🎯 Prepy-AI – AI-Powered Resume & Interview Prep Assistant

Live Demo 🌐

Prepy-AI is a smart career assistant built to help professionals land their dream jobs by automating the creation of tailored resumes, cover letters, industry insights, and profession-specific MCQ quizzes using Google's Gemini API.

Built with the modern web stack: Next.js App Router, Clerk for authentication, Neon/PostgreSQL, and styled beautifully with ShadCN UI and Tailwind CSS.

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🚀 Features

✍️ AI Resume & Cover Letter Generator

Crafts job-ready resumes and cover letters using your:

• Skills
• Job description
• Career goals

🎯 AI Interview MCQ Quiz

Dynamically generates personalized multiple-choice questions based on your:

• Profession
• Role or domain expertise
  (All powered by Gemini API)

🧭 Industry Suggestions

Based on your background, the AI recommends industries best aligned with your skill set.

🔐 Secure Authentication with Clerk.dev

Modern and secure login/sign-up flows with session handling.

🖼️ Clean UI with ShadCN Components

Elegant and responsive UI using prebuilt components with Tailwind CSS.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Tech	Purpose
Next.js App Router	Fullstack framework (Pages + APIs)
Clerk.dev	Authentication and user sessions
PostgreSQL (Neon)	Cloud-hosted relational DB
Prisma ORM	Type-safe database client
Google Gemini API	Generative AI for content creation
ShadCN UI	UI components (based on Radix UI)
Tailwind CSS	Utility-first CSS styling
Vercel	Hosting & CI/CD

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⚙️ Environment Setup

📁 Step 1: Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/prepy-ai.git
cd prepy-ai

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Install Dependencies

npm install

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Local Development Instructions

Create .env

# PostgreSQL (Neon DB)
DATABASE_URL=your_neon_postgresql_url

# Clerk Authentication Keys
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your_clerk_publishable_key
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=your_clerk_secret_key

# Clerk Routing URLs
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL=/onboarding
NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL=/onboarding

# Google Gemini API
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_google_gemini_api_key

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Set Up the Database

npx prisma generate
npx prisma db push

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Run the Development Server

npm run dev

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Packages & Tools Used

Clerk Authentication

npm install @clerk/nextjs

Prisma + Neon PostgreSQL

npm install prisma @prisma/client
npx prisma init

ShadCN UI + Tailwind

npx shadcn-ui@latest init

Gemini AI SDK

npm install @google/generative-ai

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🚀 Deployment on Vercel

• Push your code to GitHub

• Go to vercel.com

• Import the GitHub repo

• Set all environment variables in Project Settings → Environment Variables

• Click Deploy

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🧠 Example Use Cases

• A fresh graduate generates job-specific resumes for multiple roles

• A software engineer prepares for interviews with tailored MCQs

• A marketing professional discovers industry shifts and new roles

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📄 License

MIT License © 2025 Prepy-AI by Your Name