Bank-Grade Security: User authentication and route protection powered by Clerk.
• Responsive Dark UI: Beautifully crafted with Tailwind CSS, perfectly optimized for both desktop and mobile screens.

Tech Stack

Frontend:

• Next.js (React)
• Tailwind CSS + Lucide Icons
• Clerk (Authentication)
• Vercel (Hosting)

Backend & Cloud:

• Python + Flask API
• AWS DynamoDB
• Google Gemini 3.5 Flash (LLM & Vision)
• Render (Hosting)

Getting Started (Local Development)

1. Clone the repository

```bash git clone https://github.com/yourusername/auravault-ai.git cd auravault-ai ```

2. Install Dependencies

```bash npm install or pnpm install ```

3. Set up Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory and add your Clerk keys: ```env NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_publishable_key CLERK_SECRET_KEY=your_secret_key ```

4. Run the Development Server

```bash npm run dev ``` Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

(Note: To run the full application locally, you must also clone and run the Python backend API on port 5000).

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