FIX: SurrealDB 2.0 migration syntax and Frontend/CORS link

.dockerignore

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+notebooks/
+data/
+.uploads/
+.venv/
+.env
+sqlite-db/
+temp/
+google-credentials.json
+docker-compose*
+.docker_data/
+docs/
+surreal_data/
+surreal-data/
+notebook_data/
+temp/
+*.env
+.git/
+.github/
+
+# Frontend build artifacts and dependencies
+frontend/node_modules/
+frontend/.next/
+frontend/.env.local
+
+# Cache directories (recursive patterns)
+**/__pycache__/
+**/.mypy_cache/
+**/.ruff_cache/
+**/.pytest_cache/
+**/*.pyc
+**/*.pyo
+**/*.pyd
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.cache/
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+
+# IDE and editor files
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+
+.quarentena/
+surreal_single_data/

.env.example

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+
+# API CONFIGURATION
+# URL where the API can be accessed by the browser
+# This setting allows the frontend to connect to the API at runtime (no rebuild needed!)
+#
+# IMPORTANT: Do NOT include /api at the end - it will be added automatically!
+#
+# Common scenarios:
+# - Docker on localhost: http://localhost:5055 (default, works for most cases)
+# - Docker on LAN/remote server: http://192.168.1.100:5055 or http://your-server-ip:5055
+# - Behind reverse proxy with custom domain: https://your-domain.com
+# - Behind reverse proxy with subdomain: https://api.your-domain.com
+#
+# Examples for reverse proxy users:
+# - API_URL=https://notebook.example.com  (frontend will call https://notebook.example.com/api/*)
+# - API_URL=https://api.example.com       (frontend will call https://api.example.com/api/*)
+#
+# Note: If not set, the system will auto-detect based on the incoming request.
+# Only set this if you need to override the auto-detection (e.g., reverse proxy scenarios).
+API_URL=http://localhost:5055
+
+# INTERNAL API URL (Server-Side)
+# URL where Next.js server-side should proxy API requests (via rewrites)
+# This is DIFFERENT from API_URL which is used by the browser client
+#
+# INTERNAL_API_URL is used by Next.js rewrites to forward /api/* requests to the FastAPI backend
+# API_URL is used by the browser to know where to make API calls
+#
+# Default: http://localhost:5055 (single-container deployment - both services on same host)
+# Override for multi-container: INTERNAL_API_URL=http://api-service:5055
+#
+# Common scenarios:
+# - Single container (default): Don't set - defaults to http://localhost:5055
+# - Multi-container Docker Compose: INTERNAL_API_URL=http://api:5055 (use service name)
+# - Kubernetes/advanced networking: INTERNAL_API_URL=http://api-service.namespace.svc.cluster.local:5055
+#
+# Why two variables?
+# - API_URL: External/public URL that browsers use (can be https://your-domain.com)
+# - INTERNAL_API_URL: Internal container networking URL (usually http://localhost:5055 or service name)
+#
+# INTERNAL_API_URL=http://localhost:5055
+
+# API CLIENT TIMEOUT (in seconds)
+# Controls how long the frontend/Streamlit UI waits for API responses
+# Increase this if you're using slow AI providers or hardware (Ollama on CPU, remote LM Studio, etc.)
+# Default: 300 seconds (5 minutes) - sufficient for most transformation/insight operations
+#
+# Common scenarios:
+# - Fast cloud APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic): 300 seconds is more than enough
+# - Local Ollama on GPU: 300 seconds should work fine
+# - Local Ollama on CPU: Consider 600 seconds (10 minutes) or more
+# - Remote LM Studio over slow network: Consider 900 seconds (15 minutes)
+# - Very large documents: May need 900+ seconds
+#
+# API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT=300
+
+# ESPERANTO LLM TIMEOUT (in seconds)
+# Controls the timeout for AI model API calls at the Esperanto library level
+# This is separate from API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT and applies to the actual LLM provider requests
+# Only increase this if you're experiencing timeouts during model inference itself
+# Default: 60 seconds (built into Esperanto)
+#
+# Important: This should generally be LOWER than API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT to allow proper error handling
+#
+# Common scenarios:
+# - Fast cloud APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq): 60 seconds is sufficient
+# - Local Ollama with small models: 120-180 seconds may help
+# - Local Ollama with large models on CPU: 300+ seconds
+# - Remote or self-hosted LLMs: 180-300 seconds depending on hardware
+#
+# Note: If transformations complete but you see timeout errors, increase API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT first.
+# Only increase ESPERANTO_LLM_TIMEOUT if the model itself is timing out during inference.
+#
+# ESPERANTO_LLM_TIMEOUT=60
+
+# SSL VERIFICATION CONFIGURATION
+# Configure SSL certificate verification for local AI providers (Ollama, LM Studio, etc.)
+# behind reverse proxies with self-signed certificates
+#
+# Option 1: Custom CA Bundle (recommended for self-signed certs)
+# Point to your CA certificate file to verify SSL while using custom certificates
+# ESPERANTO_SSL_CA_BUNDLE=/path/to/your/ca-bundle.pem
+#
+# Option 2: Disable SSL Verification (development only)
+# WARNING: Disabling SSL verification exposes you to man-in-the-middle attacks
+# Only use in trusted development/testing environments
+# ESPERANTO_SSL_VERIFY=false
+
+# SECURITY
+# Set this to protect your Open Notebook instance with a password (for public hosting)
+# OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD=
+
+# OPENAI
+# OPENAI_API_KEY=
+
+
+# ANTHROPIC
+# ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
+
+# GEMINI
+# this is the best model for long context and podcast generation
+# GOOGLE_API_KEY=
+# GEMINI_API_BASE_URL=  # Optional: Override default endpoint (for Vertex AI, proxies, etc.)
+
+# VERTEXAI
+# VERTEX_PROJECT=my-google-cloud-project-name
+# GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=./google-credentials.json
+# VERTEX_LOCATION=us-east5
+
+# MISTRAL
+# MISTRAL_API_KEY=
+
+# DEEPSEEK
+# DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=
+
+# OLLAMA
+# OLLAMA_API_BASE="http://10.20.30.20:11434"
+
+# OPEN ROUTER
+# OPENROUTER_BASE_URL="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
+# OPENROUTER_API_KEY=
+
+# GROQ
+# GROQ_API_KEY=
+
+# XAI
+# XAI_API_KEY=
+
+# ELEVENLABS
+# Used only by the podcast feature
+# ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=
+
+# TTS BATCH SIZE
+# Controls concurrent TTS requests for podcast generation (default: 5)
+# Lower values reduce provider load but increase generation time
+# Recommended: OpenAI=5, ElevenLabs=2, Google=4, Custom=1
+# TTS_BATCH_SIZE=2
+
+# VOYAGE AI
+# VOYAGE_API_KEY=
+
+# OPENAI COMPATIBLE ENDPOINTS
+# Generic configuration (applies to all modalities: language, embedding, STT, TTS)
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_BASE_URL=http://localhost:1234/v1
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY=
+
+# Mode-specific configuration (overrides generic if set)
+# Use these when you want different endpoints for different capabilities
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_BASE_URL_LLM=http://localhost:1234/v1
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY_LLM=
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_BASE_URL_EMBEDDING=http://localhost:8080/v1
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY_EMBEDDING=
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_BASE_URL_STT=http://localhost:9000/v1
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY_STT=
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_BASE_URL_TTS=http://localhost:9000/v1
+# OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_API_KEY_TTS=
+
+# AZURE OPENAI
+# Generic configuration (applies to all modalities: language, embedding, STT, TTS)
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION=2024-12-01-preview
+
+# Mode-specific configuration (overrides generic if set)
+# Use these when you want different deployments for different AI capabilities
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY_LLM=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT_LLM=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION_LLM=
+
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY_EMBEDDING=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT_EMBEDDING=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION_EMBEDDING=
+
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY_STT=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT_STT=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION_STT=
+
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY_TTS=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT_TTS=
+# AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION_TTS=
+
+# USE THIS IF YOU WANT TO DEBUG THE APP ON LANGSMITH
+# LANGCHAIN_TRACING_V2=true
+# LANGCHAIN_ENDPOINT="https://api.smith.langchain.com"
+# LANGCHAIN_API_KEY=
+# LANGCHAIN_PROJECT="Open Notebook"
+
+# CONNECTION DETAILS FOR YOUR SURREAL DB
+# New format (preferred) - WebSocket URL
+SURREAL_URL="ws://surrealdb/rpc:8000"
+SURREAL_USER="root"
+SURREAL_PASSWORD="root"
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE="open_notebook"
+SURREAL_DATABASE="staging"
+
+# RETRY CONFIGURATION (surreal-commands v1.2.0+)
+# Global defaults for all background commands unless explicitly overridden at command level
+# These settings help commands automatically recover from transient failures like:
+# - Database transaction conflicts during concurrent operations
+# - Network timeouts when calling external APIs
+# - Rate limits from LLM/embedding providers
+# - Temporary resource unavailability
+
+# Enable/disable retry globally (default: true)
+# Set to false to disable retries for all commands (useful for debugging)
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+
+# Maximum retry attempts before giving up (default: 3)
+# Database operations use 5 attempts (defined per-command)
+# API calls use 3 attempts (defined per-command)
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+
+# Wait strategy between retry attempts (default: exponential_jitter)
+# Options: exponential_jitter, exponential, fixed, random
+# - exponential_jitter: Recommended - prevents thundering herd during DB conflicts
+# - exponential: Good for API rate limits (predictable backoff)
+# - fixed: Use for quick recovery scenarios
+# - random: Use when you want unpredictable retry timing
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+
+# Minimum wait time between retries in seconds (default: 1)
+# Database conflicts: 1 second (fast retry for transient issues)
+# API rate limits: 5 seconds (wait for quota reset)
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+
+# Maximum wait time between retries in seconds (default: 30)
+# Database conflicts: 30 seconds maximum
+# API rate limits: 120 seconds maximum (defined per-command)
+# Total retry time won't exceed max_attempts * wait_max
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+
+# WORKER CONCURRENCY
+# Maximum number of concurrent tasks in the worker pool (default: 5)
+# This affects the likelihood of database transaction conflicts during batch operations
+#
+# Tuning guidelines based on deployment size:
+# - Resource-constrained (low CPU/memory): 1-2 workers
+#   Reduces conflicts and resource usage, but slower processing
+#
+# - Normal deployment (balanced): 5 workers (RECOMMENDED)
+#   Good balance between throughput and conflict rate
+#   Retry logic handles occasional conflicts gracefully
+#
+# - Large instances (high CPU/memory): 10-20 workers
+#   Higher throughput but more frequent DB conflicts
+#   Relies heavily on retry logic with jittered backoff
+#
+# Note: Higher concurrency increases vectorization speed but also increases
+# SurrealDB transaction conflicts. The retry logic with exponential-jitter
+# backoff ensures operations complete successfully even at high concurrency.
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+
+# OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD=
+
+# FIRECRAWL - Get a key at https://firecrawl.dev/
+FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=
+
+# JINA - Get a key at https://jina.ai/
+JINA_API_KEY=

.env.railway

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+# Railway Deployment Environment Variables
+# Copy these to your Railway service's Variables section
+
+# ============================================
+# DATABASE CONNECTION (Single Container)
+# ============================================
+# Use 127.0.0.1 for Railway single-container deployment
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+
+# ============================================
+# API CONFIGURATION
+# ============================================
+# INTERNAL_API_URL: Used by Next.js server-side to proxy to FastAPI
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+
+# API_URL: Public URL - SET THIS AFTER FIRST DEPLOY
+# Replace YOUR_RAILWAY_APP_URL with your actual Railway app URL
+# Format: https://your-app-name.up.railway.app (no /api at the end)
+API_URL=https://YOUR_RAILWAY_APP_URL
+
+# ============================================
+# WORKER & RETRY CONFIGURATION
+# ============================================
+# Background worker concurrency (default: 5)
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+
+# Retry configuration for resilient background tasks
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+
+# ============================================
+# AI MODEL API KEYS (Configured for FREE tier)
+# ============================================
+
+# Groq (for chat, transformations, insights - FREE)
+GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key_here
+
+# Google Gemini (for embeddings, long context - FREE)
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key_here
+
+# Llama (if using via Ollama or another provider)
+# If using Ollama locally/remote, set the base URL:
+# OLLAMA_API_BASE=http://your-ollama-host:11434
+
+# OpenAI (optional - for GPT models, embeddings, TTS)
+# OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your_openai_key_here
+
+# Anthropic (optional - for Claude models)
+# ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-your_anthropic_key_here
+
+# Mistral (optional - for Mistral models)
+# MISTRAL_API_KEY=your_mistral_key_here
+
+# DeepSeek (optional - for DeepSeek models)
+# DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=your_deepseek_key_here
+
+# XAI (optional - for Grok models)
+# XAI_API_KEY=your_xai_key_here
+
+# OpenRouter (optional - access multiple models via one API)
+# OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_openrouter_key_here
+# OPENROUTER_BASE_URL=https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
+
+# ============================================
+# PODCAST FEATURES (Optional)
+# ============================================
+# ElevenLabs for high-quality text-to-speech
+# ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your_elevenlabs_key_here
+
+# TTS batch size (adjust based on provider)
+# OpenAI/Google: 5, ElevenLabs: 2, Custom: 1
+# TTS_BATCH_SIZE=5
+
+# ============================================
+# EMBEDDINGS (Optional - if not using default)
+# ============================================
+# Voyage AI for advanced embeddings
+# VOYAGE_API_KEY=your_voyage_key_here
+
+# ============================================
+# WEB SCRAPING (Optional)
+# ============================================
+# Firecrawl for enhanced web scraping
+# FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=your_firecrawl_key_here
+
+# Jina AI for web reading and embeddings
+# JINA_API_KEY=your_jina_key_here
+
+# ============================================
+# SECURITY (Optional but Recommended)
+# ============================================
+# Protect your instance with a password for public hosting
+# OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD=your_secure_password_here
+
+# ============================================
+# ADVANCED: TIMEOUT CONFIGURATION (Optional)
+# ============================================
+# Only adjust these if you experience timeout issues
+
+# API client timeout (seconds) - how long frontend waits for responses
+# Default: 300 (5 minutes)
+# Increase for slow models or large documents
+# API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT=300
+
+# LLM provider timeout (seconds) - how long to wait for AI model response
+# Default: 60 seconds
+# Increase for slow local models (Ollama on CPU, etc.)
+# ESPERANTO_LLM_TIMEOUT=60
+
+# ============================================
+# NOTES FOR RAILWAY DEPLOYMENT
+# ============================================
+# 1. PORT variable is automatically set by Railway - DO NOT override it
+# 2. Railway will expose your app on the PORT it assigns (usually 8080)
+# 3. Set API_URL AFTER your first deploy when you get your Railway domain
+# 4. Use 127.0.0.1 (not localhost) for internal connections
+# 5. Keep database and API settings as-is for single container deployment
+

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

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+name: 🐛 Bug Report
+description: Report a bug or unexpected behavior (app is running but misbehaving)
+title: "[Bug]: "
+labels: ["bug", "needs-triage"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for reporting a bug! Please fill out the information below to help us understand and fix the issue.
+
+        **Note**: If you're having installation or setup issues, please use the "Installation Issue" template instead.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: What did you do when it broke?
+      description: Describe the steps you took that led to the bug
+      placeholder: |
+        1. I went to the Notebooks page
+        2. I clicked on "Create New Notebook"
+        3. I filled in the form and clicked "Save"
+        4. Then the error occurred...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: how-broke
+    attributes:
+      label: How did it break?
+      description: What happened that was unexpected? What did you expect to happen instead?
+      placeholder: |
+        Expected: The notebook should be created and I should see it in the list
+        Actual: I got an error message saying "Failed to create notebook"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs-screenshots
+    attributes:
+      label: Logs or Screenshots
+      description: |
+        Please provide any error messages, logs, or screenshots that might help us understand the issue.
+
+        **How to get logs:**
+        - Docker: `docker compose logs -f open_notebook`
+        - Check browser console (F12 → Console tab)
+      placeholder: |
+        Paste logs here or drag and drop screenshots.
+
+        Error messages, stack traces, or browser console errors are very helpful!
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: Open Notebook Version
+      description: Which version are you using?
+      options:
+        - v1-latest (Docker)
+        - v1-latest-single (Docker)
+        - Latest from main branch
+        - Other (please specify in additional context)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: environment
+    attributes:
+      label: Environment
+      description: What environment are you running in?
+      placeholder: |
+        - OS: Ubuntu 22.04 / Windows 11 / macOS 14
+        - Browser: Chrome 120
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-context
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional Context
+      description: Any other information that might be helpful
+      placeholder: "This started happening after I upgraded to v1.5.0..."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: willing-to-contribute
+    attributes:
+      label: Contribution
+      description: Would you like to work on fixing this bug?
+      options:
+        - label: I am a developer and would like to work on fixing this issue (pending maintainer approval)
+          required: false
+
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ---
+        **Next Steps:**
+        1. A maintainer will review your bug report
+        2. If you checked the box above and want to fix it, please propose your solution approach
+        3. Wait for assignment before starting development
+        4. See our [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: 💬 Discord Community
+    url: https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w
+    about: Get help from the community and share ideas
+  - name: 🤖 Installation Assistant (ChatGPT)
+    url: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-68776e2765b48191bd1bae3f30212631-open-notebook-installation-assistant
+    about: CustomGPT that knows all our docs. Really useful. Try it.
+  - name: 📚 Documentation
+    url: https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/tree/main/docs
+    about: Browse our comprehensive documentation

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

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+name: ✨ Feature Suggestion
+description: Suggest a new feature or improvement for Open Notebook
+title: "[Feature]: "
+labels: ["enhancement", "needs-triage"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for taking the time to suggest a feature! Your ideas help make Open Notebook better for everyone.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: feature-description
+    attributes:
+      label: Feature Description
+      description: What feature would you like to see added or improved?
+      placeholder: "I would like to be able to..."
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: why-helpful
+    attributes:
+      label: Why would this be helpful?
+      description: Explain how this feature would benefit you and other users
+      placeholder: "This would help because..."
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: proposed-solution
+    attributes:
+      label: Proposed Solution (Optional)
+      description: If you have ideas on how to implement this feature, please share them
+      placeholder: "This could be implemented by..."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-context
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional Context
+      description: Any other context, screenshots, or examples that might be helpful
+      placeholder: "For example, other tools do this by..."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: willing-to-contribute
+    attributes:
+      label: Contribution
+      description: Would you like to work on implementing this feature?
+      options:
+        - label: I am a developer and would like to work on implementing this feature (pending maintainer approval)
+          required: false
+
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ---
+        **Next Steps:**
+        1. A maintainer will review your feature request
+        2. If approved and you checked the box above, the issue will be assigned to you
+        3. Please wait for assignment before starting development
+        4. See our [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details
+

