Smart Creative Matching Platform

A Laravel + Inertia.js + React application that connects creative professionals with project opportunities using AI-powered semantic search and matching.

Features

• Dual User Roles: Creative professionals and opportunity owners
• AI-Powered Matching: Semantic search using embeddings for enhanced discoverability
• Project Management: Rich project posting with AI-generated descriptions
• Authentication: Laravel Fortify with 2FA support
• Real-time Communication: In-platform messaging system

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/adhika16/smart-matching-platform.git
   cd smart-matching-platform

2. Install PHP dependencies:

   composer install

3. Install Node.js dependencies:

   npm install

4. Environment setup:

   • Copy .env.example to .env
   • Configure database, AWS Bedrock, and Pinecone credentials
   • Generate application key: php artisan key:generate

5. Database setup:

   php artisan migrate
   php artisan db:seed

6. Build assets:

   npm run build:ssr

Usage

• Development server: php artisan serve (backend) + npm run dev (frontend)
• Run tests: ./vendor/bin/pest
• Code formatting: ./vendor/bin/pint (PHP), npm run format (JS/TS)

Contributing

1. Follow Laravel and React best practices
2. Use Pest for PHP tests, maintain test coverage
3. Run linters: npm run lint and ./vendor/bin/pint
4. Commit with descriptive messages

License

MIT License