🌸 Vayana — Your AI-Based Emotional Companion

Vayana is not a therapist. It's a friend in your darkest hours.

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🧠 What is Vayana?

In an era where emotional distress and loneliness silently affect millions, Vayana offers a safe space — a digital emotional companion always ready to listen. Designed to provide subtle, warm, and non-clinical support, Vayana helps users feel heard, understood, and gently guided towards emotional clarity.

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💡 Why We Built It

Many individuals struggle with seeking professional help due to stigma, cost, or inaccessibility. We envisioned something approachable yet meaningful — an empathetic companion, not a therapist — to offer support during difficult moments.

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🛠 Tech Stack

🔹 Frontend

• Next.js & React – for a fast, dynamic, and responsive user interface

🔹 Backend

• MongoDB Atlas – for unstructured emotional logs and conversations
• PostgreSQL – for structured user data and authentication

🔹 Authentication & Security

• JWT – for secure authentication
• bcrypt – for password hashing

🔹 File Uploads & Storage

• Multer – for handling file uploads
• Cloudinary – for secure cloud storage

🔹 AI & Emotional Intelligence

• Prompt-engineered AI designed to:
  • Detect emotional cues
  • Offer empathetic and context-aware responses
  • Avoid clinical suggestions while promoting emotional self-awareness

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🌐 Live

Coming soo

📦 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/devprashant19/Vayana.git
cd Vayana

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Set up environment variables

Create a .env.local file in the root and add:

#Frontend
DATABASE_URL=your_postgres_connection
AGENT_ID=your_ai_agent_id
XI_API_KEY=your_agent_api_key
# Backend 
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection
DATABASE_URL=your_postgres_connection
CORS_ORIGIN=*
CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=your_refresh_token_secret
REFRESH_TOKEN_EXPIRY=your_refresh_token_expiry
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_access_token_secret
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY=your_access_token_expiry
PORT=your_port

4. Run the app

This project is currently under development and may encounter some issues Frontend

npm run dev

Backend

npm run start