DeepSeek Clone 🤖

A full-stack AI chat application clone of DeepSeek, built with modern web technologies. This project features real-time chat interactions with AI, user authentication, and persistent chat history.

🚀 Features

• AI-Powered Conversations: Integrates with DeepSeek AI via OpenRouter API
• Real-time Chat Interface: Smooth typing animations and instant responses
• User Authentication: Secure sign-up/login using Clerk
• Chat Management: Create, rename, delete, and organize multiple chats
• Persistent Storage: MongoDB database for saving chat history
• Code Syntax Highlighting: Prism.js for beautiful code blocks in messages
• Responsive Design: Tailwind CSS for mobile-friendly interface
• Modern UI/UX: Clean, dark-themed interface inspired by DeepSeek

🌐 Live Demo

Experience the application live: Visit DeepSeek Clone

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React 18 - UI library
• Next.js 15 - Full-stack framework
• Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS framework
• TypeScript - Type safety (ready for implementation)

Backend

• Next.js API Routes - Serverless API endpoints
• MongoDB - NoSQL database
• Mongoose - MongoDB object modeling
• Clerk - Authentication & user management

AI & Utilities

• OpenRouter API - AI model integration (DeepSeek)
• Prism.js - Code syntax highlighting
• React Hot Toast - Notification system
• Axios - HTTP client

📋 Prerequisites

Before running this project, make sure you have:

• Node.js 18+ installed
• MongoDB database (local or Atlas)
• Clerk account for authentication
• OpenRouter account for AI API

Note: This is a clone project for educational purposes. All AI model credits go to DeepSeek.

⚙️ Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/khalid-tarazi/deepseek-clone.git
   cd deepseek-clone