🍳 CookVault

CookVault is an AI-powered recipe assistant that helps users discover recipes using available ingredients or even fridge images.

Users can:

• Enter ingredients manually
• Upload fridge images for ingredient detection
• Get AI-generated Indian recipe suggestions
• View matching recipes with ingredient analysis

Built with modern AI workflows and a clean dark-themed UI.

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✨ Features

• 🤖 AI-generated recipe recommendations
• 📸 Fridge image ingredient detection
• 🇮🇳 Indian cuisine focused suggestions
• 🥗 Ingredient-based recipe search
• 🧠 AI fallback handling
• ⏳ API timeout handling
• 🌙 Modern dark-themed responsive UI
• ⚡ Fast and lightweight frontend
• 🛡 Privacy Policy, Terms, and AI Disclaimer pages

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🧠 How It Works

CookVault follows a multi-step AI pipeline:

User Input / Fridge Image
        ↓
Ingredient Detection (Gemini Vision)
        ↓
Recipe Search (Spoonacular API)
        ↓
AI Recommendation Layer (NVIDIA AI)
        ↓
Formatted Recipe Suggestions

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• Next.js
• React
• TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS

AI & APIs

• NVIDIA AI APIs
• DeepSeek V4 Flash
• Llama Fallback Model
• Gemini Vision API
• Spoonacular API

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📸 Core Features

🔍 Ingredient Search

Users can manually enter ingredients to discover matching recipes.

🖼 Fridge Image Upload

Users can upload fridge images and CookVault automatically detects ingredients using AI vision models.

🤖 AI Recipe Suggestions

AI generates beginner-friendly Indian recipes based on:

• available ingredients
• recipe matching
• missing ingredient analysis

🇮🇳 Indian Cuisine Focus

The app prioritizes:

• Indian household recipes
• curries
• sabzis
• parathas
• rice dishes
• Indian-style cooking

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⚙️ Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/cookvault.git

Move into the project directory:

cd cookvault

Install dependencies:

npm install

Run the development server:

npm run dev

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🔑 Environment Variables

Create a .env.local file in the root directory.

SPOONACULAR_API_KEY=your_spoonacular_key

NVIDIA_API_KEY=your_nvidia_key

GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_key

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📂 Project Structure

app/
 ├── api/
 │    ├── recipe/
 │    └── detect/
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 ├── privacy-policy/
 ├── terms/
 ├── disclaimer/
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components/
 ├── layout/
 ├── recipe/
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lib/
 ├── nvidia.ts
 ├── prompt.ts
 ├── spoonacular.ts
 ├── gemini.ts
 ├── image_prompt.ts
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services/
 ├── aiService.ts
 ├── recipeService.ts
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types/
 ├── recipe.ts
utils/
 └── withTimeout.ts

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🚀 Future Improvements

• Animated SVG backgrounds
• AI chat assistant mode
• Voice input
• Nutrition analysis
• Regional Indian cuisine filters
• Save favorite recipes
• Authentication system
• Recipe history
• AI meal planning

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⚠ Disclaimer

AI-generated responses may occasionally contain inaccurate or incomplete cooking suggestions. Users should verify ingredients, allergies, and cooking instructions before use.

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📄 Legal

This project includes:

• Privacy Policy
• Terms of Service
• AI Disclaimer

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👨‍💻 Author

Made with ❤️ by Harmeet Singh

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⭐ Support

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