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/installation_issue.yml

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+name: 🔧 Installation Issue
+description: Report problems with installation, setup, or connectivity
+title: "[Install]: "
+labels: ["installation", "needs-triage"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        ## ⚠️ Before You Continue
+
+        **Please try these resources first:**
+
+        1. 🤖 **[Installation Assistant ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/g/g-68776e2765b48191bd1bae3f30212631-open-notebook-installation-assistant)** - Our AI assistant can help you troubleshoot most installation issues instantly!
+
+        2. 📚 **[Installation Guide](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/blob/main/docs/getting-started/installation.md)** - Comprehensive setup instructions
+
+        3. 🐋 **[Docker Deployment Guide](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/blob/main/docs/deployment/docker.md)** - Detailed Docker setup
+
+        4. 🦙 **Ollama Issues?** Read our [Ollama Guide](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/blob/main/docs/features/ollama.md) first
+
+        5. 💬 **[Discord Community](https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w)** - Get real-time help from the community
+
+        ---
+
+        If you've tried the above and still need help, please fill out the form below with as much detail as possible.
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: installation-method
+    attributes:
+      label: Installation Method
+      description: How are you trying to install Open Notebook?
+      options:
+        - Docker (single container - v1-latest-single)
+        - Docker (multi-container - docker-compose)
+        - Local development (make start-all)
+        - Other (please specify below)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: issue-description
+    attributes:
+      label: What is the issue?
+      description: Describe the installation or setup problem you're experiencing
+      placeholder: |
+        Example: "I can't connect to the database" or "The container won't start" or "Getting 404 errors when accessing the UI"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Logs
+      description: |
+        Please provide relevant logs. **This is very important for diagnosing issues!**
+
+        **How to get logs:**
+        - Docker single container: `docker logs open-notebook`
+        - Docker Compose: `docker compose logs -f`
+        - Specific service: `docker compose logs -f open_notebook`
+      placeholder: |
+        Paste your logs here. Include the full error message and stack trace if available.
+      render: shell
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: docker-compose
+    attributes:
+      label: Docker Compose Configuration
+      description: |
+        If using Docker Compose, please paste your `docker-compose.yml` file here.
+
+        **⚠️ IMPORTANT: Redact any sensitive information (API keys, passwords, etc.)**
+      placeholder: |
+        services:
+          open_notebook:
+            image: lfnovo/open_notebook:v1-latest-single
+            ports:
+              - "8502:8502"
+              - "5055:5055"
+            environment:
+              - OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-***REDACTED***
+            ...
+      render: yaml
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: env-file
+    attributes:
+      label: Environment File
+      description: |
+        If using an `.env` or `docker.env` file, please paste it here.
+
+        **⚠️ IMPORTANT: REDACT ALL API KEYS AND PASSWORDS!**
+      placeholder: |
+        SURREAL_URL=ws://surrealdb:8000/rpc
+        SURREAL_USER=root
+        SURREAL_PASSWORD=***REDACTED***
+        OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-***REDACTED***
+        ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-***REDACTED***
+      render: shell
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: system-info
+    attributes:
+      label: System Information
+      description: Tell us about your setup
+      placeholder: |
+        - Operating System: Ubuntu 22.04 / Windows 11 / macOS 14
+        - Docker version: `docker --version`
+        - Docker Compose version: `docker compose version`
+        - Architecture: amd64 / arm64 (Apple Silicon)
+        - Available disk space: `df -h`
+        - Available memory: `free -h` (Linux) or Activity Monitor (Mac)
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-context
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional Context
+      description: Any other information that might be helpful
+      placeholder: |
+        - Are you behind a corporate proxy or firewall?
+        - Are you using a VPN?
+        - Have you made any custom modifications?
+        - Did this work before and suddenly break?
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: checkboxes
+    id: checklist
+    attributes:
+      label: Pre-submission Checklist
+      description: Please confirm you've tried these steps
+      options:
+        - label: I tried the [Installation Assistant ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/g/g-68776e2765b48191bd1bae3f30212631-open-notebook-installation-assistant)
+          required: false
+        - label: I read the relevant documentation ([Installation Guide](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/blob/main/docs/getting-started/installation.md) or [Ollama Guide](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/blob/main/docs/features/ollama.md))
+          required: false
+        - label: I searched existing issues to see if this was already reported
+          required: true
+        - label: I redacted all sensitive information (API keys, passwords, etc.)
+          required: true

.github/pull_request_template.md

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+## Description
+
+<!-- Provide a clear and concise description of what this PR does -->
+
+## Related Issue
+
+<!-- This PR should be linked to an approved issue. If not, please create an issue first. -->
+
+Fixes #<!-- issue number -->
+
+## Type of Change
+
+<!-- Mark the relevant option with an "x" -->
+
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] Documentation update
+- [ ] Code refactoring (no functional changes)
+- [ ] Performance improvement
+- [ ] Test coverage improvement
+
+## How Has This Been Tested?
+
+<!-- Describe the tests you ran and/or how you verified your changes work -->
+
+- [ ] Tested locally with Docker
+- [ ] Tested locally with development setup
+- [ ] Added new unit tests
+- [ ] Existing tests pass (`uv run pytest`)
+- [ ] Manual testing performed (describe below)
+
+**Test Details:**
+<!-- Describe your testing approach -->
+
+## Design Alignment
+
+<!-- This section helps ensure your PR aligns with our project vision -->
+
+**Which design principles does this PR support?** (See [DESIGN_PRINCIPLES.md](../DESIGN_PRINCIPLES.md))
+
+- [ ] Privacy First
+- [ ] Simplicity Over Features
+- [ ] API-First Architecture
+- [ ] Multi-Provider Flexibility
+- [ ] Extensibility Through Standards
+- [ ] Async-First for Performance
+
+**Explanation:**
+<!-- Brief explanation of how your changes align with these principles -->
+
+## Checklist
+
+<!-- Mark completed items with an "x" -->
+
+### Code Quality
+- [ ] My code follows PEP 8 style guidelines (Python)
+- [ ] My code follows TypeScript best practices (Frontend)
+- [ ] I have added type hints to my code (Python)
+- [ ] I have added JSDoc comments where appropriate (TypeScript)
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings or errors
+
+### Testing
+- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
+- [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
+- [ ] I ran linting: `make ruff` or `ruff check . --fix`
+- [ ] I ran type checking: `make lint` or `uv run python -m mypy .`
+
+### Documentation
+- [ ] I have updated the relevant documentation in `/docs` (if applicable)
+- [ ] I have added/updated docstrings for new/modified functions
+- [ ] I have updated the API documentation (if API changes were made)
+- [ ] I have added comments to complex logic
+
+### Database Changes
+- [ ] I have created migration scripts for any database schema changes (in `/migrations`)
+- [ ] Migration includes both up and down scripts
+- [ ] Migration has been tested locally
+
+### Breaking Changes
+- [ ] This PR includes breaking changes
+- [ ] I have documented the migration path for users
+- [ ] I have updated MIGRATION.md (if applicable)
+
+## Screenshots (if applicable)
+
+<!-- Add screenshots for UI changes -->
+
+## Additional Context
+
+<!-- Add any other context about the PR here -->
+
+## Pre-Submission Verification
+
+Before submitting, please verify:
+
+- [ ] I have read [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- [ ] I have read [DESIGN_PRINCIPLES.md](../DESIGN_PRINCIPLES.md)
+- [ ] This PR addresses an approved issue that was assigned to me
+- [ ] I have not included unrelated changes in this PR
+- [ ] My PR title follows conventional commits format (e.g., "feat: add user authentication")
+
+---
+
+**Thank you for contributing to Open Notebook!** 🎉

.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml

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+name: Build and Release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      push_latest:
+        description: 'Also push v1-latest tags'
+        required: true
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  packages: write
+
+env:
+  GHCR_IMAGE: ghcr.io/lfnovo/open-notebook
+  DOCKERHUB_IMAGE: lfnovo/open_notebook
+
+jobs:
+  extract-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+      has_dockerhub_secrets: ${{ steps.check.outputs.has_dockerhub_secrets }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Extract version from pyproject.toml
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep -m1 '^version = ' pyproject.toml | cut -d'"' -f2)
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Extracted version: $VERSION"
+
+      - name: Check for Docker Hub credentials
+        id: check
+        env:
+          SECRET_DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          SECRET_DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ -n ""$SECRET_DOCKER_USERNAME"" && -n ""$SECRET_DOCKER_PASSWORD"" ]]; then
+            echo "has_dockerhub_secrets=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "Docker Hub credentials available"
+          else
+            echo "has_dockerhub_secrets=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "Docker Hub credentials not available - will only push to GHCR"
+          fi
+
+  build-regular:
+    needs: extract-version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Free up disk space
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/android
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL
+          sudo docker image prune --all --force
+          df -h
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        if: needs.extract-version.outputs.has_dockerhub_secrets == 'true'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-regular-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-regular-
+
+      - name: Prepare Docker tags for regular build
+        id: tags-regular
+        env:
+          ENV_GHCR_IMAGE: ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE }}
+          GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST: ${{ github.event.inputs.push_latest }}
+          GITHUB_EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          GITHUB_EVENT_RELEASE_PRERELEASE: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}
+          ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE: ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_IMAGE }}
+        run: |
+          TAGS=""$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE":${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}"
+
+          # Determine if we should push latest tags
+          PUSH_LATEST=""$GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST""
+          if [[ -z "$PUSH_LATEST" ]]; then
+            PUSH_LATEST="false"
+          fi
+
+          # Add GHCR latest tag if requested or for non-prerelease releases
+          if [[ "$PUSH_LATEST" == "true" ]] || [[ ""$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME"" == "release" && ""$GITHUB_EVENT_RELEASE_PRERELEASE"" != "true" ]]; then
+            TAGS="${TAGS},"$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE":v1-latest"
+          fi
+
+          # Add Docker Hub tags if credentials available
+          if [[ "${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.has_dockerhub_secrets }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            TAGS="${TAGS},"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE":${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}"
+
+            if [[ "$PUSH_LATEST" == "true" ]] || [[ ""$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME"" == "release" && ""$GITHUB_EVENT_RELEASE_PRERELEASE"" != "true" ]]; then
+              TAGS="${TAGS},"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE":v1-latest"
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          echo "tags=${TAGS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Generated tags: ${TAGS}"
+
+      - name: Build and push regular image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.tags-regular.outputs.tags }}
+          cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache
+          cache-to: type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache-new,mode=max
+
+      - name: Move cache
+        run: |
+          rm -rf /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          mv /tmp/.buildx-cache-new /tmp/.buildx-cache
+
+  build-single:
+    needs: extract-version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Free up disk space
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/android
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL
+          sudo docker image prune --all --force
+          df -h
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        if: needs.extract-version.outputs.has_dockerhub_secrets == 'true'
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache-single
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-single-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-single-
+
+      - name: Prepare Docker tags for single build
+        id: tags-single
+        env:
+          ENV_GHCR_IMAGE: ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE }}
+          GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST: ${{ github.event.inputs.push_latest }}
+          GITHUB_EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          GITHUB_EVENT_RELEASE_PRERELEASE: ${{ github.event.release.prerelease }}
+          ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE: ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_IMAGE }}
+        run: |
+          TAGS=""$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE":${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}-single"
+
+          # Determine if we should push latest tags
+          PUSH_LATEST=""$GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST""
+          if [[ -z "$PUSH_LATEST" ]]; then
+            PUSH_LATEST="false"
+          fi
+
+          # Add GHCR latest tag if requested or for non-prerelease releases
+          if [[ "$PUSH_LATEST" == "true" ]] || [[ ""$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME"" == "release" && ""$GITHUB_EVENT_RELEASE_PRERELEASE"" != "true" ]]; then
+            TAGS="${TAGS},"$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE":v1-latest-single"
+          fi
+
+          # Add Docker Hub tags if credentials available
+          if [[ "${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.has_dockerhub_secrets }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            TAGS="${TAGS},"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE":${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}-single"
+
+            if [[ "$PUSH_LATEST" == "true" ]] || [[ ""$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME"" == "release" && ""$GITHUB_EVENT_RELEASE_PRERELEASE"" != "true" ]]; then
+              TAGS="${TAGS},"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE":v1-latest-single"
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          echo "tags=${TAGS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Generated tags: ${TAGS}"
+
+      - name: Build and push single-container image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile.single
+          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.tags-single.outputs.tags }}
+          cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache-single
+          cache-to: type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache-single-new,mode=max
+
+      - name: Move cache
+        run: |
+          rm -rf /tmp/.buildx-cache-single
+          mv /tmp/.buildx-cache-single-new /tmp/.buildx-cache-single
+
+  summary:
+    needs: [extract-version, build-regular, build-single]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: always()
+    steps:
+      - name: Build Summary
+        env:
+          GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST_____FALSE_: ${{ github.event.inputs.push_latest || 'false' }}
+          ENV_GHCR_IMAGE: ${{ env.GHCR_IMAGE }}
+          ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE: ${{ env.DOCKERHUB_IMAGE }}
+          GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST: ${{ github.event.inputs.push_latest }}
+        run: |
+          echo "## Build Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Version:** ${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Push v1-Latest:** "$GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST_____FALSE_"" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### Registries:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "✅ **GHCR:** \`"$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE"\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          if [[ "${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.has_dockerhub_secrets }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "✅ **Docker Hub:** \`"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE"\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "⏭️ **Docker Hub:** Skipped (credentials not configured)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### Images Built:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+          if [[ "${{ needs.build-regular.result }}" == "success" ]]; then
+            echo "✅ **Regular (GHCR):** \`"$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE":${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            if [[ ""$GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST"" == "true" ]]; then
+              echo "✅ **Regular v1-Latest (GHCR):** \`"$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE":v1-latest\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            fi
+            if [[ "${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.has_dockerhub_secrets }}" == "true" ]]; then
+              echo "✅ **Regular (Docker Hub):** \`"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE":${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              if [[ ""$GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST"" == "true" ]]; then
+                echo "✅ **Regular v1-Latest (Docker Hub):** \`"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE":v1-latest\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              fi
+            fi
+          elif [[ "${{ needs.build-regular.result }}" == "skipped" ]]; then
+            echo "⏭️ **Regular:** Skipped" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "❌ **Regular:** Failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "${{ needs.build-single.result }}" == "success" ]]; then
+            echo "✅ **Single (GHCR):** \`"$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE":${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}-single\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            if [[ ""$GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST"" == "true" ]]; then
+              echo "✅ **Single v1-Latest (GHCR):** \`"$ENV_GHCR_IMAGE":v1-latest-single\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            fi
+            if [[ "${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.has_dockerhub_secrets }}" == "true" ]]; then
+              echo "✅ **Single (Docker Hub):** \`"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE":${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}-single\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              if [[ ""$GITHUB_EVENT_INPUTS_PUSH_LATEST"" == "true" ]]; then
+                echo "✅ **Single v1-Latest (Docker Hub):** \`"$ENV_DOCKERHUB_IMAGE":v1-latest-single\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              fi
+            fi
+          elif [[ "${{ needs.build-single.result }}" == "skipped" ]]; then
+            echo "⏭️ **Single:** Skipped" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "❌ **Single:** Failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### Platforms:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- linux/amd64" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- linux/arm64" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.github/workflows/build-dev.yml

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+name: Development Build
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - 'notebooks/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/claude*.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      dockerfile:
+        description: 'Dockerfile to test'
+        required: true
+        default: 'both'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - both
+          - regular
+          - single
+      platform:
+        description: 'Platform to build'
+        required: true
+        default: 'linux/amd64'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - linux/amd64
+          - linux/arm64
+          - linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+
+env:
+  REGISTRY: docker.io
+  IMAGE_NAME: lfnovo/open_notebook
+
+jobs:
+  extract-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Extract version from pyproject.toml
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep -m1 '^version = ' pyproject.toml | cut -d'"' -f2)
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Extracted version: $VERSION"
+
+  test-build-regular:
+    needs: extract-version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.inputs.dockerfile == 'regular' || github.event.inputs.dockerfile == 'both' || github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache-dev
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-dev-regular-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-dev-regular-
+
+      - name: Build regular image (test only)
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          platforms: ${{ github.event.inputs.platform || 'linux/amd64' }}
+          push: false
+          tags: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}-dev-regular
+          cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache-dev
+          cache-to: type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache-dev-new,mode=max
+
+      - name: Move cache
+        run: |
+          rm -rf /tmp/.buildx-cache-dev
+          mv /tmp/.buildx-cache-dev-new /tmp/.buildx-cache-dev
+
+  test-build-single:
+    needs: extract-version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.inputs.dockerfile == 'single' || github.event.inputs.dockerfile == 'both' || github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache-dev-single
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-dev-single-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-dev-single-
+
+      - name: Build single-container image (test only)
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile.single
+          platforms: ${{ github.event.inputs.platform || 'linux/amd64' }}
+          push: false
+          tags: ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}-dev-single
+          cache-from: type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache-dev-single
+          cache-to: type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache-dev-single-new,mode=max
+
+      - name: Move cache
+        run: |
+          rm -rf /tmp/.buildx-cache-dev-single
+          mv /tmp/.buildx-cache-dev-single-new /tmp/.buildx-cache-dev-single
+
+  summary:
+    needs: [extract-version, test-build-regular, test-build-single]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: always()
+    steps:
+      - name: Development Build Summary
+        run: |
+          echo "## Development Build Summary" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Version:** ${{ needs.extract-version.outputs.version }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Platform:** ${{ github.event.inputs.platform || 'linux/amd64' }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "**Dockerfile:** ${{ github.event.inputs.dockerfile || 'both' }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### Results:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+          if [[ "${{ needs.test-build-regular.result }}" == "success" ]]; then
+            echo "✅ **Regular Dockerfile:** Build successful" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          elif [[ "${{ needs.test-build-regular.result }}" == "skipped" ]]; then
+            echo "⏭️ **Regular Dockerfile:** Skipped" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "❌ **Regular Dockerfile:** Build failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+          
+          if [[ "${{ needs.test-build-single.result }}" == "success" ]]; then
+            echo "✅ **Single Dockerfile:** Build successful" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          elif [[ "${{ needs.test-build-single.result }}" == "skipped" ]]; then
+            echo "⏭️ **Single Dockerfile:** Skipped" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "❌ **Single Dockerfile:** Build failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+          
+          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "### Notes:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- This is a development build (no images pushed to registry)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "- For production releases, use the 'Build and Release' workflow" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.github/workflows/claude-code-review.yml

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+name: Claude Code Review
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
+    # Optional: Only run on specific file changes
+    # paths:
+    #   - "src/**/*.ts"
+    #   - "src/**/*.tsx"
+    #   - "src/**/*.js"
+    #   - "src/**/*.jsx"
+
+jobs:
+  claude-review:
+    # Optional: Filter by PR author
+    # if: |
+    #   github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'external-contributor' ||
+    #   github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'new-developer' ||
+    #   github.event.pull_request.author_association == 'FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR'
+    
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
+      issues: read
+      id-token: write
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Run Claude Code Review
+        id: claude-review
+        uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@beta
+        with:
+          anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+          
+          # Optional: Specify model (defaults to Claude Sonnet 4, uncomment for Claude Opus 4)
+          # model: "claude-opus-4-20250514"
+          
+          # Direct prompt for automated review (no @claude mention needed)
+          direct_prompt: |
+            Please review this pull request and provide feedback on:
+            - Code quality and best practices
+            - Potential bugs or issues
+            - Performance considerations
+            - Security concerns
+            - Test coverage
+            
+            Be constructive and helpful in your feedback.
+          
+          # Optional: Customize review based on file types
+          # direct_prompt: |
+          #   Review this PR focusing on:
+          #   - For TypeScript files: Type safety and proper interface usage
+          #   - For API endpoints: Security, input validation, and error handling
+          #   - For React components: Performance, accessibility, and best practices
+          #   - For tests: Coverage, edge cases, and test quality
+          
+          # Optional: Different prompts for different authors
+          # direct_prompt: |
+          #   ${{ github.event.pull_request.author_association == 'FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR' && 
+          #   'Welcome! Please review this PR from a first-time contributor. Be encouraging and provide detailed explanations for any suggestions.' ||
+          #   'Please provide a thorough code review focusing on our coding standards and best practices.' }}
+          
+          # Optional: Add specific tools for running tests or linting
+          # allowed_tools: "Bash(npm run test),Bash(npm run lint),Bash(npm run typecheck)"
+          
+          # Optional: Skip review for certain conditions
+          # if: |
+          #   !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[skip-review]') &&
+          #   !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, '[WIP]')
+

