Multi-Modal Document Understanding System (MDUS) - Proof of Concept MVP for automated document processing using AI-powered computer vision and NLP with Docker deployment.
- AI Processing Service: LayoutLMv3 + Donut models in Docker containers
- API Service: FastAPI backend in Docker container
- Web Interface: React frontend served via Docker
- Database: PostgreSQL in Docker container
- Redis Cache: Redis container for session management
- File Storage: Local Docker volumes for document storage
Effort: 1 week Priority: Critical
Description: Set up Docker-based development and deployment environment
Acceptance Criteria:
- Docker Compose configuration for all services
- Local development environment with hot-reload
- Environment variables configuration
- Docker networking between services
- Volume mounts for persistent storage
- Basic monitoring with Docker logs
Deliverables:
docker-compose.ymlfileDockerfilefor each service.envconfiguration files- Development setup documentation
Effort: 2 weeks Priority: Critical
Description: Integrate core AI models for document processing
Acceptance Criteria:
- LayoutLMv3 model containerized and running
- Basic OCR processing with Donut
- Document classification (invoice, receipt, form, contract)
- Key-value pair extraction
- Processing pipeline handling single documents
- Basic error handling and logging
Deliverables:
- AI processing service Docker container
- Model inference pipeline
- Basic document type classification
- Key information extraction functionality
Effort: 1 week Priority: Critical
Description: Create minimal API for document upload and processing
Acceptance Criteria:
- FastAPI application in Docker container
- Document upload endpoint
- Processing status endpoint
- Results retrieval endpoint
- Basic authentication
- API documentation with Swagger
- Error handling and validation
Deliverables:
- FastAPI service with core endpoints
- API documentation
- Basic request/response models
- Authentication middleware
Effort: 3 days Priority: High
Description: Set up PostgreSQL database for storing processing results
Acceptance Criteria:
- PostgreSQL container configuration
- Database schema for documents and results
- Database migrations setup
- Connection pooling configuration
- Basic data models and relationships
Deliverables:
- PostgreSQL Docker service
- Database schema and migrations
- Data access layer
- Connection configuration
Effort: 1 week Priority: High
Description: Simple React web interface for document upload and results viewing
Acceptance Criteria:
- React application containerized
- Document upload interface
- Processing status display
- Results visualization
- Basic responsive design
- Integration with backend API
Deliverables:
- React frontend Docker container
- Upload interface component
- Results display component
- Basic styling and layout
Effort: 3 days Priority: High
Description: Set up file storage and basic processing workflow
Acceptance Criteria:
- Docker volume for file storage
- File upload and storage handling
- Processing queue with Redis
- Basic workflow: upload → process → store results
- File cleanup and management
Deliverables:
- File storage configuration
- Processing workflow
- Redis queue setup
- File management utilities
Effort: 3 days Priority: Medium
Description: End-to-end integration testing of all components
Acceptance Criteria:
- All Docker services communicate properly
- End-to-end document processing workflow
- Basic integration tests
- Performance testing with sample documents
- Error scenario handling
Deliverables:
- Integration test suite
- Sample test documents
- Performance benchmarks
- Error handling verification
services:
# AI Processing Service
ai-processor:
- LayoutLMv3 model
- Donut OCR model
- Python ML environment
# API Backend
api-backend:
- FastAPI application
- Authentication
- File handling
# Web Frontend
web-frontend:
- React application
- Nginx server
# Database
postgres:
- PostgreSQL database
- Persistent volumes
# Cache & Queue
redis:
- Session storage
- Processing queue- Processing Time: <60 seconds per document
- Accuracy: >90% for key-value extraction
- Uptime: 99% during development testing
- Container Startup: <30 seconds for all services
- Support for PDF, PNG, JPG document formats
- Process 3 document types: invoices, receipts, forms
- Extract 5-10 key fields per document type
- Basic web interface for upload and results
- RESTful API for programmatic access
- Docker: Latest stable version
- Memory: 8GB RAM minimum (16GB recommended)
- Storage: 20GB for models and data
- CPU: Multi-core processor (GPU optional for faster processing)
- Single Server: 4 CPU cores, 16GB RAM, 100GB storage
- Network: Standard internet connection
- OS: Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+ recommended) or Windows with WSL2
Total MVP Development Time: 6-7 weeks
- Week 1: Docker setup and environment configuration
- Week 2-3: AI model integration and containerization
- Week 4: API development and database setup
- Week 5: Web interface development
- Week 6: Integration, testing, and documentation
- Week 7: Bug fixes and optimization
- Complete Docker Compose setup
- AI processing service with containerized models
- FastAPI backend service
- React frontend application
- Database schema and migrations
- Integration tests and documentation
- Setup and installation guide
- API documentation
- User guide for web interface
- Troubleshooting guide
- Architecture overview
- Performance optimization
- Additional document types support
- Enhanced UI/UX
- Batch processing capabilities
- Advanced error handling and monitoring
- Security enhancements
- Scalability improvements
This MVP provides a solid foundation for demonstrating the core MDUS functionality while keeping complexity minimal and focusing on Docker-based local deployment.