VIRE: Virtual Room & AI Companion

A modern social platform for real-time virtual hangouts, featuring video calls, media sharing (YouTube/Netflix), and an AI companion powered by Google Genkit.

🚀 Key Features

• Virtual Rooms: Real-time video/audio calling (WebRTC).
• AI Companion: Context-aware AI chat integrated into rooms.
• AI Room Creator: Generate room themes and names using AI magic.
• Watch Party: Synchronized media playback (YouTube, External Services).
• Productivity: Collaborative Notes & Shared Focus Timer.
• Interactive: Whiteboard, Reactions, Polls using Supabase Realtime.

🛠️ Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Supabase Project
• Google AI Studio API Key (for Genkit)

1. Clone & Install

git clone <repo_url>
cd prototype
npm install

2. Environment Variables

Create .env.local and add:

NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key
GOOGLE_GENAI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
GOOGLE_YOUTUBE_API_KEY=your_youtube_api_key

3. Supabase Setup

Run the SQL schema provided in src/supabase_schema.sql in your Supabase SQL Editor. This sets up:

• profiles (Public user profiles)
• rooms (Room metadata)
• friend_requests, friends, direct_messages (Social)
• storage buckets for avatars.

4. Run Locally

npm run dev

Visit http://localhost:3000.

📦 Deployment

Ready for proper deployment on Vercel. Ensure you add the Environment Variables in your Vercel Project Settings.

🤖 AI Configuration

The AI Companion uses Google Genkit with the gemini-1.5-flash model. The logic is located in src/backend/ai.

🤝 Contributing

Built with Next.js 15, TailwindCSS, ShadCN UI, and Supabase.