.github/workflows/claude.yml

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+name: Claude Code
+
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+  pull_request_review_comment:
+    types: [created]
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, assigned]
+  pull_request_review:
+    types: [submitted]
+
+jobs:
+  claude:
+    if: |
+      (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@claude')) ||
+      (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review_comment' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '@claude')) ||
+      (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' && contains(github.event.review.body, '@claude')) ||
+      (github.event_name == 'issues' && (contains(github.event.issue.body, '@claude') || contains(github.event.issue.title, '@claude')))
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: read
+      issues: read
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Run Claude Code
+        id: claude
+        uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@beta
+        with:
+          anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+          
+          # Optional: Specify model (defaults to Claude Sonnet 4, uncomment for Claude Opus 4)
+          # model: "claude-opus-4-20250514"
+          
+          # Optional: Customize the trigger phrase (default: @claude)
+          # trigger_phrase: "/claude"
+          
+          # Optional: Trigger when specific user is assigned to an issue
+          # assignee_trigger: "claude-bot"
+          
+          # Optional: Allow Claude to run specific commands
+          # allowed_tools: "Bash(npm install),Bash(npm run build),Bash(npm run test:*),Bash(npm run lint:*)"
+          
+          # Optional: Add custom instructions for Claude to customize its behavior for your project
+          # custom_instructions: |
+          #   Follow our coding standards
+          #   Ensure all new code has tests
+          #   Use TypeScript for new files
+          
+          # Optional: Custom environment variables for Claude
+          # claude_env: |
+          #   NODE_ENV: test
+

.gitignore

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+.env
+prompts/patterns/user/
+/notebooks/
+data/
+.uploads/
+sqlite-db/
+surreal-data/
+surreal_data/
+docker.env
+!setup_guide/docker.env
+notebook_data/
+# Python-specific
+*.py[cod]
+__pycache__/
+*.so
+todo.md
+temp/
+google-credentials.json
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+/lib/
+/lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# PyInstaller
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+*.py,cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# PyCharm
+.idea/
+
+# VS Code
+.vscode/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
+
+# pytype static type analyzer
+.pytype/
+
+# Cython debug symbols
+cython_debug/
+
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+
+# Windows
+Thumbs.db
+ehthumbs.db
+desktop.ini
+
+# Linux
+*~
+
+# Log files
+*.log
+
+# Database files
+*.db
+*.sqlite3
+
+.quarentena
+
+claude-logs/
+.claude/sessions
+**/claude-logs
+
+
+docs/custom_gpt
+doc_exports/
+
+specs/
+.claude
+
+.playwright-mcp/

.python-version

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+3.12

.railwayignore

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+# Railway Build Optimization - Ignore unnecessary files
+
+# Development
+.git/
+.github/
+.vscode/
+*.md
+!RAILWAY.md
+!README.md
+docs/
+.env.example
+.env.railway
+.gitignore
+
+# Data directories (will be empty in repo anyway)
+data/
+notebook_data/
+surreal_data/
+surreal_single_data/
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+*.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+
+# Node
+node_modules/
+.next/
+.turbo/
+out/
+build/
+dist/
+
+# IDEs
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+.DS_Store
+
+# Scripts not needed in production
+start-dev.ps1
+start-production.ps1
+stop-services.ps1
+diagnose.ps1
+Makefile
+
+# Alternative docker files
+Dockerfile
+Dockerfile.single
+docker-compose*.yml
+supervisord.conf
+supervisord.single.conf
+
+# Tests
+tests/
+*.test.ts
+*.test.js
+*.spec.ts
+*.spec.js
+
+# CI/CD
+.gitlab-ci.yml
+
+# Logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*

.worktreeinclude

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+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*
+**/.claude/settings.local.json
+CLAUDE.local.md

DEPLOY_NOW.md

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+# 🎯 DEPLOY NOW - Everything Ready!
+
+## ✅ What's Configured
+
+I've set up everything to work exactly like your localhost, using your FREE API keys:
+
+- ✅ **Groq API**: `gsk_3pLc...kvfC` - For chat, transformations, insights
+- ✅ **Gemini API**: `AIzaS...ep_0` - For embeddings, search, long context
+- ✅ **Database**: test namespace/database (same as localhost)
+- ✅ **All settings**: Same retry/worker config as your working setup
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 STEP 1: Copy Railway Variables
+
+Go to Railway Dashboard → Your Service → Variables, and paste ALL of these:
+
+```plaintext
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+API_URL=http://localhost:5055
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+GROQ_API_KEY=<YOUR_GROQ_KEY_HERE>
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_KEY_HERE>
+```
+
+**Note**: We'll update `API_URL` after first deploy.
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 STEP 2: Push Code
+
+```powershell
+cd c:\sem6-real\studyrocket\notebookllm\open-notebook
+git add .
+git commit -m "Add Railway deployment with FREE tier (Groq + Gemini)"
+git push origin main
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 STEP 3: Wait for Deploy
+
+Railway will:
+1. Build the Docker image (~5-10 minutes)
+2. Start all services (SurrealDB, API, Worker, Frontend)
+3. Run migrations (0 → 18)
+4. Expose your app on a public URL
+
+**Watch the logs** in Railway dashboard for:
+```
+✓ Ready in XXXms
+INFO: Application startup complete
+Migrations completed successfully. Database is now at version 18
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 STEP 4: Update API_URL
+
+1. Find your Railway domain in the dashboard (e.g., `https://se-production-1a2b.up.railway.app`)
+2. Update the `API_URL` variable:
+   ```plaintext
+   API_URL=https://se-production-1a2b.up.railway.app
+   ```
+3. Railway will auto-redeploy (~1 minute)
+
+---
+
+## ✅ STEP 5: Test Everything
+
+Visit your app: `https://your-railway-domain.up.railway.app`
+
+**Test these features:**
+- ✅ Create a notebook
+- ✅ Upload a document (tests embeddings)
+- ✅ Search documents (tests Gemini embeddings)
+- ✅ Chat with documents (tests Groq LLM)
+- ✅ Generate insights (tests transformations)
+- ✅ Create notes
+
+**Skip for now:**
+- ⏸️ Podcast generation (you'll configure later)
+
+---
+
+## 🎉 What You'll Have
+
+### Working Features (FREE):
+- ✅ Chat using Groq Llama 3.1 70B
+- ✅ Document embeddings using Gemini
+- ✅ Semantic search using Gemini
+- ✅ Transformations using Groq
+- ✅ Insights using Groq
+- ✅ Long context (1M tokens!) using Gemini
+- ✅ All for **$0/month** (AI costs)
+
+### Railway Costs:
+- First month: **FREE** ($5 credit)
+- After: **$5-10/month** (just hosting)
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Models Available
+
+In the UI, you can select from:
+
+### Groq Models (FREE):
+- `llama-3.1-70b-versatile` - Best for complex tasks
+- `llama-3.1-8b-instant` - Fast for simple tasks
+- `mixtral-8x7b-32768` - Alternative option
+
+### Gemini Models (FREE):
+- `gemini-1.5-flash` - Fast, FREE
+- `gemini-1.5-pro` - 1M context, FREE tier
+- `text-embedding-004` - Embeddings
+
+---
+
+## 🆘 If Something Goes Wrong
+
+### Build Fails
+→ Check Railway logs for error message
+→ Ensure all files are committed (especially migrations/18.surrealql)
+
+### Services Won't Start
+→ Check `SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc` (not localhost!)
+→ Verify both API keys are set correctly
+
+### Can't Access App
+→ Wait 2-3 minutes after deploy
+→ Check `API_URL` is set to your Railway domain
+→ Try incognito/private browser window
+
+### Features Don't Work
+→ Groq models: Check chat works in UI
+→ Gemini embeddings: Try uploading a document
+→ If API key issues: Regenerate keys at provider dashboards
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Your Setup Summary
+
+| Component | Configuration | Status |
+|-----------|--------------|--------|
+| **Database** | SurrealDB (embedded) | ✅ Ready |
+| **API** | FastAPI on port 5055 | ✅ Ready |
+| **Frontend** | Next.js on port 8080 | ✅ Ready |
+| **Worker** | Background tasks | ✅ Ready |
+| **LLM** | Groq Llama 3.1 | ✅ FREE |
+| **Embeddings** | Gemini | ✅ FREE |
+| **Hosting** | Railway | ✅ $5-10/mo |
+| **Podcasts** | Not configured | ⏸️ Later |
+
+---
+
+## 🎊 Next Steps After Deploy
+
+1. ✅ Test all features (except podcasts)
+2. ✅ Upload some test documents
+3. ✅ Try searching and chatting
+4. ✅ Generate some insights
+5. ⏸️ Configure podcasts later when needed
+
+---
+
+## 💰 Cost Tracking
+
+Track your FREE tier usage:
+- **Groq**: https://console.groq.com/dashboard
+- **Gemini**: https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/dashboard
+- **Railway**: https://railway.app/dashboard
+
+All providers show FREE tier limits and usage!
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Ready to Deploy!
+
+Everything is configured. Just run:
+
+```powershell
+git add .
+git commit -m "Railway deployment ready with FREE tier keys"
+git push origin main
+```
+
+Then watch Railway build and deploy! 🎉
+
+---
+
+**Questions?** Everything should work exactly like your localhost setup, but on Railway! The same models, same features (minus podcasts), all working with your FREE API keys.

Dockerfile

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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Set PYTHONPATH to include /app
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
+
+# Set Hugging Face cache directories (writable in HF Spaces)
+ENV HF_HOME=/tmp
+ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/tmp
+ENV SENTENCE_TRANSFORMERS_HOME=/tmp
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    curl \
+    build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install SurrealDB
+RUN curl -sSf https://install.surrealdb.com | sh
+
+# Copy requirements.txt for dependency installation
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+
+# Install Python dependencies from requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Explicitly ensure surreal-commands is installed (belt-and-suspenders approach)
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir surreal-commands>=1.2.0
+
+# Pre-download sentence-transformers model at build time
+# This will be cached in the Docker image
+RUN python -c "from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer; SentenceTransformer('all-MiniLM-L6-v2')"
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY api/ ./api/
+COPY open_notebook/ ./open_notebook/
+COPY commands/ ./commands/
+COPY migrations/ ./migrations/
+COPY prompts/ ./prompts/
+COPY run_api.py ./
+COPY start.sh ./
+
+# Make start script executable
+RUN chmod +x start.sh
+
+# Set environment variables for SurrealDB connection
+ENV SURREAL_URL=ws://localhost:8000/rpc
+ENV SURREAL_ADDRESS=localhost
+ENV SURREAL_PORT=8000
+ENV SURREAL_USER=root
+ENV SURREAL_PASS=root
+ENV SURREAL_NAMESPACE=open_notebook
+ENV SURREAL_DATABASE=main
+
+# Set API configuration for Hugging Face Spaces
+ENV API_HOST=0.0.0.0
+ENV API_PORT=7860
+ENV API_RELOAD=false
+
+# Expose Hugging Face Spaces port
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# Run the start script
+CMD ["./start.sh"]

Dockerfile.huggingface

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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Set PYTHONPATH to include /app
+ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
+
+# Set Hugging Face cache directories (writable in HF Spaces)
+ENV HF_HOME=/tmp
+ENV TRANSFORMERS_CACHE=/tmp
+ENV SENTENCE_TRANSFORMERS_HOME=/tmp
+
+# Install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    curl \
+    build-essential \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install SurrealDB
+RUN curl -sSf https://install.surrealdb.com | sh
+
+# Copy requirements.txt for dependency installation
+COPY requirements.txt ./
+
+# Install Python dependencies from requirements.txt
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
+    pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
+
+# Explicitly ensure surreal-commands is installed (belt-and-suspenders approach)
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir surreal-commands>=1.2.0
+
+# Pre-download sentence-transformers model at build time
+# This will be cached in the Docker image
+RUN python -c "from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer; SentenceTransformer('all-MiniLM-L6-v2')"
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY api/ ./api/
+COPY open_notebook/ ./open_notebook/
+COPY commands/ ./commands/
+COPY migrations/ ./migrations/
+COPY prompts/ ./prompts/
+COPY run_api.py ./
+COPY start.sh ./
+
+# Make start script executable
+RUN chmod +x start.sh
+
+# Set environment variables for SurrealDB connection
+ENV SURREAL_URL=ws://localhost:8000/rpc
+ENV SURREAL_ADDRESS=localhost
+ENV SURREAL_PORT=8000
+ENV SURREAL_USER=root
+ENV SURREAL_PASS=root
+ENV SURREAL_NAMESPACE=open_notebook
+ENV SURREAL_DATABASE=main
+
+# Set API configuration for Hugging Face Spaces
+ENV API_HOST=0.0.0.0
+ENV API_PORT=7860
+ENV API_RELOAD=false
+
+# Expose Hugging Face Spaces port
+EXPOSE 7860
+
+# Run the start script
+CMD ["./start.sh"]

Dockerfile.railway

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+# Railway-optimized Dockerfile for Open Notebook
+# Uses single-container architecture with all services
+
+# Build stage
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS builder
+
+# Install uv
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /bin/
+
+# Install build dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y \
+    gcc g++ git make curl \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Build optimization
+ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)" \
+    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
+    UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1 \
+    UV_LINK_MODE=copy
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Install Python dependencies
+COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
+COPY open_notebook/__init__.py ./open_notebook/__init__.py
+RUN uv sync --frozen --no-dev
+
+# Copy application code
+COPY . /app
+
+# Build frontend
+WORKDIR /app/frontend
+RUN npm ci && npm run build
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Runtime stage
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS runtime
+
+# Install runtime dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y \
+    ffmpeg supervisor curl \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install SurrealDB
+RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://install.surrealdb.com | sh
+
+# Install uv
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /bin/
+
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy from builder
+COPY --from=builder /app/.venv /app/.venv
+COPY --from=builder /app /app
+
+# Set environment
+ENV PORT=8080 \
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+
+# Expose ports
+EXPOSE 8080 5055
+
+# Create directories
+RUN mkdir -p /mydata /app/data /var/log/supervisor
+
+# Fix script permissions
+RUN sed -i 's/\r$//' /app/scripts/wait-for-api.sh && \
+    chmod +x /app/scripts/wait-for-api.sh
+
+# Copy supervisord config
+COPY supervisord.railway.conf /app/supervisord.conf
+
+# Start supervisord
+CMD ["/usr/bin/supervisord", "-c", "/app/supervisord.conf"]

Dockerfile.single

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+# Build stage
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS builder
+
+# Install uv using the official method
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /bin/
+
+# Install system dependencies required for building certain Python packages
+# Add Node.js 20.x LTS for building frontend
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y \
+    gcc g++ git make \
+    curl \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Set build optimization environment variables
+ENV MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"
+ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
+ENV UV_COMPILE_BYTECODE=1
+ENV UV_LINK_MODE=copy
+
+# Set the working directory in the container to /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy dependency files and minimal package structure first for better layer caching
+COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
+COPY open_notebook/__init__.py ./open_notebook/__init__.py
+
+# Install dependencies with optimizations (this layer will be cached unless dependencies change)
+RUN uv sync --frozen --no-dev
+
+# Copy the rest of the application code
+COPY . /app
+
+# Install frontend dependencies and build
+WORKDIR /app/frontend
+RUN npm ci
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Return to app root
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Runtime stage
+FROM python:3.12-slim-bookworm AS runtime
+
+# Install runtime system dependencies including curl for SurrealDB installation
+# Add Node.js 20.x LTS for running frontend
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get install -y \
+    ffmpeg \
+    supervisor \
+    curl \
+    && curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash - \
+    && apt-get install -y nodejs \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Install SurrealDB
+RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://install.surrealdb.com | sh
+
+# Install uv using the official method
+COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:latest /uv /uvx /bin/
+
+# Set the working directory in the container to /app
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy the virtual environment from builder stage
+COPY --from=builder /app/.venv /app/.venv
+
+# Copy the application code
+COPY --from=builder /app /app
+
+# Default PORT if not provided
+ENV PORT=8502
+
+# Expose ports for Frontend and API
+EXPOSE 8502 5055
+
+# Copy single-container supervisord configuration
+COPY supervisord.single.conf /app/supervisord.conf
+
+# Create log directories
+RUN mkdir -p /var/log/supervisor
+
+# Fix line endings for startup script
+RUN sed -i 's/\r$//' /app/scripts/wait-for-api.sh
+RUN chmod +x /app/scripts/wait-for-api.sh
+
+# Runtime API URL Configuration
+# The API_URL environment variable can be set at container runtime to configure
+# where the frontend should connect to the API. This allows the same Docker image
+# to work in different deployment scenarios without rebuilding.
+#
+# If not set, the system will auto-detect based on incoming requests.
+# Set API_URL when using reverse proxies or custom domains.
+#
+# Example: docker run -e API_URL=https://your-domain.com/api ...
+
+CMD ["/usr/bin/supervisord", "-c", "/app/supervisord.conf"]

FINAL_RAILWAY_VARS.md

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+# 🚀 FINAL RAILWAY VARIABLES - Ready to Deploy
+
+## Copy ALL of these to Railway Dashboard → Variables
+
+```plaintext
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+API_URL=https://YOUR_RAILWAY_DOMAIN_HERE
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+GROQ_API_KEY=<YOUR_GROQ_KEY_HERE>
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_GEMINI_KEY_HERE>
+```
+
+## After First Deploy
+
+Once you get your Railway domain (like `https://se-production-xxxx.up.railway.app`):
+
+```plaintext
+API_URL=https://your-actual-railway-domain.up.railway.app
+```
+
+---
+
+## ✅ What Will Work
+
+With these keys, these features will work:
+
+- ✅ **Chat** - Using Groq Llama models
+- ✅ **Transformations** - Using Groq Llama models  
+- ✅ **Embeddings/Search** - Using Gemini embeddings
+- ✅ **Long Context** - Using Gemini 1.5 Pro (1M tokens!)
+- ✅ **Insights** - Using Groq models
+- ✅ **Knowledge Graph** - Using embeddings
+- ✅ **Document Upload** - Using embeddings for vectorization
+
+## ⏸️ What You'll Set Up Later
+
+- ⏸️ **Podcasts** - You'll configure this later (needs TTS setup)
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Deploy Now
+
+```powershell
+git add .
+git commit -m "Add FREE tier config with Groq + Gemini API keys"
+git push origin main
+```
+
+Railway will auto-deploy and everything except podcasts will work! 🎉

FREE_TIER_QUICK.md

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+# 🆓 FREE TIER - Railway Variables (Copy-Paste Ready)
+
+## ⚡ QUICK SETUP
+
+### Step 1: Get FREE API Keys
+
+1. **Groq** (FREE LLM): https://console.groq.com/keys
+2. **Gemini** (FREE Embeddings/TTS): https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey
+
+### Step 2: Set These in Railway Variables
+
+```plaintext
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+API_URL=https://YOUR_RAILWAY_DOMAIN_HERE
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+GROQ_API_KEY=paste_your_groq_key_here
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=paste_your_gemini_key_here
+```
+
+### Step 3: Push Code
+
+```powershell
+git add .
+git commit -m "Switch to 100% free tier models (Groq + Gemini)"
+git push origin main
+```
+
+### Step 4: After Deploy
+
+Update `API_URL` with your actual Railway domain.
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 WHAT CHANGED
+
+### Podcast Models (Migration 18)
+
+**Before (BROKEN & PAID):**
+- Outline: `openai/gpt-5-mini` ← Model doesn't exist!
+- Transcript: `openai/gpt-5-mini` ← Model doesn't exist!
+- TTS: `openai/gpt-4o-mini-tts` ← Model doesn't exist!
+- **Cost**: Would fail + $15-30/month if fixed
+
+**After (FREE & WORKING):**
+- Outline: `groq/llama-3.1-8b-instant` ← Fast, FREE
+- Transcript: `groq/llama-3.1-70b-versatile` ← Smart, FREE
+- TTS: `google/gemini-1.5-flash` ← FREE
+- **Cost**: $0/month!
+
+---
+
+## 📊 FREE TIER LIMITS
+
+| Provider | Free Limit | Good For |
+|----------|-----------|----------|
+| **Groq** | 30 req/min<br>~7000 req/day | Chat, Transformations, Podcasts |
+| **Gemini** | 60 req/min<br>1500 req/day | Embeddings, Long Context, TTS |
+| **Railway** | $5 credit/month | Hosting (costs $5-10/month) |
+
+**Total Cost**: ~$5-10/month (just hosting!)
+
+---
+
+## ✅ Verification
+
+After deploy, check logs for:
+```
+Migrations completed successfully. Database is now at version 18
+```
+
+Then test:
+- ✅ Chat works with Groq
+- ✅ Search works with Gemini embeddings
+- ✅ Podcasts work with Groq + Gemini TTS
+
+---
+
+## 🆘 If It Fails
+
+### "Migration 18 not found"
+→ Make sure you committed `migrations/18.surrealql`
+
+### "GROQ_API_KEY not set"
+→ Get free key: https://console.groq.com/keys
+
+### "GOOGLE_API_KEY not set"
+→ Get free key: https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey
+
+### "Model not found"
+→ Migration 18 probably didn't run. Check logs.
+
+---
+
+**Read `FREE_TIER_SETUP.md` for detailed explanation!**

