Homework Helper AI

React Native + TypeScript app for scanning or uploading homework images and getting an AI-generated answer with step-by-step explanation.

Project Structure

src/
  components/      reusable app components and React Native Reusables UI
  config/          frontend API config
  lib/             shared frontend helpers
  schemas/         Zod schemas for frontend validation
  screens/         app screens
  services/        frontend API calls
  styles/          NativeWind/Tailwind global CSS
  types/           shared frontend types
  utils/           frontend utility functions

backend/src/
  config/          environment validation
  middleware/      Express middleware
  prompts/         AI prompts
  routes/          HTTP routes
  schemas/         Zod schemas and JSON schemas
  services/        Gemini integration
  types/           backend types
  utils/           backend helpers

Run The App

npm install
npm run start

Run The Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

Create backend/.env:

GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key_here

UI

The app uses NativeWind and React Native Reusables. RNR components are copied into:

src/components/ui/

This project does not use Expo Router, so the RNR portal host is mounted in App.tsx instead of app/_layout.tsx.