ChatCore

An AI-powered chat widget that any business can embed on their website. It answers visitor questions using the business's own information, captures leads automatically, and gives business owners a simple dashboard to manage it all.

Built by DelVoxe.

What it does

• A business owner signs up and describes their business (services, FAQs, pricing) in a simple dashboard
• They get a one-line embed script to add to their website
• Visitors chat with an AI assistant that answers using only that business's information
• Every conversation is saved as a lead (name, email, message) and visible on the dashboard
• If the AI doesn't have an answer, it says so honestly instead of making one up

Tech stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	Node.js, Express
Database	PostgreSQL
Authentication	JWT, bcrypt password hashing
AI	Google Gemini API
Dashboard	React (Vite)
Embeddable widget	Vanilla JavaScript

Project structure

chatcore/
├── code/
│   ├── backend/      → API server, database, authentication, AI integration
│   ├── dashboard/     → React dashboard for business owners
│   └── widget/        → Embeddable chat widget (plain JS)
├── planning/          → Requirements and architecture docs
├── design/            → Design references
└── notes/             → Development notes

Security

• Passwords are hashed with bcrypt, never stored in plain text
• Authentication uses JWT tokens
• Each business's data (info, leads) is isolated — no business can access another's data
• API keys and secrets are kept in environment variables, never committed to the repository

Status: v1.0 (Tier 1 — Foundation)

Core features are complete and working:

• Secure signup/login
• Business dashboard (add/update business info)
• Embeddable AI chat widget
• Lead capture
• Leads visible on dashboard
• Real AI responses grounded in business data

Roadmap (Tier 2+)

• Automatic website content import (no manual data entry)
• Multiple knowledge sources (PDF uploads, multiple pages)
• Custom widget branding per client
• Human handoff for unresolved conversations
• Multi-channel support (WhatsApp, Instagram)

Getting started (development)

Backend:

cd code/backend
npm install
# add a .env file with DATABASE_URL, JWT_SECRET, PORT, and GEMINI_API_KEY
node index.js

Dashboard:

cd code/dashboard
npm install
npm run dev

Widget: open code/widget/test.html in a browser to test locally.