FREE_TIER_SETUP.md

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+# 🆓 FREE TIER CONFIGURATION - Complete Guide
+
+## Your Current Hardcoded Models (From migrations/7.surrealql)
+
+I analyzed your codebase and found these hardcoded models:
+
+### Podcast Features:
+- **Outline Model**: `gpt-5-mini` (typo - should be `gpt-4o-mini`)
+- **Transcript Model**: `gpt-5-mini` (typo - should be `gpt-4o-mini`)
+- **TTS Model**: `gpt-4o-mini-tts`
+- **Providers**: OpenAI
+
+**Note**: `gpt-5-mini` is likely a typo in your migration file. OpenAI's model is called `gpt-4o-mini`.
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 100% FREE TIER STRATEGY
+
+To run this project completely free, you need to use **ONLY free-tier providers with generous limits**:
+
+### Best Free Providers (Confirmed Free Tiers):
+
+1. **Groq** - BEST for FREE LLM
+   - ✅ Completely FREE (generous rate limits)
+   - ✅ Very fast inference
+   - ✅ Models: `llama-3.1-70b-versatile`, `llama-3.1-8b-instant`, `mixtral-8x7b-32768`
+   - ✅ No credit card required
+
+2. **Google Gemini** - BEST for embeddings & long context
+   - ✅ FREE tier: 60 requests/minute
+   - ✅ Models: `gemini-1.5-flash`, `gemini-1.5-pro` (1M context!)
+   - ✅ Embeddings included FREE
+   - ✅ No credit card required initially
+
+3. **OpenAI** - NOT FREE (but you have credit)
+   - ❌ Requires payment (but $5-18 free credit for new accounts)
+   - ⚠️ `gpt-4o-mini` costs $0.15/1M input tokens, $0.60/1M output
+   - ⚠️ TTS costs extra
+
+---
+
+## 📋 RAILWAY VARIABLES - 100% FREE CONFIGURATION
+
+Copy these EXACT variables to your Railway dashboard:
+
+```bash
+# ============================================
+# DATABASE (Keep as-is)
+# ============================================
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+
+# ============================================
+# API CONFIGURATION
+# ============================================
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+API_URL=https://YOUR_RAILWAY_DOMAIN_HERE
+
+# ============================================
+# WORKER & RETRY (Keep as-is)
+# ============================================
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+
+# ============================================
+# FREE TIER AI PROVIDERS
+# ============================================
+
+# Groq - FREE (Best for LLMs - Chat, Transformations)
+# Get FREE key at: https://console.groq.com/keys
+GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key_here
+
+# Google Gemini - FREE (Best for Embeddings & Long Context)
+# Get FREE key at: https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_gemini_key_here
+
+# ============================================
+# OPTIONAL: If you have OpenAI credit
+# ============================================
+# OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your_key_if_you_have_credit
+
+# ============================================
+# DO NOT SET - These are paid services
+# ============================================
+# ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=  # Claude - PAID
+# ELEVENLABS_API_KEY= # TTS - PAID
+# MISTRAL_API_KEY=    # Mistral - PAID
+# DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=   # DeepSeek - PAID
+```
+
+---
+
+## ⚙️ CODE CHANGES REQUIRED
+
+### Fix Migration 7 (Podcast Models)
+
+Your migration file has `gpt-5-mini` which doesn't exist. You need to change it to use **FREE Groq models**:
+
+**File**: `migrations/7.surrealql`
+
+**Change these lines:**
+
+```sql
+-- BEFORE (Uses paid OpenAI):
+outline_provider: "openai",
+outline_model: "gpt-5-mini",  # ← This is wrong (gpt-5 doesn't exist)
+transcript_provider: "openai", 
+transcript_model: "gpt-5-mini",
+
+-- AFTER (Uses FREE Groq):
+outline_provider: "groq",
+outline_model: "llama-3.1-8b-instant",  # ← Fast & FREE
+transcript_provider: "groq", 
+transcript_model: "llama-3.1-70b-versatile",  # ← Smart & FREE
+```
+
+**All 3 episode profiles need this change:**
+1. `tech_discussion`
+2. `solo_expert`
+3. `business_analysis`
+
+---
+
+## 🎤 TTS (Text-to-Speech) Problem
+
+**Issue**: Your migrations use `gpt-4o-mini-tts` which is **NOT FREE** and **DOESN'T EXIST** as a model name.
+
+OpenAI TTS models are:
+- `tts-1` (costs $15/1M characters)
+- `tts-1-hd` (costs $30/1M characters)
+
+### FREE TTS Options:
+
+1. **Google Gemini MultiModal** (BEST FREE OPTION)
+   - Use `gemini-1.5-flash` for audio generation
+   - FREE tier included
+
+2. **Disable TTS** (if you don't need podcasts)
+   - Remove podcast functionality to stay 100% free
+
+3. **Keep OpenAI TTS** (if you have credit)
+   - Will use your free credit (~500K-1M characters)
+
+### Recommended: Change to Google TTS (FREE)
+
+**File**: `migrations/7.surrealql`
+
+```sql
+-- BEFORE (Paid OpenAI TTS):
+tts_provider: "openai",
+tts_model: "gpt-4o-mini-tts",  # ← Doesn't exist, costs money
+
+-- AFTER (FREE Google TTS):
+tts_provider: "google",
+tts_model: "gemini-1.5-flash",  # ← FREE
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 EXACT CHANGES TO MAKE
+
+### Step 1: Update Migration File
+
+**File**: `c:\sem6-real\studyrocket\notebookllm\open-notebook\migrations\18.surrealql` (create NEW migration)
+
+```sql
+-- Migration 18: Switch to FREE tier models (Groq + Gemini)
+
+-- Update all episode profiles to use FREE Groq models
+UPDATE episode_profile:tech_discussion SET
+    outline_provider = "groq",
+    outline_model = "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
+    transcript_provider = "groq",
+    transcript_model = "llama-3.1-70b-versatile";
+
+UPDATE episode_profile:solo_expert SET
+    outline_provider = "groq",
+    outline_model = "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
+    transcript_provider = "groq",
+    transcript_model = "llama-3.1-70b-versatile";
+
+UPDATE episode_profile:business_analysis SET
+    outline_provider = "groq",
+    outline_model = "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
+    transcript_provider = "groq",
+    transcript_model = "llama-3.1-70b-versatile";
+
+-- Update all speaker profiles to use FREE Google TTS
+UPDATE speaker_profile:tech_experts SET
+    tts_provider = "google",
+    tts_model = "gemini-1.5-flash";
+
+UPDATE speaker_profile:solo_expert SET
+    tts_provider = "google",
+    tts_model = "gemini-1.5-flash";
+
+UPDATE speaker_profile:business_panel SET
+    tts_provider = "google",
+    tts_model = "gemini-1.5-flash";
+```
+
+**File**: `c:\sem6-real\studyrocket\notebookllm\open-notebook\migrations\18_down.surrealql`
+
+```sql
+-- Migration 18 Down: Revert to original OpenAI models
+
+UPDATE episode_profile:tech_discussion SET
+    outline_provider = "openai",
+    outline_model = "gpt-4o-mini",
+    transcript_provider = "openai",
+    transcript_model = "gpt-4o-mini";
+
+UPDATE episode_profile:solo_expert SET
+    outline_provider = "openai",
+    outline_model = "gpt-4o-mini",
+    transcript_provider = "openai",
+    transcript_model = "gpt-4o-mini";
+
+UPDATE episode_profile:business_analysis SET
+    outline_provider = "openai",
+    outline_model = "gpt-4o-mini",
+    transcript_provider = "openai",
+    transcript_model = "gpt-4o-mini";
+
+UPDATE speaker_profile:tech_experts SET
+    tts_provider = "openai",
+    tts_model = "tts-1";
+
+UPDATE speaker_profile:solo_expert SET
+    tts_provider = "openai",
+    tts_model = "tts-1";
+
+UPDATE speaker_profile:business_panel SET
+    tts_provider = "openai",
+    tts_model = "tts-1";
+```
+
+### Step 2: Register Migration 18
+
+**File**: `open_notebook/database/async_migrate.py`
+
+Add migration 18 to the list (after line with migration 17):
+
+```python
+AsyncMigration.from_file("migrations/18.surrealql"),
+
+# In down_migrations:
+AsyncMigration.from_file("migrations/18_down.surrealql"),
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📊 FREE TIER LIMITS
+
+### Groq (LLM)
+- **Rate Limit**: 30 requests/minute
+- **Daily**: Generous (thousands of requests)
+- **Models**: Llama 3.1 70B, Llama 3.1 8B, Mixtral
+- **Context**: 8K-128K tokens depending on model
+- **Cost**: $0 (100% FREE)
+
+### Google Gemini (Embeddings + LLM + TTS)
+- **Rate Limit**: 60 requests/minute (FREE tier)
+- **Daily**: 1,500 requests/day (FREE tier)
+- **Models**: Gemini 1.5 Flash, Gemini 1.5 Pro
+- **Context**: Up to 1 MILLION tokens!
+- **Cost**: $0 (FREE tier, then pay-as-you-go)
+
+### Railway Hosting
+- **Free**: $5 credit/month (hobby plan)
+- **Usage**: ~$5-10/month for this app
+- **Result**: First month FREE, then ~$5-10/month
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 MODEL USAGE BY FEATURE
+
+Based on my analysis, here's what each feature uses:
+
+| Feature | Current Model | FREE Alternative |
+|---------|--------------|------------------|
+| **Chat** | User-selected | Groq: `llama-3.1-70b-versatile` |
+| **Transformations** | User-selected | Groq: `llama-3.1-70b-versatile` |
+| **Embeddings** | User-selected | Gemini: `text-embedding-004` |
+| **Large Context** | User-selected | Gemini: `gemini-1.5-pro` (1M context!) |
+| **Podcast Outline** | `gpt-5-mini` (broken) | Groq: `llama-3.1-8b-instant` |
+| **Podcast Transcript** | `gpt-5-mini` (broken) | Groq: `llama-3.1-70b-versatile` |
+| **TTS (Podcast Audio)** | `gpt-4o-mini-tts` (doesn't exist) | Google: `gemini-1.5-flash` |
+| **Search** | Embeddings model | Gemini: `text-embedding-004` |
+| **Insights** | Transformation model | Groq: `llama-3.1-70b-versatile` |
+
+---
+
+## ✅ DEPLOYMENT CHECKLIST
+
+### Before Pushing Code:
+
+- [ ] Create `migrations/18.surrealql` (use FREE models)
+- [ ] Create `migrations/18_down.surrealql` (rollback)
+- [ ] Update `async_migrate.py` to include migration 18
+- [ ] Get FREE Groq API key from https://console.groq.com/keys
+- [ ] Get FREE Gemini API key from https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey
+
+### Railway Variables:
+
+- [ ] Set `GROQ_API_KEY` (your FREE key)
+- [ ] Set `GOOGLE_API_KEY` (your FREE key)
+- [ ] Set `SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc` (not localhost!)
+- [ ] Set `INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055`
+- [ ] Keep all retry/worker settings as-is
+- [ ] **DO NOT** set `OPENAI_API_KEY` (unless you have credit)
+
+### After Deploy:
+
+- [ ] Check logs for "Migrations completed successfully. Database is now at version 18"
+- [ ] Test chat with Groq models
+- [ ] Test embeddings with Gemini
+- [ ] Test podcast generation (if needed)
+- [ ] Monitor FREE tier usage in Groq/Gemini dashboards
+
+---
+
+## 💰 COST BREAKDOWN
+
+### Monthly Costs (FREE TIER):
+
+| Service | Cost |
+|---------|------|
+| **Groq LLM** | $0 (FREE) |
+| **Gemini API** | $0 (FREE tier) |
+| **Railway Hosting** | $5-10/month |
+| **Domain** (optional) | $10-15/year |
+| **Total** | **$5-10/month** |
+
+### If You Exceed FREE Tiers:
+
+- **Groq**: Still free (very generous limits)
+- **Gemini**: $0.35 per 1M tokens (very cheap)
+- **Worst case**: $10-20/month total
+
+---
+
+## 🚨 WARNINGS
+
+1. **`gpt-5-mini` doesn't exist** - This will cause errors if OpenAI is called
+2. **`gpt-4o-mini-tts` doesn't exist** - TTS will fail without migration
+3. **Migration 18 is REQUIRED** - Old data uses broken model names
+4. **Test locally first** - Run migrations on local DB before Railway
+
+---
+
+## 🎉 BENEFITS OF FREE TIER SETUP
+
+✅ **$0/month for AI** (only pay for Railway hosting)
+✅ **Fast inference** with Groq (faster than OpenAI!)
+✅ **1M token context** with Gemini (vs 128K for GPT-4)
+✅ **No credit card needed** for Groq/Gemini free tiers
+✅ **Scalable** - Upgrade to paid tiers if needed later
+
+---
+
+## 📞 SUPPORT
+
+Get your FREE API keys:
+- 🔥 **Groq**: https://console.groq.com/keys
+- 🌟 **Gemini**: https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey
+
+Questions? Check the main docs or Discord!

FRONTEND_CONNECTION_GUIDE.md

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+# 🚀 Frontend Connection to Hugging Face Backend
+
+## ✅ Configuration Complete!
+
+Your Next.js frontend is now configured to connect to your Hugging Face Space backend.
+
+---
+
+## 📋 Changes Made
+
+### 1. ✅ Frontend Environment Configuration
+
+**Created:** [`frontend/.env.local`](frontend/.env.local)
+
+```env
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space
+INTERNAL_API_URL=https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space
+```
+
+This tells the frontend where to find your deployed backend API.
+
+### 2. ✅ API Client Already Configured
+
+**File:** [`frontend/src/lib/api/client.ts`](frontend/src/lib/api/client.ts)
+
+The API client already uses dynamic configuration:
+- ✅ Reads from `process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL`
+- ✅ Falls back to auto-detection
+- ✅ Ultimate fallback to `http://127.0.0.1:5055`
+
+**No changes needed!** The existing code will automatically use your `.env.local` settings.
+
+### 3. ✅ CORS Configuration Updated
+
+**File:** [`api/main.py`](api/main.py)
+
+Updated CORS to allow requests from:
+- ✅ `http://localhost:3000` (local development)
+- ✅ `http://127.0.0.1:3000` (local development)
+- ✅ `https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space` (your HF Space)
+- ✅ `*` (wildcard - allows any origin)
+
+### 4. ✅ Hardcoded URLs Checked
+
+All hardcoded `localhost:5055` references in the frontend are:
+- ✅ **Fallback defaults only** (when env vars not set)
+- ✅ **Example text in error messages** (documentation)
+- ✅ **No action needed** - proper fallback behavior
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 Next Steps
+
+### Step 1: Deploy Backend Changes to Hugging Face
+
+The CORS update needs to be deployed to your Hugging Face Space:
+
+```bash
+git add api/main.py
+git commit -m "Update CORS for frontend connection"
+git push
+```
+
+Wait for Hugging Face to rebuild (check the Space logs).
+
+### Step 2: Start Your Frontend Locally
+
+```bash
+cd frontend
+npm install  # If not already done
+npm run dev
+```
+
+Your frontend will start on `http://localhost:3000` and connect to:
+- **Backend API:** `https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space`
+
+### Step 3: Test the Connection
+
+1. **Open browser:** http://localhost:3000
+2. **Check browser console** for API connection messages
+3. **Try creating a notebook** or any API-dependent feature
+4. **Check Network tab** to verify requests go to your HF Space URL
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 How It Works
+
+### Configuration Priority
+
+The frontend uses a smart fallback system:
+
+```
+1. Runtime config from /config endpoint (uses .env.local)
+   ↓
+2. Build-time NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
+   ↓
+3. Auto-detection from browser URL
+   ↓
+4. Fallback to http://127.0.0.1:5055
+```
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+| Variable | Used By | Purpose |
+|----------|---------|---------|
+| `NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL` | Browser | Client-side API calls |
+| `INTERNAL_API_URL` | Next.js Server | Server-side proxying |
+
+### URL Structure
+
+The frontend automatically constructs API URLs:
+
+- Base URL: `https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space`
+- API Endpoint: `/api` (added automatically)
+- Full API URL: `https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space/api`
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Troubleshooting
+
+### Issue: "Failed to fetch" or CORS errors
+
+**Solution:**
+1. Verify backend is running: https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space/health
+2. Check backend logs for CORS rejections
+3. Ensure CORS changes were deployed (check git commit)
+
+### Issue: Frontend still connects to localhost
+
+**Solution:**
+1. Verify `.env.local` file exists in `frontend/` directory
+2. Restart Next.js dev server: `npm run dev`
+3. Check browser console for config messages
+4. Clear browser cache and reload
+
+### Issue: 404 errors on /api/* endpoints
+
+**Solution:**
+1. Check that backend is running: https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space/api/config
+2. Verify the URL doesn't have double `/api/api/`
+3. Check Next.js rewrite configuration in `next.config.ts`
+
+---
+
+## 📝 Environment Files Reference
+
+### `.env.local` (active configuration)
+Your current deployment settings.
+
+### `.env.local.example` (template)
+Copy this when deploying to new environments.
+
+### `.env.example` (backend configuration)
+Backend environment variables (already configured on HF Space).
+
+---
+
+## 🎉 Success Indicators
+
+You'll know the connection works when:
+
+1. ✅ Browser console shows: `✅ [Config] Successfully loaded API config`
+2. ✅ Network tab shows requests to `baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space`
+3. ✅ No CORS errors in browser console
+4. ✅ Features like "Create Notebook" work correctly
+5. ✅ Health check responds: https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space/health
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Deploy Frontend (Optional)
+
+When ready to deploy your frontend:
+
+### Vercel / Netlify
+Add environment variables in dashboard:
+```
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space
+INTERNAL_API_URL=https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space
+```
+
+### Docker
+```bash
+docker build -t open-notebook-frontend ./frontend
+docker run -p 3000:3000 \
+  -e NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space \
+  -e INTERNAL_API_URL=https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space \
+  open-notebook-frontend
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Architecture Overview
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────┐
+│   Browser           │
+│   localhost:3000    │
+└──────────┬──────────┘
+           │ NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL
+           ↓
+┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
+│   Hugging Face Space Backend        │
+│   baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space │
+│                                     │
+│   ┌──────────┐      ┌──────────┐  │
+│   │ FastAPI  │ ←──→ │ SurrealDB│  │
+│   └──────────┘      └──────────┘  │
+└─────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🎊 You're All Set!
+
+Your frontend is now ready to connect to your Hugging Face deployed backend. Start the frontend with `npm run dev` and test away!

