🤖 Career Mentor Pro

An AI-powered career mentoring platform with chat interface, user authentication, and personalized career roadmaps.

Live Demo: career-mentor-pro.vercel.app

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✨ Features

• 🔐 Authentication — Signup, Login, Google OAuth (Gmail)
• 🤖 AI Chat — Claude-style chat interface powered by LLaMA 3.1
• 💬 Chat History — Save and revisit previous conversations
• 👤 User Profile — Update name, bio, career goal, profile picture
• 🔑 Change Password — Secure password management
• 🌙 Dark / Light Mode — Toggle between themes
• 📱 Responsive UI — Works on mobile and desktop

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React + Vite + Tailwind CSS v4
Backend	Node.js + Express.js
Database	MongoDB Atlas
Authentication	JWT + Google OAuth 2.0
AI Model	LLaMA 3.1 via OpenRouter API
Image Upload	Cloudinary
Frontend Deploy	Vercel
Backend Deploy	Render

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📁 Project Structure

career-mentor-pro/
├── backend/
│   ├── config/
│   │   ├── db.js              # MongoDB connection
│   │   └── cloudinary.js      # Cloudinary config
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   ├── authController.js  # Auth logic
│   │   └── careerController.js # AI chat logic
│   ├── middleware/
│   │   ├── authMiddleware.js  # JWT protect
│   │   └── uploadMiddleware.js # Multer upload
│   ├── models/
│   │   ├── User.js            # User schema
│   │   └── ChatHistory.js     # Chat schema
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── authRoutes.js      # Auth routes
│   │   └── careerRoutes.js    # AI routes
│   ├── .env                   # Environment variables
│   └── index.js               # Entry point
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└── frontend/
    ├── src/
    │   ├── api/
    │   │   └── axios.js       # Axios instance
    │   ├── context/
    │   │   ├── AuthContext.jsx # Auth state
    │   │   └── ThemeContext.jsx # Theme state
    │   ├── pages/
    │   │   ├── Login.jsx
    │   │   ├── Signup.jsx
    │   │   ├── Dashboard.jsx  # Main chat UI
    │   │   └── Profile.jsx
    │   ├── components/
    │   │   └── ProtectedRoute.jsx
    │   ├── App.jsx
    │   └── main.jsx
    ├── .env                   # Local env
    └── .env.production        # Production env

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🚀 Local Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• MongoDB Atlas account
• Google Cloud Console account
• OpenRouter account
• Cloudinary account

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/niteshkumar9631/career-mentor-pro.git
cd career-mentor-pro

2. Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install

Create backend/.env:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_atlas_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=your_google_client_secret
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_openrouter_api_key
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloudinary_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_cloudinary_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_cloudinary_api_secret
CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:5173

npm run dev

3. Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install

Create frontend/.env:

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:5000/api
VITE_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173

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🌐 API Endpoints

Auth Routes /api/auth

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth
POST	/signup	Create new account	❌
POST	/login	Login with email/password	❌
POST	/google	Login with Google	❌
GET	/profile	Get user profile	✅
PUT	/profile	Update profile + avatar	✅
PUT	/change-password	Change password	✅

AI Routes /api/ai

Method	Endpoint	Description	Auth
POST	/chat	Send message to AI	✅
POST	/chat/new	Create new chat	✅
GET	/chats	Get all chats	✅
GET	/chat/:id	Get chat messages	✅
DELETE	/chat/:id	Delete a chat	✅

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🔑 Environment Variables

Backend

Variable	Description
PORT	Server port (default: 5000)
MONGO_URI	MongoDB Atlas connection string
JWT_SECRET	Secret key for JWT tokens
GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID	Google OAuth client ID
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET	Google OAuth client secret
OPENROUTER_API_KEY	OpenRouter API key for AI
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME	Cloudinary cloud name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY	Cloudinary API key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET	Cloudinary API secret
CLIENT_URL	Frontend URL for CORS

Frontend

Variable	Description
VITE_API_URL	Backend API base URL
VITE_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID	Google OAuth client ID

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🚢 Deployment

Backend — Render

1. Connect GitHub repo on render.com
2. Root Directory: backend
3. Build Command: npm install
4. Start Command: node index.js
5. Add all environment variables

Frontend — Vercel

1. Import GitHub repo on vercel.com
2. Root Directory: frontend
3. Framework: Vite
4. Deploy!

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📸 Screenshots

Dashboard — AI Chat Interface

Profile — Edit profile and change password

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👨‍💻 Developer

Nitesh Kumar

• GitHub: @niteshkumar9631

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📄 License

MIT License — feel free to use and modify!