MyDreamFactory - AI-Powered Business Builder

This is a React application for building businesses with AI assistance. Originally forked from Base44 DreamFactory, it has been refactored to use OpenAI/Claude APIs instead of Base44 services.

🚀 Features

• AI Co-Founder: Intelligent business development assistance
• Business Validation: Market analysis and validation tools
• Feature Clarification: Detailed requirement gathering
• CTO Studio: Technical architecture and code generation
• Local Entity Management: Local storage-based data persistence
• Flexible AI Backend: Support for OpenAI, Claude, or mixed AI services

🛠️ Installation

npm install

🔧 Environment Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

# AI Service Configuration
VITE_AI_SERVICE_TYPE=openai          # Options: 'openai', 'claude', 'mixed'
VITE_OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key  # Required for OpenAI service
VITE_CLAUDE_API_KEY=your_claude_key  # Required for Claude service

# Optional: Custom API endpoints
VITE_OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1
VITE_CLAUDE_BASE_URL=https://api.anthropic.com/v1

AI Service Options:

• openai: Use OpenAI GPT models for all AI interactions
• claude: Use Claude (Anthropic) models for all AI interactions
• mixed: Use Claude for complex reasoning, OpenAI for structured responses

🏃 Running the Application

npm run dev

The application will start in development mode with mock responses if no AI keys are configured.

📦 Building for Production

npm run build

🏗️ Architecture

AI Service Layer (src/api/aiService.js)

• Abstraction layer for AI service calls
• Supports multiple AI providers
• Graceful fallback to mock responses
• Maintains Base44 API compatibility

Local Entity Management (src/api/localEntities.js)

• Local storage-based entity persistence
• Maintains Base44 entity interfaces
• Supports CRUD operations
• Export/import functionality

Migration Bridge Files

• src/api/integrations.js: Routes to new AI services
• src/api/entities.js: Routes to local entity management
• src/api/base44Client.js: Deprecated Base44 client (marked for removal)

🔀 Migration from Base44

This application has been successfully migrated from Base44 to use local AI services:

✅ Completed:

• ✅ InvokeLLM function replaced with OpenAI/Claude integration
• ✅ Entity management migrated to local storage
• ✅ Authentication system replaced with local auth
• ✅ Base44 SDK dependency removed
• ✅ All imports updated to use new services
• ✅ Backward compatibility maintained

🔄 In Progress:

• Image generation service (GenerateImage)
• Email service integration
• File upload service
• Data extraction service

📋 TODO:

• Remove deprecated Base44 client files
• Add production deployment configuration
• Implement backend API for production use
• Add comprehensive testing

🚢 Deployment

The application is ready for deployment on:

• Vercel (recommended)
• Netlify
• GitHub Pages
• Any static hosting service

Ensure environment variables are configured in your deployment platform.

🧪 Development Mode

Without AI API keys, the application runs in development mode with:

• Mock AI responses
• Local entity management
• Full UI functionality
• No external API calls

🔧 Customization

Adding New AI Providers

Extend src/api/aiService.js to add support for additional AI services.

Customizing Entity Management

Modify src/api/localEntities.js to change data persistence behavior.

UI Customization

The application uses Tailwind CSS and Radix UI components for styling.

📞 Support

For support and contributions, please refer to the project's GitHub repository.

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Note: This project has been successfully refactored from Base44 platform to use open AI services while maintaining full functionality and backward compatibility.

⚡ Render Deployment: Fix Blank Page (React Router)

If you see a blank page after deploying to Render, add this rewrite rule in your Render Static Site settings:

Source: /*
Destination: /index.html
Status: 200

This ensures all routes are handled by React Router and prevents blank pages on refresh or deep links.