HUGGINGFACE_DEPLOYMENT.md

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+# Hugging Face Spaces Deployment Guide
+
+This guide explains how to deploy Open Notebook to Hugging Face Spaces using the Docker SDK.
+
+## Files Created
+
+1. **`Dockerfile.huggingface`** - Docker configuration for single-container deployment
+2. **`start.sh`** - Startup script that launches SurrealDB and FastAPI
+3. **`open_notebook/database/connection.py`** - SurrealDB connection with retry logic
+4. **`requirements.txt`** - Python dependencies extracted from pyproject.toml
+5. **`README_HUGGINGFACE.md`** - Hugging Face Spaces README
+
+## Deployment Steps
+
+### 1. Rename Dockerfile
+
+```bash
+# Rename the Hugging Face Dockerfile to the standard name
+mv Dockerfile.huggingface Dockerfile
+```
+
+### 2. Create Hugging Face Space
+
+1. Go to [huggingface.co/new-space](https://huggingface.co/new-space)
+2. Choose:
+   - **Space name**: `open-notebook` (or your preferred name)
+   - **License**: MIT
+   - **SDK**: Docker
+   - **Visibility**: Public or Private
+
+### 3. Push Code to Hugging Face
+
+```bash
+# Add Hugging Face remote
+git remote add hf https://huggingface.co/spaces/YOUR_USERNAME/open-notebook
+
+# Push to Hugging Face
+git push hf main
+```
+
+### 4. Configure Secrets
+
+In your Hugging Face Space settings, add these secrets:
+
+**Required (add at least one)**:
+- `OPENAI_API_KEY` - Your OpenAI API key
+- `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` - Your Anthropic (Claude) API key  
+- `GOOGLE_API_KEY` - Your Google (Gemini) API key
+
+**Optional**:
+- `GROQ_API_KEY` - Groq API key
+- `MISTRAL_API_KEY` - Mistral API key
+
+### 5. Wait for Build
+
+Hugging Face will automatically build your Docker container. This takes about 10-15 minutes.
+
+## Important Notes
+
+### Port Configuration
+
+Hugging Face Spaces requires port **7860**. The Dockerfile is configured to use this port.
+
+### In-Memory Storage
+
+This deployment uses SurrealDB in **memory mode** (`memory`). This means:
+- ✅ Fast performance
+- ✅ No disk space issues
+- ❌ Data is lost when container restarts
+- ❌ Not suitable for production
+
+For persistent storage, modify `start.sh`:
+```bash
+# Change from:
+surreal start --log debug --user root --pass root memory &
+
+# To:
+surreal start --log debug --user root --pass root file://data/database.db &
+```
+
+### Retry Logic
+
+The connection module (`open_notebook/database/connection.py`) includes:
+- **5 retry attempts** with exponential backoff
+- **2-second initial delay**, increasing with each retry
+- Ensures SurrealDB is ready before FastAPI starts accepting requests
+
+### Resource Limits
+
+Hugging Face Spaces free tier:
+- **2 CPU cores**
+- **16GB RAM**
+- **50GB disk** (ephemeral)
+
+The sentence-transformer model (`all-MiniLM-L6-v2`) is pre-downloaded during build to avoid startup delays.
+
+## Testing Your Deployment
+
+Once deployed, test these endpoints:
+
+```bash
+# Health check
+curl https://YOUR_USERNAME-open-notebook.hf.space/health
+
+# API documentation
+https://YOUR_USERNAME-open-notebook.hf.space/docs
+
+# Create a notebook
+curl -X POST https://YOUR_USERNAME-open-notebook.hf.space/api/notebooks \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"name": "Test Notebook", "description": "My first notebook"}'
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Build Fails
+
+Check the build logs in Hugging Face. Common issues:
+- **Missing dependencies**: Verify all packages in requirements.txt
+- **SurrealDB install fails**: Check internet connectivity during build
+- **Out of memory**: Reduce the size of pre-downloaded models
+
+### Runtime Errors
+
+Check the runtime logs:
+- **"Connection refused"**: SurrealDB didn't start - increase wait time in start.sh
+- **"Database migration failed"**: Check SURREAL_* environment variables
+- **"Model not found"**: Ensure sentence-transformers model downloaded during build
+
+### Performance Issues
+
+On free tier:
+- Limit concurrent requests
+- Use lighter LLM models (Gemini, GPT-3.5-turbo)
+- Reduce chunk size for embeddings
+- Enable caching for repeated queries
+
+## Upgrading to Persistent Storage
+
+To use external SurrealDB with persistent storage:
+
+1. Deploy SurrealDB separately (Railway, Fly.io, etc.)
+2. Update environment variables in Hugging Face settings:
+   ```
+   SURREAL_URL=wss://your-surrealdb-instance.com/rpc
+   SURREAL_USER=your_username
+   SURREAL_PASS=your_password
+   ```
+3. Remove SurrealDB startup from `start.sh`:
+   ```bash
+   #!/bin/bash
+   set -e
+   echo "Starting FastAPI application on port 7860..."
+   exec uvicorn api.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 7860
+   ```
+
+## Alternative Deployment: Split Services
+
+For better performance, consider splitting frontend and backend:
+
+**Backend Space** (this configuration):
+- Python Docker SDK
+- FastAPI + SurrealDB
+- Port 7860
+
+**Frontend Space** (separate):
+- Node.js SDK or Static
+- Next.js frontend
+- Points to backend API
+
+## Cost Optimization
+
+**Free Tier Recommendations**:
+- Use Google Gemini (free tier: 60 requests/min)
+- Pre-generate embeddings during low traffic
+- Implement request queuing
+- Cache LLM responses
+
+**Paid Tier Benefits** ($9/month):
+- No cold starts
+- More CPU/RAM
+- Persistent storage
+- Custom domains
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+1. **Never commit API keys** - Use Hugging Face Secrets
+2. **Enable authentication** - Modify `api/auth.py` to add user login
+3. **Rate limiting** - Add rate limits to prevent abuse
+4. **CORS configuration** - Restrict allowed origins in production
+5. **Input validation** - All file uploads should be validated
+
+## Support
+
+- **Discord**: [https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w](https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w)
+- **GitHub Issues**: [https://github.com/baveshraam/software-eng-proj/issues](https://github.com/baveshraam/software-eng-proj/issues)
+- **Documentation**: [https://www.open-notebook.ai](https://www.open-notebook.ai)

LICENSE

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+MIT License
+Copyright (c) 2024 Luis Novo
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

Makefile

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+.PHONY: run frontend check ruff database lint api start-all stop-all status clean-cache worker worker-start worker-stop worker-restart
+.PHONY: docker-buildx-prepare docker-buildx-clean docker-buildx-reset
+.PHONY: docker-push docker-push-latest docker-release tag export-docs
+
+# Get version from pyproject.toml
+VERSION := $(shell grep -m1 version pyproject.toml | cut -d'"' -f2)
+
+# Image names for both registries
+DOCKERHUB_IMAGE := lfnovo/open_notebook
+GHCR_IMAGE := ghcr.io/lfnovo/open-notebook
+
+# Build platforms
+PLATFORMS := linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+
+database:
+	docker compose up -d surrealdb
+
+run:
+	@echo "⚠️  Warning: Starting frontend only. For full functionality, use 'make start-all'"
+	cd frontend && npm run dev
+
+frontend:
+	cd frontend && npm run dev
+
+lint:
+	uv run python -m mypy .
+
+ruff:
+	ruff check . --fix
+
+# === Docker Build Setup ===
+docker-buildx-prepare:
+	@docker buildx inspect multi-platform-builder >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
+		docker buildx create --use --name multi-platform-builder --driver docker-container
+	@docker buildx use multi-platform-builder
+
+docker-buildx-clean:
+	@echo "🧹 Cleaning up buildx builders..."
+	@docker buildx rm multi-platform-builder 2>/dev/null || true
+	@docker ps -a | grep buildx_buildkit | awk '{print $$1}' | xargs -r docker rm -f 2>/dev/null || true
+	@echo "✅ Buildx cleanup complete!"
+
+docker-buildx-reset: docker-buildx-clean docker-buildx-prepare
+	@echo "✅ Buildx reset complete!"
+
+# === Docker Build Targets ===
+
+# Build and push version tags ONLY (no latest) for both regular and single images
+docker-push: docker-buildx-prepare
+	@echo "📤 Building and pushing version $(VERSION) to both registries..."
+	@echo "🔨 Building regular image..."
+	docker buildx build --pull \
+		--platform $(PLATFORMS) \
+		--progress=plain \
+		-t $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):$(VERSION) \
+		-t $(GHCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION) \
+		--push \
+		.
+	@echo "🔨 Building single-container image..."
+	docker buildx build --pull \
+		--platform $(PLATFORMS) \
+		--progress=plain \
+		-f Dockerfile.single \
+		-t $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):$(VERSION)-single \
+		-t $(GHCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION)-single \
+		--push \
+		.
+	@echo "✅ Pushed version $(VERSION) to both registries (latest NOT updated)"
+	@echo "  📦 Docker Hub:"
+	@echo "    - $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):$(VERSION)"
+	@echo "    - $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):$(VERSION)-single"
+	@echo "  📦 GHCR:"
+	@echo "    - $(GHCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION)"
+	@echo "    - $(GHCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION)-single"
+
+# Update v1-latest tags to current version (both regular and single images)
+docker-push-latest: docker-buildx-prepare
+	@echo "📤 Updating v1-latest tags to version $(VERSION)..."
+	@echo "🔨 Building regular image with latest tag..."
+	docker buildx build --pull \
+		--platform $(PLATFORMS) \
+		--progress=plain \
+		-t $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):$(VERSION) \
+		-t $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):v1-latest \
+		-t $(GHCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION) \
+		-t $(GHCR_IMAGE):v1-latest \
+		--push \
+		.
+	@echo "🔨 Building single-container image with latest tag..."
+	docker buildx build --pull \
+		--platform $(PLATFORMS) \
+		--progress=plain \
+		-f Dockerfile.single \
+		-t $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):$(VERSION)-single \
+		-t $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):v1-latest-single \
+		-t $(GHCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION)-single \
+		-t $(GHCR_IMAGE):v1-latest-single \
+		--push \
+		.
+	@echo "✅ Updated v1-latest to version $(VERSION)"
+	@echo "  📦 Docker Hub:"
+	@echo "    - $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):$(VERSION) → v1-latest"
+	@echo "    - $(DOCKERHUB_IMAGE):$(VERSION)-single → v1-latest-single"
+	@echo "  📦 GHCR:"
+	@echo "    - $(GHCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION) → v1-latest"
+	@echo "    - $(GHCR_IMAGE):$(VERSION)-single → v1-latest-single"
+
+# Full release: push version AND update latest tags
+docker-release: docker-push-latest
+	@echo "✅ Full release complete for version $(VERSION)"
+
+tag:
+	@version=$$(grep '^version = ' pyproject.toml | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/'); \
+	echo "Creating tag v$$version"; \
+	git tag "v$$version"; \
+	git push origin "v$$version"
+
+
+dev:
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build 
+
+full:
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.full.yml up --build 
+
+
+api:
+	uv run run_api.py
+
+# === Worker Management ===
+.PHONY: worker worker-start worker-stop worker-restart
+
+worker: worker-start
+
+worker-start:
+	@echo "Starting surreal-commands worker..."
+	uv run --env-file .env surreal-commands-worker --import-modules commands
+
+worker-stop:
+	@echo "Stopping surreal-commands worker..."
+	pkill -f "surreal-commands-worker" || true
+
+worker-restart: worker-stop
+	@sleep 2
+	@$(MAKE) worker-start
+
+# === Service Management ===
+start-all:
+	@echo "🚀 Starting Open Notebook (Database + API + Worker + Frontend)..."
+	@echo "📊 Starting SurrealDB..."
+	@docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d surrealdb
+	@sleep 3
+	@echo "🔧 Starting API backend..."
+	@uv run run_api.py &
+	@sleep 3
+	@echo "⚙️ Starting background worker..."
+	@uv run --env-file .env surreal-commands-worker --import-modules commands &
+	@sleep 2
+	@echo "🌐 Starting Next.js frontend..."
+	@echo "✅ All services started!"
+	@echo "📱 Frontend: http://localhost:3000"
+	@echo "🔗 API: http://localhost:5055"
+	@echo "📚 API Docs: http://localhost:5055/docs"
+	cd frontend && npm run dev
+
+stop-all:
+	@echo "🛑 Stopping all Open Notebook services..."
+	@pkill -f "next dev" || true
+	@pkill -f "surreal-commands-worker" || true
+	@pkill -f "run_api.py" || true
+	@pkill -f "uvicorn api.main:app" || true
+	@docker compose down
+	@echo "✅ All services stopped!"
+
+status:
+	@echo "📊 Open Notebook Service Status:"
+	@echo "Database (SurrealDB):"
+	@docker compose ps surrealdb 2>/dev/null || echo "  ❌ Not running"
+	@echo "API Backend:"
+	@pgrep -f "run_api.py\|uvicorn api.main:app" >/dev/null && echo "  ✅ Running" || echo "  ❌ Not running"
+	@echo "Background Worker:"
+	@pgrep -f "surreal-commands-worker" >/dev/null && echo "  ✅ Running" || echo "  ❌ Not running"
+	@echo "Next.js Frontend:"
+	@pgrep -f "next dev" >/dev/null && echo "  ✅ Running" || echo "  ❌ Not running"
+
+# === Documentation Export ===
+export-docs:
+	@echo "📚 Exporting documentation..."
+	@uv run python scripts/export_docs.py
+	@echo "✅ Documentation export complete!"
+
+# === Cleanup ===
+clean-cache:
+	@echo "🧹 Cleaning cache directories..."
+	@find . -name "__pycache__" -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+	@find . -name ".mypy_cache" -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+	@find . -name ".ruff_cache" -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+	@find . -name ".pytest_cache" -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+	@find . -name "*.pyc" -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+	@find . -name "*.pyo" -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+	@find . -name "*.pyd" -type f -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+	@echo "✅ Cache directories cleaned!"

QUICK_FIX.md

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+# 🎯 Railway Quick Fix - Copy & Paste Ready
+
+## Variables to CHANGE in Railway Dashboard
+
+### 1. Fix SURREAL_URL (CRITICAL)
+```bash
+# ❌ Remove or change this:
+SURREAL_URL=ws://localhost:8000/rpc
+
+# ✅ Use this instead:
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+```
+
+### 2. Add INTERNAL_API_URL (CRITICAL)
+```bash
+# ✅ Add this new variable:
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+```
+
+### 3. Update API_URL After First Deploy
+```bash
+# ❌ Current:
+API_URL=http://localhost:5055
+
+# ✅ Change to YOUR Railway domain (after you get it):
+API_URL=https://your-app-production-xxxx.up.railway.app
+```
+
+## Variables to ADD in Railway Dashboard
+
+### 4. Add Your AI API Keys
+```bash
+# Google Gemini (Required for your setup)
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=paste_your_gemini_key_here
+
+# Groq (Required for your setup)
+GROQ_API_KEY=paste_your_groq_key_here
+
+# If using Ollama for Llama models (Optional)
+OLLAMA_API_BASE=http://your-ollama-host:11434
+```
+
+## Variables to KEEP (Don't Change)
+
+These are already correct in your Railway:
+```bash
+✅ SURREAL_USER=root
+✅ SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+✅ SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+✅ SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+✅ SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+✅ SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+✅ SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+✅ SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+✅ SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+✅ SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+```
+
+## Complete Variable List for Railway
+
+Copy this entire block and set in Railway Variables:
+
+```plaintext
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+API_URL=https://YOUR_RAILWAY_DOMAIN_HERE
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key
+GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key
+```
+
+## Deployment Steps
+
+1. **Update Railway Variables** (see above)
+2. **Push Code**:
+   ```powershell
+   git add .
+   git commit -m "Fix Railway config and add migrations 15-17"
+   git push origin main
+   ```
+3. **Wait for Deploy** (Railway auto-deploys from GitHub)
+4. **Get Railway Domain** from Railway Dashboard
+5. **Update API_URL** with your actual domain
+6. **Verify** at `https://your-domain/api/health`
+
+## That's It!
+
+Your deployment should work after these changes. 
+
+Questions? Read `YOUR_RAILWAY_CONFIG.md` for detailed explanations.

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+# 🚂 Railway Deployment Guide for Open Notebook
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- A [Railway](https://railway.app/) account
+- At least one AI API key (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
+
+## Quick Deploy
+
+### Option 1: Deploy from GitHub (Recommended)
+
+1. **Fork this repository** to your GitHub account
+
+2. **Create a new Railway project:**
+   - Go to [Railway](https://railway.app/)
+   - Click "New Project"
+   - Select "Deploy from GitHub repo"
+   - Choose your forked repository
+
+3. **Configure Environment Variables:**
+   
+   Go to your Railway service → Variables tab and add:
+
+   ```bash
+   # Required Variables
+   SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+   SURREAL_USER=root
+   SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+   SURREAL_NAMESPACE=open_notebook
+   SURREAL_DATABASE=production
+   INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+   
+   # Add your AI API key (at least one required)
+   OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-key-here
+   ```
+
+4. **After first deployment, set the API_URL:**
+   
+   Once Railway generates your public URL (e.g., `https://your-app.up.railway.app`):
+   
+   ```bash
+   API_URL=https://your-app.up.railway.app
+   ```
+
+5. **Configure Railway Settings:**
+   - Go to Settings → Networking
+   - Make sure port 8080 is exposed (Railway should auto-detect this)
+   - Health check path: `/api/health`
+
+6. **Redeploy** after adding the API_URL
+
+### Option 2: Deploy with Railway CLI
+
+```bash
+# Install Railway CLI
+npm i -g @railway/cli
+
+# Login to Railway
+railway login
+
+# Link to project (or create new)
+railway link
+
+# Set environment variables
+railway variables set SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+railway variables set SURREAL_USER=root
+railway variables set SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+railway variables set SURREAL_NAMESPACE=open_notebook
+railway variables set SURREAL_DATABASE=production
+railway variables set INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+railway variables set OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-key-here
+
+# Deploy
+railway up
+
+# Get your app URL
+railway domain
+
+# Set API_URL with your domain
+railway variables set API_URL=https://your-app.up.railway.app
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+This deployment uses the **single-container** architecture:
+- ✅ SurrealDB (embedded database)
+- ✅ FastAPI backend (port 5055)
+- ✅ Background worker
+- ✅ Next.js frontend (port 8080)
+
+All services run in one container managed by Supervisord.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Build Fails
+
+**Issue:** Build timeout or memory issues
+
+**Solution:** 
+- Increase Railway instance size temporarily during build
+- Or use pre-built Docker image:
+  ```dockerfile
+  FROM lfnovo/open_notebook:v1-latest-single
+  ```
+
+### Service Won't Start
+
+**Issue:** Container restarts continuously
+
+**Solution:** Check logs for:
+1. Missing environment variables (especially `SURREAL_URL`)
+2. Database connection errors
+3. Frontend build issues
+
+### Can't Access the App
+
+**Issue:** Railway shows running but can't access
+
+**Solution:**
+1. Verify `API_URL` is set to your Railway domain
+2. Check that port 8080 is exposed in Railway settings
+3. Wait 2-3 minutes after deployment for all services to start
+
+### Database Migration Errors
+
+**Issue:** Migration fails on startup
+
+**Solution:**
+- Ensure all required migrations files exist (1-17)
+- Check database connection settings
+- View logs: `railway logs` or in Railway dashboard
+
+## Environment Variables Reference
+
+| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
+|----------|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `SURREAL_URL` | Yes | - | Database WebSocket URL |
+| `SURREAL_USER` | Yes | - | Database username |
+| `SURREAL_PASSWORD` | Yes | - | Database password |
+| `SURREAL_NAMESPACE` | Yes | - | Database namespace |
+| `SURREAL_DATABASE` | Yes | - | Database name |
+| `INTERNAL_API_URL` | Yes | - | Internal API endpoint |
+| `API_URL` | Yes | - | Public API URL (your Railway domain) |
+| `OPENAI_API_KEY` | Yes* | - | OpenAI API key (*or another AI provider) |
+| `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` | No | - | Anthropic API key |
+| `GOOGLE_API_KEY` | No | - | Google AI API key |
+| `OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD` | No | - | Optional app password protection |
+
+## Persistent Data
+
+Railway provides **ephemeral storage**, meaning:
+- ⚠️ Database data will be lost on redeploys
+- ⚠️ Uploaded files will be lost on redeploys
+
+For production use, consider:
+1. Using Railway's **Volume** feature for `/mydata` (database)
+2. Using external storage (S3, Cloudinary) for uploads
+3. Or deploying to a platform with persistent storage
+
+## Performance Tips
+
+1. **Start with Hobby plan** ($5/month) for testing
+2. **Upgrade if needed** based on usage
+3. **Monitor memory usage** - increase if services crash
+4. **Use CDN** for faster frontend loading (Railway Pro)
+
+## Cost Estimation
+
+- **Hobby Plan**: ~$5-10/month (includes some usage)
+- **Pro Plan**: ~$20-30/month (higher limits)
+- Plus: AI API costs (pay per use)
+
+Railway charges for:
+- CPU time
+- Memory usage
+- Bandwidth
+
+The single-container deployment is optimized to minimize costs.
+
+## Support
+
+- 📖 [Full Documentation](../README.md)
+- 💬 [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w)
+- 🐛 [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/issues)
+- 🚂 [Railway Docs](https://docs.railway.app/)
+
+## Alternative Deployment Options
+
+If Railway doesn't work for you, consider:
+
+- **Docker** - Self-hosted on any VPS (DigitalOcean, Linode, etc.)
+- **AWS ECS/Fargate** - Managed containers
+- **Google Cloud Run** - Serverless containers
+- **Azure Container Instances** - Pay-per-use containers
+- **Fly.io** - Similar to Railway
+
+See the main [Deployment Guide](../docs/deployment/index.md) for more options.

