AANA - AI-Powered Search Engine

An intelligent search engine combining multi-modal search with AI chat functionality. Built with React and FastAPI.

Features

• Multi-Modal Search: Web, images, videos, shopping, and places
• AI Chat Integration: Chat with search results or ask general questions
• YouTube Transcript Support: AI chat works with YouTube videos that have captions
• Smart Query Handling: AI automatically uses your search query
• Modern Interface: Clean design with light/dark mode
• Real-time Results: Fast search with rich content support

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16+ with pnpm
• Python 3.9+
• uv (Python package manager)
• Google Gemini API key
• Serper API key

Installation

1. Clone and setup frontend

git clone https://github.com/Adhishtanaka/aana.git
cd aana
pnpm install
pnpm run dev

2. Setup backend

cd api
echo "Gemini_API_KEY=your_key_here" > .env
echo "SERPER_API_KEY=your_key_here" >> .env

# Using uv (recommended)
uv sync
uv run fastapi dev index.py

3. Access

• Frontend: http://localhost:5173
• Backend: http://localhost:8000

Usage

1. Enter search query and select mode (web, images, videos, shopping, places)
2. Click search or use the AI button for direct AI chat
3. Click "Chat" on any result to discuss that specific content
4. For YouTube videos, chat button appears only when transcripts are available
5. AI automatically uses your search query - no need to retype

Tech Stack

Frontend: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Zustand, TanStack Query
Backend: FastAPI, Google Gemini API, Serper API, yt-dlp, BeautifulSoup4

License

MIT License - see LICENSE.txt

Author

Adhishtanaka - kulasoooriyaa@gmail.com