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+# 🚀 Railway Deployment Quick Checklist
+
+## Pre-Deployment
+- [ ] Fork repository to your GitHub account
+- [ ] Have at least one AI API key ready (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
+- [ ] Have Railway account created
+
+## Step 1: Push Code
+```bash
+git add .
+git commit -m "Add Railway deployment fixes"
+git push origin main
+```
+
+## Step 2: Create Railway Project
+- [ ] Go to https://railway.app/
+- [ ] Click "New Project"
+- [ ] Select "Deploy from GitHub repo"
+- [ ] Choose your forked repository
+- [ ] Railway will start building automatically
+
+## Step 3: Set Environment Variables (CRITICAL!)
+
+Go to Railway → Your Service → Variables tab
+
+### Required Variables (Set BEFORE first successful deploy):
+```bash
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=open_notebook
+SURREAL_DATABASE=production
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your-actual-openai-key
+```
+
+- [ ] All required variables set
+- [ ] Wait for build to complete
+- [ ] Note your Railway domain (e.g., `https://yourapp-production.up.railway.app`)
+
+## Step 4: Set API_URL (AFTER getting domain)
+```bash
+API_URL=https://yourapp-production.up.railway.app
+```
+
+- [ ] API_URL variable added with YOUR actual Railway domain
+- [ ] Redeploy triggered (automatic after adding variable)
+
+## Step 5: Configure Railway Settings
+- [ ] Go to Settings → Networking
+- [ ] Verify port 8080 is exposed (should auto-detect)
+- [ ] Health check path: `/api/health`
+
+## Step 6: Verify Deployment
+
+### Check These URLs:
+- [ ] `https://yourapp.up.railway.app/` → Should show Open Notebook UI
+- [ ] `https://yourapp.up.railway.app/api/health` → Should return `{"status":"ok"}`
+- [ ] `https://yourapp.up.railway.app/api/docs` → Should show API documentation
+
+### Check Railway Logs:
+- [ ] All 4 services started: surrealdb, api, worker, frontend
+- [ ] No error messages (warnings are OK)
+- [ ] Migrations completed successfully
+- [ ] Frontend shows "Ready in XXms"
+
+## Step 7: Test Functionality
+- [ ] Create a new notebook
+- [ ] Upload a test document
+- [ ] Try chat functionality
+- [ ] Generate a podcast (optional)
+
+## Common Issues & Quick Fixes
+
+### ❌ Build Timeout
+**Solution:** Upgrade to Railway Hobby plan ($5/month) for longer build times
+
+### ❌ Services Keep Restarting
+**Solution:** Check environment variables are set correctly, especially `SURREAL_URL`
+
+### ❌ Frontend Can't Connect to API
+**Solution:** Ensure `API_URL` is set to your actual Railway domain (with https://)
+
+### ❌ Out of Memory
+**Solution:** Upgrade Railway plan (single container needs ~2GB RAM)
+
+### ❌ "Database Connection Failed"
+**Solution:** 
+1. Check `SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc` (note: 127.0.0.1, not localhost)
+2. Verify SurrealDB service is running in logs
+
+## Environment Variables Checklist
+
+### Required (App Won't Work Without These):
+- [ ] `SURREAL_URL`
+- [ ] `SURREAL_USER`
+- [ ] `SURREAL_PASSWORD`
+- [ ] `SURREAL_NAMESPACE`
+- [ ] `SURREAL_DATABASE`
+- [ ] `INTERNAL_API_URL`
+- [ ] `API_URL` (add after first deploy)
+- [ ] At least one AI API key (OPENAI_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, etc.)
+
+### Optional (Add As Needed):
+- [ ] `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` - For Claude models
+- [ ] `GOOGLE_API_KEY` - For Gemini models
+- [ ] `GROQ_API_KEY` - For Groq models
+- [ ] `MISTRAL_API_KEY` - For Mistral models
+- [ ] `OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD` - For password protection
+- [ ] `FIRECRAWL_API_KEY` - For enhanced web scraping
+- [ ] `JINA_API_KEY` - For advanced embeddings
+
+## Success Indicators
+
+Your deployment is successful when you see in Railway logs:
+```
+✓ Ready in XXXms
+INFO: Application startup complete.
+INFO: Uvicorn running on http://0.0.0.0:5055
+Migrations completed successfully. Database is now at version 17
+All services entered RUNNING state
+```
+
+## Cost Estimation
+
+**Railway Hobby Plan**: ~$5-10/month
+- Includes $5 usage credit
+- Covers single container deployment
+- Sufficient for testing and small-scale use
+
+**Plus AI API Costs**: Pay-per-use
+- OpenAI: ~$0.002-0.06 per 1K tokens
+- Anthropic: Similar pricing
+- Varies by model and usage
+
+## Support
+
+Need help?
+- 📖 Read [RAILWAY.md](./RAILWAY.md) for detailed guide
+- 💬 Join [Discord](https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w)
+- 🐛 Report [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/PremKxmar/se/issues)
+
+---
+
+## After Successful Deployment
+
+1. **Bookmark your Railway app URL**
+2. **Set up volume** (in Railway) for `/mydata` to persist database
+3. **Monitor usage** in Railway dashboard
+4. **Configure more AI providers** as needed
+5. **Secure with password** by setting `OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD`
+
+## Development Workflow
+
+To update your deployed app:
+1. Make changes locally
+2. Test with `docker compose up` or `npm run dev`
+3. Commit and push to GitHub
+4. Railway auto-deploys (if enabled)
+5. Verify in Railway logs
+
+---
+
+**Pro Tip:** Copy this checklist and check off items as you complete them!

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+# Railway Deployment Fixes - Summary
+
+## Issues Identified
+
+### 1. ⚠️ Next.js Standalone Configuration Conflict
+**Problem:** The logs showed:
+```
+⚠ "next start" does not work with "output: standalone" configuration. 
+Use "node .next/standalone/server.js" instead.
+```
+
+**Root Cause:** `frontend/next.config.ts` had `output: "standalone"` enabled, but the startup command used `npm run start` which calls `next start`.
+
+**Fix Applied:** 
+- Disabled standalone mode in `next.config.ts` for Railway deployment
+- This allows standard `next start` command to work properly
+
+### 2. 📦 Missing Database Migrations (15, 16, 17)
+**Problem:** Migration files 15-17 existed but weren't registered in the migration manager, causing potential schema inconsistencies.
+
+**Fix Applied:**
+- Updated `open_notebook/database/async_migrate.py` to include migrations 15, 16, and 17
+- Added both up and down migration files
+
+### 3. 🔧 Railway-Specific Configuration Missing
+**Problem:** No Railway-specific configuration files, making deployment harder and less optimized.
+
+**Fix Applied:**
+- Created `railway.json` for Railway build configuration
+- Created `Dockerfile.railway` optimized for Railway
+- Created `supervisord.railway.conf` with proper PORT env variable handling
+- Created `.env.railway` template with all required variables
+- Created `RAILWAY.md` comprehensive deployment guide
+
+### 4. 🌐 Port Configuration for Railway
+**Problem:** Railway assigns dynamic PORT, but the config wasn't flexible enough.
+
+**Fix Applied:**
+- Updated supervisord to use `%(ENV_PORT)s` to read Railway's PORT variable
+- Ensured frontend binds to the correct port (8080 by default, or Railway's PORT)
+
+## Files Created
+
+1. **railway.json** - Railway deployment configuration
+2. **Dockerfile.railway** - Railway-optimized Docker build
+3. **supervisord.railway.conf** - Railway-specific supervisor config
+4. **.env.railway** - Environment variable template for Railway
+5. **RAILWAY.md** - Complete deployment guide for Railway users
+
+## Files Modified
+
+1. **frontend/next.config.ts** - Disabled standalone output for Railway
+2. **open_notebook/database/async_migrate.py** - Added migrations 15, 16, 17
+3. **supervisord.single.conf** - Fixed frontend startup command
+
+## Deployment Success Indicators
+
+From your logs, the deployment was actually **mostly successful**:
+- ✅ SurrealDB started correctly
+- ✅ API server started on port 5055
+- ✅ Worker started successfully
+- ✅ Frontend built and started on port 8080
+- ✅ All migrations (1-14) ran successfully
+- ✅ All services entered RUNNING state
+
+The warning about standalone mode was **not blocking deployment**, but could cause issues in production.
+
+## What Was Actually Wrong?
+
+Looking at your logs more carefully, there's **NO ERROR** - the deployment was successful! 
+
+The confusion might be:
+1. The supervisor warning about running as root (not critical)
+2. The Next.js standalone warning (now fixed)
+3. Missing pytesseract module (optional OCR feature)
+
+These are **warnings**, not errors. The app should be working.
+
+## How to Deploy to Railway Now
+
+### Step 1: Push Changes to GitHub
+```bash
+cd c:\sem6-real\studyrocket\notebookllm\open-notebook
+git add .
+git commit -m "Add Railway deployment configuration and fixes"
+git push origin main
+```
+
+### Step 2: Configure Railway Environment Variables
+
+In Railway dashboard, add these variables:
+
+**Required:**
+```env
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=open_notebook
+SURREAL_DATABASE=production
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+OPENAI_API_KEY=your_actual_key_here
+```
+
+### Step 3: Set API_URL After First Deploy
+
+After Railway generates your domain (e.g., `https://your-app-production-xxxx.up.railway.app`):
+
+```env
+API_URL=https://your-app-production-xxxx.up.railway.app
+```
+
+Then redeploy.
+
+### Step 4: Verify Deployment
+
+Check these endpoints:
+- `https://your-app.up.railway.app/` - Frontend UI
+- `https://your-app.up.railway.app/api/health` - API health check
+- `https://your-app.up.railway.app/api/docs` - API documentation
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### If Build Times Out
+Railway free tier has build time limits. Solutions:
+1. Upgrade to Hobby plan ($5/month)
+2. Use pre-built image: `FROM lfnovo/open_notebook:v1-latest-single`
+
+### If App Crashes After Deploy
+1. Check Railway logs for actual errors
+2. Verify all environment variables are set
+3. Wait 2-3 minutes - services need time to start
+
+### If Frontend Can't Connect to API
+1. Ensure `API_URL` is set to your Railway domain
+2. Check that port 8080 is exposed (Railway auto-detects)
+3. Verify `INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055`
+
+## Testing Locally
+
+Before pushing to Railway, test with Docker:
+
+```powershell
+# Build Railway Dockerfile
+docker build -f Dockerfile.railway -t open-notebook-railway .
+
+# Run with Railway-like environment
+docker run -p 8080:8080 -p 5055:5055 `
+  -e PORT=8080 `
+  -e SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc `
+  -e SURREAL_USER=root `
+  -e SURREAL_PASSWORD=root `
+  -e SURREAL_NAMESPACE=open_notebook `
+  -e SURREAL_DATABASE=production `
+  -e INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055 `
+  -e API_URL=http://localhost:8080 `
+  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key `
+  open-notebook-railway
+```
+
+Access at: http://localhost:8080
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. ✅ **Commit and push** all changes to GitHub
+2. ✅ **Configure environment variables** in Railway
+3. ✅ **Deploy** from GitHub in Railway
+4. ✅ **Set API_URL** after getting your domain
+5. ✅ **Redeploy** to apply API_URL
+6. ✅ **Test** all functionality
+
+## Additional Notes
+
+- **Database persistence**: Railway containers are ephemeral. For production, consider:
+  - Using Railway Volumes for `/mydata` (database storage)
+  - Exporting/importing data periodically
+  - Using external database (more expensive)
+
+- **Costs**: Railway charges for:
+  - CPU usage
+  - Memory usage  
+  - Bandwidth
+  - Start with Hobby plan ($5/mo) for testing
+
+- **Performance**: Single container runs 4 services, so:
+  - May need 2GB+ RAM for smooth operation
+  - Consider upgrading Railway plan if services crash
+
+## Support Resources
+
+- 📖 [RAILWAY.md](./RAILWAY.md) - Full Railway deployment guide
+- 💬 [Discord Community](https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w)
+- 🐛 [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook/issues)
+
+---
+
+**Important:** Your deployment logs show the app **IS WORKING**. The issues were warnings, not blocking errors. These fixes will make the deployment more robust and eliminate the warnings.

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+---
+title: Open Notebook
+emoji: 📓
+colorFrom: blue
+colorTo: green
+sdk: docker
+pinned: false
+app_port: 7860
+---

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+---
+title: Open Notebook
+emoji: 📓
+colorFrom: blue
+colorTo: green
+sdk: docker
+pinned: false
+license: mit
+---
+
+# Open Notebook - Hugging Face Spaces Deployment
+
+An open source, privacy-focused alternative to Google's Notebook LM!
+
+This Space runs Open Notebook with a FastAPI backend and embedded SurrealDB database.
+
+## Features
+
+- 🔒 **Control your data** - Keep your research private and secure
+- 🤖 **Choose your AI models** - Support for 16+ providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, and more
+- 📚 **Organize multi-modal content** - PDFs, videos, audio, web pages
+- 🎙️ **Generate professional podcasts** - Advanced multi-speaker podcast generation
+- 🔍 **Search intelligently** - Full-text and vector search across all your content
+- 💬 **Chat with context** - AI conversations powered by your research
+
+## Configuration
+
+To use this Space, you need to set the following secrets in the Space settings:
+
+### Required API Keys (set at least one):
+- `OPENAI_API_KEY` - For OpenAI models (GPT-4, GPT-3.5)
+- `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` - For Claude models
+- `GOOGLE_API_KEY` - For Gemini models
+
+### Optional Configuration:
+- `GROQ_API_KEY` - For Groq models
+- `MISTRAL_API_KEY` - For Mistral models
+
+## Usage
+
+Once deployed, access the API at:
+- API Documentation: `https://your-space-name.hf.space/docs`
+- Health Check: `https://your-space-name.hf.space/health`
+
+## Note
+
+This deployment uses in-memory SurrealDB storage. Data will be lost when the Space restarts.
+For persistent storage, consider using an external SurrealDB instance.
+
+## Learn More
+
+- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/baveshraam/software-eng-proj)
+- [Original Project](https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook)

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+# 🚂 Your Railway Configuration - Ready to Deploy
+
+## Your Current Setup Analysis
+
+Based on your existing Railway variables, your configuration uses:
+- ✅ **Database**: `test` namespace and database (not production)
+- ✅ **Multiple AI Providers**: Gemini (Google), Groq, Llama
+- ✅ **Worker Configuration**: 5 concurrent tasks with retry logic
+- ✅ **Proper retry settings**: Exponential jitter for reliability
+
+## STEP 1: Current Railway Variables (What You Already Have)
+
+These are already set in your Railway deployment:
+
+```bash
+# Database - Already Configured ✅
+SURREAL_URL=ws://localhost:8000/rpc              # ⚠️ NEEDS FIX (see below)
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+
+# API URL - Already Configured ✅
+API_URL=http://localhost:5055                    # ⚠️ NEEDS UPDATE (see below)
+
+# Worker & Retry - Already Configured ✅
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+```
+
+## STEP 2: Critical Fixes Needed
+
+### Fix 1: Change `localhost` to `127.0.0.1` for SURREAL_URL
+
+**In Railway Dashboard → Variables:**
+
+❌ **Current (WRONG):**
+```bash
+SURREAL_URL=ws://localhost:8000/rpc
+```
+
+✅ **Change to (CORRECT):**
+```bash
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+```
+
+**Why?** Railway's container networking requires `127.0.0.1` instead of `localhost`.
+
+### Fix 2: Add INTERNAL_API_URL
+
+**Add this new variable in Railway:**
+```bash
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+```
+
+**Why?** Next.js needs this for server-side API proxying.
+
+### Fix 3: Update API_URL to Your Railway Domain
+
+**After your first successful deploy:**
+
+❌ **Current:**
+```bash
+API_URL=http://localhost:5055
+```
+
+✅ **Change to YOUR Railway domain:**
+```bash
+API_URL=https://your-app-production-xxxx.up.railway.app
+```
+
+**How to find your Railway domain:**
+1. Go to Railway Dashboard → Your Service
+2. Look at the "Deployments" tab
+3. Copy the domain (e.g., `https://se-production-1234.up.railway.app`)
+4. Paste it as the API_URL value (without `/api` at the end)
+
+## STEP 3: Add Your AI API Keys
+
+You mentioned using **Gemini, Groq, and Llama**. Add these variables:
+
+### For Google Gemini (Required)
+```bash
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_actual_gemini_api_key
+```
+Get it at: https://makersuite.google.com/app/apikey
+
+### For Groq (Required)
+```bash
+GROQ_API_KEY=your_actual_groq_api_key
+```
+Get it at: https://console.groq.com/keys
+
+### For Llama via Ollama (If applicable)
+If you're running Ollama somewhere accessible:
+```bash
+OLLAMA_API_BASE=http://your-ollama-host:11434
+```
+
+**OR** if using Llama via Groq (most common):
+- No extra configuration needed - Groq provides Llama models
+
+### Optional: Other Providers
+If you want to add more providers later:
+```bash
+# OpenAI (optional)
+OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your_key
+
+# Anthropic Claude (optional)
+ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-your_key
+
+# Mistral (optional)
+MISTRAL_API_KEY=your_key
+```
+
+## STEP 4: Complete Railway Variables List
+
+Copy this EXACT configuration to Railway:
+
+```bash
+# ============================================
+# DATABASE (Keep as-is)
+# ============================================
+SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc
+SURREAL_USER=root
+SURREAL_PASSWORD=root
+SURREAL_NAMESPACE=test
+SURREAL_DATABASE=test
+
+# ============================================
+# API CONFIGURATION
+# ============================================
+INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055
+API_URL=https://YOUR-RAILWAY-DOMAIN.up.railway.app
+
+# ============================================
+# WORKER & RETRY (Keep as-is)
+# ============================================
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_MAX_TASKS=5
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_ENABLED=true
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS=3
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_STRATEGY=exponential_jitter
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MIN=1
+SURREAL_COMMANDS_RETRY_WAIT_MAX=30
+
+# ============================================
+# AI PROVIDERS (ADD YOUR KEYS)
+# ============================================
+GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_actual_gemini_key
+GROQ_API_KEY=your_actual_groq_key
+
+# Optional: If using Ollama for Llama
+# OLLAMA_API_BASE=http://your-ollama-host:11434
+
+# Optional: Other providers
+# OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-your_key
+# ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-your_key
+```
+
+## STEP 5: Deploy Order
+
+### A. Before Redeploying - Set These First:
+1. ✅ Change `SURREAL_URL` to use `127.0.0.1`
+2. ✅ Add `INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055`
+3. ✅ Add `GOOGLE_API_KEY` (your Gemini key)
+4. ✅ Add `GROQ_API_KEY` (your Groq key)
+5. ⏸️ Keep `API_URL` as is for now (update after deploy)
+
+### B. Push Code Changes:
+```powershell
+cd c:\sem6-real\studyrocket\notebookllm\open-notebook
+git add .
+git commit -m "Fix Railway deployment configuration"
+git push origin main
+```
+
+### C. After Successful Deploy:
+1. ✅ Copy your Railway domain
+2. ✅ Update `API_URL` to your Railway domain
+3. ✅ Railway will auto-redeploy
+
+## STEP 6: Verification Checklist
+
+After deployment completes, verify:
+
+- [ ] Service shows "RUNNING" in Railway
+- [ ] Check logs: "Application startup complete"
+- [ ] Check logs: "Migrations completed successfully. Database is now at version 17"
+- [ ] Visit `https://your-domain.up.railway.app/` → Should load UI
+- [ ] Visit `https://your-domain.up.railway.app/api/health` → Should return `{"status":"ok"}`
+- [ ] Try creating a notebook in the UI
+- [ ] Test AI features (chat, generation)
+
+## Common Issues Specific to Your Setup
+
+### Issue: "Database Connection Failed"
+**Cause:** Using `localhost` instead of `127.0.0.1`
+**Solution:** Change `SURREAL_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:8000/rpc`
+
+### Issue: "Unable to Connect to API Server"
+**Cause:** `INTERNAL_API_URL` not set or `API_URL` pointing to localhost
+**Solution:** 
+- Set `INTERNAL_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:5055`
+- Set `API_URL=https://your-railway-domain.up.railway.app`
+
+### Issue: "AI Model Not Available"
+**Cause:** API keys not set or incorrect
+**Solution:**
+- Verify `GOOGLE_API_KEY` is set correctly
+- Verify `GROQ_API_KEY` is set correctly
+- Check API key validity at provider dashboards
+
+### Issue: "Migrations Stuck at Version 14"
+**Cause:** Code changes not deployed
+**Solution:**
+- Ensure you pushed the latest code with migrations 15-17
+- Check Railway logs for migration errors
+- Verify all migration files exist in the repo
+
+## Model Configuration by Provider
+
+Based on your setup, here's which models you can use:
+
+### Via Gemini (GOOGLE_API_KEY)
+- ✅ `gemini-pro` - General purpose
+- ✅ `gemini-pro-vision` - Image understanding
+- ✅ `gemini-1.5-pro` - Long context (1M tokens)
+- ✅ `gemini-1.5-flash` - Fast & efficient
+- ✅ Text embeddings via Gemini
+
+### Via Groq (GROQ_API_KEY)
+- ✅ `llama-3.1-70b-versatile` - Best Llama model
+- ✅ `llama-3.1-8b-instant` - Fast Llama
+- ✅ `llama3-70b-8192` - Older Llama version
+- ✅ `mixtral-8x7b-32768` - Mixtral model
+- ✅ `gemma2-9b-it` - Google's Gemma
+
+### Via Ollama (if configured)
+- ✅ Any locally installed model
+- ✅ `llama3:latest`, `llama3.1:latest`
+- ✅ `mistral:latest`, `mixtral:latest`
+- ✅ Custom models
+
+## Cost Estimation for Your Setup
+
+### Gemini (Google)
+- **Free Tier**: 60 requests/minute
+- **Paid**: $0.50 per 1M input tokens (very affordable)
+- **Best for**: Long context, embeddings, general use
+
+### Groq
+- **Free Tier**: Generous free tier
+- **Paid**: Very competitive pricing
+- **Best for**: Fast inference, Llama models
+
+### Total Monthly Cost (Estimated)
+- **Light use** (testing): $0-5/month
+- **Medium use** (regular): $10-30/month
+- **Heavy use** (production): $50-100/month
+
+Plus Railway hosting: ~$5-10/month
+
+## Next Steps
+
+1. **Update variables** in Railway as shown above
+2. **Push code** to GitHub
+3. **Wait for deploy** (5-10 minutes)
+4. **Update API_URL** with your Railway domain
+5. **Test all features** with your AI providers
+
+## Support
+
+If you encounter issues:
+1. Check Railway logs: Dashboard → Deployments → View Logs
+2. Look for specific error messages
+3. Verify all environment variables are set
+4. Test API keys at provider dashboards
+5. Join Discord for help: https://discord.gg/37XJPXfz2w
+
+---
+
+**Your setup is nearly perfect!** Just make the three fixes above (127.0.0.1, INTERNAL_API_URL, and API_URL) and add your AI keys, then you're good to go! 🚀

api/auth.py

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+import os
+from typing import Optional
+
+from fastapi import HTTPException, Request
+from fastapi.security import HTTPAuthorizationCredentials, HTTPBearer
+from starlette.middleware.base import BaseHTTPMiddleware
+from starlette.responses import JSONResponse
+
+
+class PasswordAuthMiddleware(BaseHTTPMiddleware):
+    """
+    Middleware to check password authentication for all API requests.
+    Only active when OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD environment variable is set.
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, app, excluded_paths: Optional[list] = None):
+        super().__init__(app)
+        self.password = os.environ.get("OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD")
+        self.excluded_paths = excluded_paths or ["/", "/health", "/docs", "/openapi.json", "/redoc"]
+    
+    async def dispatch(self, request: Request, call_next):
+        # Skip authentication if no password is set
+        if not self.password:
+            return await call_next(request)
+        
+        # Skip authentication for excluded paths
+        if request.url.path in self.excluded_paths:
+            return await call_next(request)
+        
+        # Skip authentication for CORS preflight requests (OPTIONS)
+        if request.method == "OPTIONS":
+            return await call_next(request)
+        
+        # Check authorization header
+        auth_header = request.headers.get("Authorization")
+        
+        if not auth_header:
+            return JSONResponse(
+                status_code=401,
+                content={"detail": "Missing authorization header"},
+                headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"}
+            )
+        
+        # Expected format: "Bearer {password}"
+        try:
+            scheme, credentials = auth_header.split(" ", 1)
+            if scheme.lower() != "bearer":
+                raise ValueError("Invalid authentication scheme")
+        except ValueError:
+            return JSONResponse(
+                status_code=401,
+                content={"detail": "Invalid authorization header format"},
+                headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"}
+            )
+        
+        # Check password
+        if credentials != self.password:
+            return JSONResponse(
+                status_code=401,
+                content={"detail": "Invalid password"},
+                headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"}
+            )
+        
+        # Password is correct, proceed with the request
+        response = await call_next(request)
+        return response
+
+
+# Optional: HTTPBearer security scheme for OpenAPI documentation
+security = HTTPBearer(auto_error=False)
+
+
+def check_api_password(credentials: Optional[HTTPAuthorizationCredentials] = None) -> bool:
+    """
+    Utility function to check API password.
+    Can be used as a dependency in individual routes if needed.
+    """
+    password = os.environ.get("OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD")
+    
+    # No password set, allow access
+    if not password:
+        return True
+    
+    # No credentials provided
+    if not credentials:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=401,
+            detail="Missing authorization",
+            headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
+        )
+    
+    # Check password
+    if credentials.credentials != password:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=401,
+            detail="Invalid password",
+            headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
+        )
+    
+    return True

api/chat_service.py

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+"""
+Chat service for API operations.
+Provides async interface for chat functionality.
+"""
+import os
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+import httpx
+from loguru import logger
+
+
+class ChatService:
+    """Service for chat-related API operations"""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.base_url = os.getenv("API_BASE_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:5055")
+        # Add authentication header if password is set
+        self.headers = {}
+        password = os.getenv("OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD")
+        if password:
+            self.headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {password}"
+    
+    async def get_sessions(self, notebook_id: str) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Get all chat sessions for a notebook"""
+        try:
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                response = await client.get(
+                    f"{self.base_url}/api/chat/sessions",
+                    params={"notebook_id": notebook_id},
+                    headers=self.headers
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error fetching chat sessions: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+    
+    async def create_session(
+        self,
+        notebook_id: str,
+        title: Optional[str] = None,
+        model_override: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Create a new chat session"""
+        try:
+            data: Dict[str, Any] = {"notebook_id": notebook_id}
+            if title is not None:
+                data["title"] = title
+            if model_override is not None:
+                data["model_override"] = model_override
+            
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                response = await client.post(
+                    f"{self.base_url}/api/chat/sessions",
+                    json=data,
+                    headers=self.headers
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error creating chat session: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+    
+    async def get_session(self, session_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get a specific session with messages"""
+        try:
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                response = await client.get(
+                    f"{self.base_url}/api/chat/sessions/{session_id}",
+                    headers=self.headers
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error fetching session: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+    
+    async def update_session(
+        self,
+        session_id: str,
+        title: Optional[str] = None,
+        model_override: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Update session properties"""
+        try:
+            data: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+            if title is not None:
+                data["title"] = title
+            if model_override is not None:
+                data["model_override"] = model_override
+
+            if not data:
+                raise ValueError("At least one field must be provided to update a session")
+
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                response = await client.put(
+                    f"{self.base_url}/api/chat/sessions/{session_id}",
+                    json=data,
+                    headers=self.headers
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error updating session: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+    
+    async def delete_session(self, session_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Delete a chat session"""
+        try:
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                response = await client.delete(
+                    f"{self.base_url}/api/chat/sessions/{session_id}",
+                    headers=self.headers
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error deleting session: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+    
+    async def execute_chat(
+        self,
+        session_id: str,
+        message: str,
+        context: Dict[str, Any],
+        model_override: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Execute a chat request"""
+        try:
+            data = {
+                "session_id": session_id,
+                "message": message, 
+                "context": context
+            }
+            if model_override is not None:
+                data["model_override"] = model_override
+            
+            # Short connect timeout (10s), long read timeout (10 min) for Ollama/local LLMs
+            timeout = httpx.Timeout(connect=10.0, read=600.0, write=30.0, pool=10.0)
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=timeout) as client:
+                response = await client.post(
+                    f"{self.base_url}/api/chat/execute",
+                    json=data,
+                    headers=self.headers
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error executing chat: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+    
+    async def build_context(self, notebook_id: str, context_config: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Build context for a notebook"""
+        try:
+            data = {
+                "notebook_id": notebook_id,
+                "context_config": context_config
+            }
+            
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+                response = await client.post(
+                    f"{self.base_url}/api/chat/context",
+                    json=data,
+                    headers=self.headers
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                return response.json()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error building context: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+
+
+# Global instance
+chat_service = ChatService()

api/client.py

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+"""
+API client for Open Notebook API.
+This module provides a client interface to interact with the Open Notebook API.
+"""
+
+import os
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+
+import httpx
+from loguru import logger
+
+
+class APIClient:
+    """Client for Open Notebook API."""
+
+    def __init__(self, base_url: Optional[str] = None):
+        self.base_url = base_url or os.getenv("API_BASE_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:5055")
+        # Timeout increased to 5 minutes (300s) to accommodate slow LLM operations
+        # (transformations, insights) on slower hardware (Ollama, LM Studio, remote APIs)
+        # Configurable via API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT environment variable (in seconds)
+        timeout_str = os.getenv("API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT", "300.0")
+        try:
+            timeout_value = float(timeout_str)
+            # Validate timeout is within reasonable bounds (30s - 3600s / 1 hour)
+            if timeout_value < 30:
+                logger.warning(f"API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT={timeout_value}s is too low, using minimum of 30s")
+                timeout_value = 30.0
+            elif timeout_value > 3600:
+                logger.warning(f"API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT={timeout_value}s is too high, using maximum of 3600s")
+                timeout_value = 3600.0
+            self.timeout = timeout_value
+        except ValueError:
+            logger.error(f"Invalid API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT value '{timeout_str}', using default 300s")
+            self.timeout = 300.0
+
+        # Add authentication header if password is set
+        self.headers = {}
+        password = os.getenv("OPEN_NOTEBOOK_PASSWORD")
+        if password:
+            self.headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {password}"
+
+    def _make_request(
+        self, method: str, endpoint: str, timeout: Optional[float] = None, **kwargs
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Make HTTP request to the API."""
+        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
+        request_timeout = timeout if timeout is not None else self.timeout
+        
+        # Merge headers
+        headers = kwargs.get("headers", {})
+        headers.update(self.headers)
+        kwargs["headers"] = headers
+
+        try:
+            with httpx.Client(timeout=request_timeout) as client:
+                response = client.request(method, url, **kwargs)
+                response.raise_for_status()
+                return response.json()
+        except httpx.RequestError as e:
+            logger.error(f"Request error for {method} {url}: {str(e)}")
+            raise ConnectionError(f"Failed to connect to API: {str(e)}")
+        except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
+            logger.error(
+                f"HTTP error {e.response.status_code} for {method} {url}: {e.response.text}"
+            )
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"API request failed: {e.response.status_code} - {e.response.text}"
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Unexpected error for {method} {url}: {str(e)}")
+            raise
+
+    # Notebooks API methods
+    def get_notebooks(
+        self, archived: Optional[bool] = None, order_by: str = "updated desc"
+    ) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all notebooks."""
+        params: Dict[str, Any] = {"order_by": order_by}
+        if archived is not None:
+            params["archived"] = str(archived).lower()
+
+        result = self._make_request("GET", "/api/notebooks", params=params)
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def create_notebook(self, name: str, description: str = "") -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Create a new notebook."""
+        data = {"name": name, "description": description}
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/notebooks", json=data)
+
+    def get_notebook(self, notebook_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get a specific notebook."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", f"/api/notebooks/{notebook_id}")
+
+    def update_notebook(self, notebook_id: str, **updates) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Update a notebook."""
+        return self._make_request("PUT", f"/api/notebooks/{notebook_id}", json=updates)
+
+    def delete_notebook(self, notebook_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Delete a notebook."""
+        return self._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/notebooks/{notebook_id}")
+
+    # Search API methods
+    def search(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        search_type: str = "text",
+        limit: int = 100,
+        search_sources: bool = True,
+        search_notes: bool = True,
+        minimum_score: float = 0.2,
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Search the knowledge base."""
+        data = {
+            "query": query,
+            "type": search_type,
+            "limit": limit,
+            "search_sources": search_sources,
+            "search_notes": search_notes,
+            "minimum_score": minimum_score,
+        }
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/search", json=data)
+
+    def ask_simple(
+        self,
+        question: str,
+        strategy_model: str,
+        answer_model: str,
+        final_answer_model: str,
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Ask the knowledge base a question (simple, non-streaming)."""
+        data = {
+            "question": question,
+            "strategy_model": strategy_model,
+            "answer_model": answer_model,
+            "final_answer_model": final_answer_model,
+        }
+        # Use configured timeout for long-running ask operations
+        return self._make_request(
+            "POST", "/api/search/ask/simple", json=data, timeout=self.timeout
+        )
+
+    # Models API methods
+    def get_models(self, model_type: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all models with optional type filtering."""
+        params = {}
+        if model_type:
+            params["type"] = model_type
+        result = self._make_request("GET", "/api/models", params=params)
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def create_model(self, name: str, provider: str, model_type: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Create a new model."""
+        data = {
+            "name": name,
+            "provider": provider,
+            "type": model_type,
+        }
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/models", json=data)
+
+    def delete_model(self, model_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Delete a model."""
+        return self._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/models/{model_id}")
+
+    def get_default_models(self) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get default model assignments."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", "/api/models/defaults")
+
+    def update_default_models(self, **defaults) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Update default model assignments."""
+        return self._make_request("PUT", "/api/models/defaults", json=defaults)
+
+    # Transformations API methods
+    def get_transformations(self) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all transformations."""
+        result = self._make_request("GET", "/api/transformations")
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def create_transformation(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        title: str,
+        description: str,
+        prompt: str,
+        apply_default: bool = False,
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Create a new transformation."""
+        data = {
+            "name": name,
+            "title": title,
+            "description": description,
+            "prompt": prompt,
+            "apply_default": apply_default,
+        }
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/transformations", json=data)
+
+    def get_transformation(self, transformation_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get a specific transformation."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", f"/api/transformations/{transformation_id}")
+
+    def update_transformation(self, transformation_id: str, **updates) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Update a transformation."""
+        return self._make_request(
+            "PUT", f"/api/transformations/{transformation_id}", json=updates
+        )
+
+    def delete_transformation(self, transformation_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Delete a transformation."""
+        return self._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/transformations/{transformation_id}")
+
+    def execute_transformation(
+        self, transformation_id: str, input_text: str, model_id: str
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Execute a transformation on input text."""
+        data = {
+            "transformation_id": transformation_id,
+            "input_text": input_text,
+            "model_id": model_id,
+        }
+        # Use configured timeout for transformation operations
+        return self._make_request(
+            "POST", "/api/transformations/execute", json=data, timeout=self.timeout
+        )
+
+    # Notes API methods
+    def get_notes(self, notebook_id: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all notes with optional notebook filtering."""
+        params = {}
+        if notebook_id:
+            params["notebook_id"] = notebook_id
+        result = self._make_request("GET", "/api/notes", params=params)
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def create_note(
+        self,
+        content: str,
+        title: Optional[str] = None,
+        note_type: str = "human",
+        notebook_id: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Create a new note."""
+        data = {
+            "content": content,
+            "note_type": note_type,
+        }
+        if title:
+            data["title"] = title
+        if notebook_id:
+            data["notebook_id"] = notebook_id
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/notes", json=data)
+
+    def get_note(self, note_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get a specific note."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", f"/api/notes/{note_id}")
+
+    def update_note(self, note_id: str, **updates) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Update a note."""
+        return self._make_request("PUT", f"/api/notes/{note_id}", json=updates)
+
+    def delete_note(self, note_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Delete a note."""
+        return self._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/notes/{note_id}")
+
+    # Embedding API methods
+    def embed_content(self, item_id: str, item_type: str, async_processing: bool = False) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Embed content for vector search."""
+        data = {
+            "item_id": item_id,
+            "item_type": item_type,
+            "async_processing": async_processing,
+        }
+        # Use configured timeout for embedding operations
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/embed", json=data, timeout=self.timeout)
+
+    def rebuild_embeddings(
+        self,
+        mode: str = "existing",
+        include_sources: bool = True,
+        include_notes: bool = True,
+        include_insights: bool = True
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Rebuild embeddings in bulk.
+
+        Note: This operation can take a long time for large databases.
+        Consider increasing API_CLIENT_TIMEOUT to 600-900s for bulk rebuilds.
+        """
+        data = {
+            "mode": mode,
+            "include_sources": include_sources,
+            "include_notes": include_notes,
+            "include_insights": include_insights,
+        }
+        # Use double the configured timeout for bulk rebuild operations (or configured value if already high)
+        rebuild_timeout = max(self.timeout, min(self.timeout * 2, 3600.0))
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/embeddings/rebuild", json=data, timeout=rebuild_timeout)
+
+    def get_rebuild_status(self, command_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get status of a rebuild operation."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", f"/api/embeddings/rebuild/{command_id}/status")
+
+    # Settings API methods
+    def get_settings(self) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get all application settings."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", "/api/settings")
+
+    def update_settings(self, **settings) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Update application settings."""
+        return self._make_request("PUT", "/api/settings", json=settings)
+
+    # Context API methods
+    def get_notebook_context(
+        self, notebook_id: str, context_config: Optional[Dict] = None
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get context for a notebook."""
+        data: Dict[str, Any] = {"notebook_id": notebook_id}
+        if context_config:
+            data["context_config"] = context_config
+        result = self._make_request(
+            "POST", f"/api/notebooks/{notebook_id}/context", json=data
+        )
+        return result if isinstance(result, dict) else {}
+
+    # Sources API methods
+    def get_sources(self, notebook_id: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all sources with optional notebook filtering."""
+        params = {}
+        if notebook_id:
+            params["notebook_id"] = notebook_id
+        result = self._make_request("GET", "/api/sources", params=params)
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def create_source(
+        self,
+        notebook_id: Optional[str] = None,
+        notebooks: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        source_type: str = "text",
+        url: Optional[str] = None,
+        file_path: Optional[str] = None,
+        content: Optional[str] = None,
+        title: Optional[str] = None,
+        transformations: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        embed: bool = False,
+        delete_source: bool = False,
+        async_processing: bool = False,
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Create a new source."""
+        data = {
+            "type": source_type,
+            "embed": embed,
+            "delete_source": delete_source,
+            "async_processing": async_processing,
+        }
+
+        # Handle backward compatibility for notebook_id vs notebooks
+        if notebooks:
+            data["notebooks"] = notebooks
+        elif notebook_id:
+            data["notebook_id"] = notebook_id
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Either notebook_id or notebooks must be provided")
+
+        if url:
+            data["url"] = url
+        if file_path:
+            data["file_path"] = file_path
+        if content:
+            data["content"] = content
+        if title:
+            data["title"] = title
+        if transformations:
+            data["transformations"] = transformations
+
+        # Use configured timeout for source creation (especially PDF processing with OCR)
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/sources/json", json=data, timeout=self.timeout)
+
+    def get_source(self, source_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get a specific source."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", f"/api/sources/{source_id}")
+
+    def get_source_status(self, source_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get processing status for a source."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", f"/api/sources/{source_id}/status")
+
+    def update_source(self, source_id: str, **updates) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Update a source."""
+        return self._make_request("PUT", f"/api/sources/{source_id}", json=updates)
+
+    def delete_source(self, source_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Delete a source."""
+        return self._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/sources/{source_id}")
+
+    # Insights API methods
+    def get_source_insights(self, source_id: str) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all insights for a specific source."""
+        result = self._make_request("GET", f"/api/sources/{source_id}/insights")
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def get_insight(self, insight_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get a specific insight."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", f"/api/insights/{insight_id}")
+
+    def delete_insight(self, insight_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Delete a specific insight."""
+        return self._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/insights/{insight_id}")
+
+    def save_insight_as_note(
+        self, insight_id: str, notebook_id: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Convert an insight to a note."""
+        data = {}
+        if notebook_id:
+            data["notebook_id"] = notebook_id
+        return self._make_request(
+            "POST", f"/api/insights/{insight_id}/save-as-note", json=data
+        )
+
+    def create_source_insight(
+        self, source_id: str, transformation_id: str, model_id: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Create a new insight for a source by running a transformation."""
+        data = {"transformation_id": transformation_id}
+        if model_id:
+            data["model_id"] = model_id
+        return self._make_request(
+            "POST", f"/api/sources/{source_id}/insights", json=data
+        )
+
+    # Episode Profiles API methods
+    def get_episode_profiles(self) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all episode profiles."""
+        result = self._make_request("GET", "/api/episode-profiles")
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def get_episode_profile(self, profile_name: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get a specific episode profile by name."""
+        return self._make_request("GET", f"/api/episode-profiles/{profile_name}")
+
+    def create_episode_profile(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        description: str = "",
+        speaker_config: str = "",
+        outline_provider: str = "",
+        outline_model: str = "",
+        transcript_provider: str = "",
+        transcript_model: str = "",
+        default_briefing: str = "",
+        num_segments: int = 5,
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Create a new episode profile."""
+        data = {
+            "name": name,
+            "description": description,
+            "speaker_config": speaker_config,
+            "outline_provider": outline_provider,
+            "outline_model": outline_model,
+            "transcript_provider": transcript_provider,
+            "transcript_model": transcript_model,
+            "default_briefing": default_briefing,
+            "num_segments": num_segments,
+        }
+        return self._make_request("POST", "/api/episode-profiles", json=data)
+
+    def update_episode_profile(self, profile_id: str, **updates) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Update an episode profile."""
+        return self._make_request("PUT", f"/api/episode-profiles/{profile_id}", json=updates)
+
+    def delete_episode_profile(self, profile_id: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Delete an episode profile."""
+        return self._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/episode-profiles/{profile_id}")
+
+
+# Global client instance
+api_client = APIClient()

api/command_service.py

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+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+from loguru import logger
+from surreal_commands import get_command_status, submit_command
+
+
+class CommandService:
+    """Generic service layer for command operations"""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def submit_command_job(
+        module_name: str,  # Actually app_name for surreal-commands
+        command_name: str,
+        command_args: Dict[str, Any],
+        context: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+    ) -> str:
+        """Submit a generic command job for background processing"""
+        try:
+            # Ensure command modules are imported before submitting
+            # This is needed because submit_command validates against local registry
+            try:
+                import commands.podcast_commands  # noqa: F401
+            except ImportError as import_err:
+                logger.error(f"Failed to import command modules: {import_err}")
+                raise ValueError("Command modules not available")
+
+            # surreal-commands expects: submit_command(app_name, command_name, args)
+            cmd_id = submit_command(
+                module_name,  # This is actually the app name (e.g., "open_notebook")
+                command_name,  # Command name (e.g., "process_text")
+                command_args,  # Input data
+            )
+            # Convert RecordID to string if needed
+            if not cmd_id:
+                raise ValueError("Failed to get cmd_id from submit_command")
+            cmd_id_str = str(cmd_id)
+            logger.info(
+                f"Submitted command job: {cmd_id_str} for {module_name}.{command_name}"
+            )
+            return cmd_id_str
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to submit command job: {e}")
+            raise
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def get_command_status(job_id: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Get status of any command job"""
+        try:
+            status = await get_command_status(job_id)
+            return {
+                "job_id": job_id,
+                "status": status.status if status else "unknown",
+                "result": status.result if status else None,
+                "error_message": getattr(status, "error_message", None)
+                if status
+                else None,
+                "created": str(status.created)
+                if status and hasattr(status, "created") and status.created
+                else None,
+                "updated": str(status.updated)
+                if status and hasattr(status, "updated") and status.updated
+                else None,
+                "progress": getattr(status, "progress", None) if status else None,
+            }
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to get command status: {e}")
+            raise
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def list_command_jobs(
+        module_filter: Optional[str] = None,
+        command_filter: Optional[str] = None,
+        status_filter: Optional[str] = None,
+        limit: int = 50,
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """List command jobs with optional filtering"""
+        # This will be implemented with proper SurrealDB queries
+        # For now, return empty list as this is foundation phase
+        return []
+
+    @staticmethod
+    async def cancel_command_job(job_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Cancel a running command job"""
+        try:
+            # Implementation depends on surreal-commands cancellation support
+            # For now, just log the attempt
+            logger.info(f"Attempting to cancel job: {job_id}")
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to cancel command job: {e}")
+            raise

api/context_service.py

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+"""
+Context service layer using API.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.client import api_client
+
+
+class ContextService:
+    """Service layer for context operations using API."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("Using API for context operations")
+
+    def get_notebook_context(
+        self,
+        notebook_id: str,
+        context_config: Optional[Dict] = None
+    ) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Get context for a notebook."""
+        result = api_client.get_notebook_context(
+            notebook_id=notebook_id,
+            context_config=context_config
+        )
+        return result
+
+
+# Global service instance
+context_service = ContextService()

api/embedding_service.py

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+"""
+Embedding service layer using API.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Union
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.client import api_client
+
+
+class EmbeddingService:
+    """Service layer for embedding operations using API."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("Using API for embedding operations")
+
+    def embed_content(self, item_id: str, item_type: str) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]]]:
+        """Embed content for vector search."""
+        result = api_client.embed_content(item_id=item_id, item_type=item_type)
+        return result
+
+
+# Global service instance
+embedding_service = EmbeddingService()

api/episode_profiles_service.py

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+"""
+Episode profiles service layer using API.
+"""
+
+from typing import List
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.client import api_client
+from open_notebook.domain.podcast import EpisodeProfile
+
+
+class EpisodeProfilesService:
+    """Service layer for episode profiles operations using API."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("Using API for episode profiles operations")
+    
+    def get_all_episode_profiles(self) -> List[EpisodeProfile]:
+        """Get all episode profiles."""
+        profiles_data = api_client.get_episode_profiles()
+        # Convert API response to EpisodeProfile objects
+        profiles = []
+        for profile_data in profiles_data:
+            profile = EpisodeProfile(
+                name=profile_data["name"],
+                description=profile_data.get("description", ""),
+                speaker_config=profile_data["speaker_config"],
+                outline_provider=profile_data["outline_provider"],
+                outline_model=profile_data["outline_model"],
+                transcript_provider=profile_data["transcript_provider"],
+                transcript_model=profile_data["transcript_model"],
+                default_briefing=profile_data["default_briefing"],
+                num_segments=profile_data["num_segments"]
+            )
+            profile.id = profile_data["id"]
+            profiles.append(profile)
+        return profiles
+    
+    def get_episode_profile(self, profile_name: str) -> EpisodeProfile:
+        """Get a specific episode profile by name."""
+        profile_response = api_client.get_episode_profile(profile_name)
+        profile_data = profile_response if isinstance(profile_response, dict) else profile_response[0]
+        profile = EpisodeProfile(
+            name=profile_data["name"],
+            description=profile_data.get("description", ""),
+            speaker_config=profile_data["speaker_config"],
+            outline_provider=profile_data["outline_provider"],
+            outline_model=profile_data["outline_model"],
+            transcript_provider=profile_data["transcript_provider"],
+            transcript_model=profile_data["transcript_model"],
+            default_briefing=profile_data["default_briefing"],
+            num_segments=profile_data["num_segments"]
+        )
+        profile.id = profile_data["id"]
+        return profile
+    
+    def create_episode_profile(
+        self,
+        name: str,
+        description: str = "",
+        speaker_config: str = "",
+        outline_provider: str = "",
+        outline_model: str = "",
+        transcript_provider: str = "",
+        transcript_model: str = "",
+        default_briefing: str = "",
+        num_segments: int = 5,
+    ) -> EpisodeProfile:
+        """Create a new episode profile."""
+        profile_response = api_client.create_episode_profile(
+            name=name,
+            description=description,
+            speaker_config=speaker_config,
+            outline_provider=outline_provider,
+            outline_model=outline_model,
+            transcript_provider=transcript_provider,
+            transcript_model=transcript_model,
+            default_briefing=default_briefing,
+            num_segments=num_segments,
+        )
+        profile_data = profile_response if isinstance(profile_response, dict) else profile_response[0]
+        profile = EpisodeProfile(
+            name=profile_data["name"],
+            description=profile_data.get("description", ""),
+            speaker_config=profile_data["speaker_config"],
+            outline_provider=profile_data["outline_provider"],
+            outline_model=profile_data["outline_model"],
+            transcript_provider=profile_data["transcript_provider"],
+            transcript_model=profile_data["transcript_model"],
+            default_briefing=profile_data["default_briefing"],
+            num_segments=profile_data["num_segments"]
+        )
+        profile.id = profile_data["id"]
+        return profile
+    
+    def delete_episode_profile(self, profile_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete an episode profile."""
+        api_client.delete_episode_profile(profile_id)
+        return True
+
+
+# Global service instance
+episode_profiles_service = EpisodeProfilesService()

api/insights_service.py

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+"""
+Insights service layer using API.
+"""
+
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.client import api_client
+from open_notebook.domain.notebook import Note, SourceInsight
+
+
+class InsightsService:
+    """Service layer for insights operations using API."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("Using API for insights operations")
+    
+    def get_source_insights(self, source_id: str) -> List[SourceInsight]:
+        """Get all insights for a specific source."""
+        insights_data = api_client.get_source_insights(source_id)
+        # Convert API response to SourceInsight objects
+        insights = []
+        for insight_data in insights_data:
+            insight = SourceInsight(
+                insight_type=insight_data["insight_type"],
+                content=insight_data["content"],
+            )
+            insight.id = insight_data["id"]
+            insight.created = insight_data["created"]
+            insight.updated = insight_data["updated"]
+            insights.append(insight)
+        return insights
+    
+    def get_insight(self, insight_id: str) -> SourceInsight:
+        """Get a specific insight."""
+        insight_response = api_client.get_insight(insight_id)
+        insight_data = insight_response if isinstance(insight_response, dict) else insight_response[0]
+        insight = SourceInsight(
+            insight_type=insight_data["insight_type"],
+            content=insight_data["content"],
+        )
+        insight.id = insight_data["id"]
+        insight.created = insight_data["created"]
+        insight.updated = insight_data["updated"]
+        # Note: source_id from API response is not stored; use await insight.get_source() if needed
+        return insight
+    
+    def delete_insight(self, insight_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete a specific insight."""
+        api_client.delete_insight(insight_id)
+        return True
+    
+    def save_insight_as_note(self, insight_id: str, notebook_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Note:
+        """Convert an insight to a note."""
+        note_response = api_client.save_insight_as_note(insight_id, notebook_id)
+        note_data = note_response if isinstance(note_response, dict) else note_response[0]
+        note = Note(
+            title=note_data["title"],
+            content=note_data["content"],
+            note_type=note_data["note_type"],
+        )
+        note.id = note_data["id"]
+        note.created = note_data["created"]
+        note.updated = note_data["updated"]
+        return note
+    
+    def create_source_insight(self, source_id: str, transformation_id: str, model_id: Optional[str] = None) -> SourceInsight:
+        """Create a new insight for a source by running a transformation."""
+        insight_response = api_client.create_source_insight(source_id, transformation_id, model_id)
+        insight_data = insight_response if isinstance(insight_response, dict) else insight_response[0]
+        insight = SourceInsight(
+            insight_type=insight_data["insight_type"],
+            content=insight_data["content"],
+        )
+        insight.id = insight_data["id"]
+        insight.created = insight_data["created"]
+        insight.updated = insight_data["updated"]
+        # Note: source_id from API response is not stored; use await insight.get_source() if needed
+        return insight
+
+
+# Global service instance
+insights_service = InsightsService()

api/main.py

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+# Load environment variables
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
+
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.auth import PasswordAuthMiddleware
+from api.routers import (
+    auth,
+    chat,
+    config,
+    context,
+    embedding,
+    embedding_rebuild,
+    episode_profiles,
+    insights,
+    knowledge_graph,
+    models,
+    monitoring,
+    notebooks,
+    notes,
+    ocr,
+    podcasts,
+    quiz,
+    research,
+    search,
+    settings,
+    source_chat,
+    sources,
+    speaker_profiles,
+    study_plans,
+    transformations,
+    diagrams,
+)
+from api.routers import commands as commands_router
+from open_notebook.database.async_migrate import AsyncMigrationManager
+
+# Import commands to register them in the API process
+try:
+
+    logger.info("Commands imported in API process")
+except Exception as e:
+    logger.error(f"Failed to import commands in API process: {e}")
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    """
+    Lifespan event handler for the FastAPI application.
+    Runs database migrations automatically on startup.
+    """
+    # Startup: Run database migrations
+    logger.info("Starting API initialization...")
+
+    try:
+        migration_manager = AsyncMigrationManager()
+        current_version = await migration_manager.get_current_version()
+        logger.info(f"Current database version: {current_version}")
+
+        if await migration_manager.needs_migration():
+            logger.warning("Database migrations are pending. Running migrations...")
+            await migration_manager.run_migration_up()
+            new_version = await migration_manager.get_current_version()
+            logger.success(f"Migrations completed successfully. Database is now at version {new_version}")
+        else:
+            logger.info("Database is already at the latest version. No migrations needed.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"CRITICAL: Database migration failed: {str(e)}")
+        logger.exception(e)
+        # Fail fast - don't start the API with an outdated database schema
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to run database migrations: {str(e)}") from e
+
+    logger.success("API initialization completed successfully")
+
+    # Yield control to the application
+    yield
+
+    # Shutdown: cleanup if needed
+    logger.info("API shutdown complete")
+
+
+app = FastAPI(
+    title="Open Notebook API",
+    description="API for Open Notebook - Research Assistant",
+    version="0.2.2",
+    lifespan=lifespan,
+)
+
+# Add password authentication middleware first
+# Exclude /api/auth/status and /api/config from authentication
+app.add_middleware(PasswordAuthMiddleware, excluded_paths=["/", "/health", "/docs", "/openapi.json", "/redoc", "/api/auth/status", "/api/config"])
+
+# Add CORS middleware last (so it processes first)
+# Allow requests from:
+# - localhost development (http://localhost:3000)
+# - Hugging Face Space backend (https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space)
+# - Any frontend deployment (can be restricted further in production)
+app.add_middleware(
+    CORSMiddleware,
+    allow_origins=[
+        "http://localhost:3000",
+        "http://127.0.0.1:3000", 
+        "https://baveshraam-open-notebook.hf.space",
+        "*"  # Allow all origins - can be restricted later
+    ],
+    allow_credentials=True,
+    allow_methods=["*"],
+    allow_headers=["*"],
+)
+
+# Include routers
+app.include_router(auth.router, prefix="/api", tags=["auth"])
+app.include_router(config.router, prefix="/api", tags=["config"])
+app.include_router(notebooks.router, prefix="/api", tags=["notebooks"])
+app.include_router(search.router, prefix="/api", tags=["search"])
+app.include_router(models.router, prefix="/api", tags=["models"])
+app.include_router(transformations.router, prefix="/api", tags=["transformations"])
+app.include_router(notes.router, prefix="/api", tags=["notes"])
+app.include_router(embedding.router, prefix="/api", tags=["embedding"])
+app.include_router(embedding_rebuild.router, prefix="/api/embeddings", tags=["embeddings"])
+app.include_router(settings.router, prefix="/api", tags=["settings"])
+app.include_router(context.router, prefix="/api", tags=["context"])
+app.include_router(sources.router, prefix="/api", tags=["sources"])
+app.include_router(insights.router, prefix="/api", tags=["insights"])
+app.include_router(commands_router.router, prefix="/api", tags=["commands"])
+app.include_router(podcasts.router, prefix="/api", tags=["podcasts"])
+app.include_router(episode_profiles.router, prefix="/api", tags=["episode-profiles"])
+app.include_router(speaker_profiles.router, prefix="/api", tags=["speaker-profiles"])
+app.include_router(chat.router, prefix="/api", tags=["chat"])
+app.include_router(source_chat.router, prefix="/api", tags=["source-chat"])
+app.include_router(quiz.router, prefix="/api", tags=["quiz"])
+app.include_router(research.router, prefix="/api", tags=["research"])
+app.include_router(knowledge_graph.router, prefix="/api", tags=["knowledge-graph"])
+app.include_router(monitoring.router, prefix="/api", tags=["monitoring"])
+app.include_router(ocr.router, prefix="/api", tags=["ocr"])
+app.include_router(study_plans.router, prefix="/api", tags=["study-plans"])
+app.include_router(diagrams.router, prefix="/api", tags=["diagrams"])
+
+
+@app.get("/")
+async def root():
+    return {"message": "Open Notebook API is running"}
+
+
+@app.get("/health")
+async def health():
+    return {"status": "healthy"}

api/models.py

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+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, model_validator
+
+
+# Notebook models
+class NotebookCreate(BaseModel):
+    name: str = Field(..., description="Name of the notebook")
+    description: str = Field(default="", description="Description of the notebook")
+
+
+class NotebookUpdate(BaseModel):
+    name: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Name of the notebook")
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Description of the notebook")
+    archived: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        None, description="Whether the notebook is archived"
+    )
+
+
+class NotebookResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    archived: bool
+    created: str
+    updated: str
+    source_count: int
+    note_count: int
+
+
+# Search models
+class SearchRequest(BaseModel):
+    query: str = Field(..., description="Search query")
+    type: Literal["text", "vector"] = Field("text", description="Search type")
+    limit: int = Field(100, description="Maximum number of results", le=1000)
+    search_sources: bool = Field(True, description="Include sources in search")
+    search_notes: bool = Field(True, description="Include notes in search")
+    minimum_score: float = Field(
+        0.2, description="Minimum score for vector search", ge=0, le=1
+    )
+
+
+class SearchResponse(BaseModel):
+    results: List[Dict[str, Any]] = Field(..., description="Search results")
+    total_count: int = Field(..., description="Total number of results")
+    search_type: str = Field(..., description="Type of search performed")
+
+
+class AskRequest(BaseModel):
+    question: str = Field(..., description="Question to ask the knowledge base")
+    strategy_model: str = Field(..., description="Model ID for query strategy")
+    answer_model: str = Field(..., description="Model ID for individual answers")
+    final_answer_model: str = Field(..., description="Model ID for final answer")
+
+
+class DirectAskRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Request for direct AI queries (without RAG)"""
+    question: str = Field(..., description="Question to ask AI")
+    model_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Model ID to use (optional)")
+
+
+class AskResponse(BaseModel):
+    answer: str = Field(..., description="Final answer from the knowledge base")
+    question: str = Field(..., description="Original question")
+
+
+# Models API models
+class ModelCreate(BaseModel):
+    name: str = Field(..., description="Model name (e.g., gpt-5-mini, claude, gemini)")
+    provider: str = Field(
+        ..., description="Provider name (e.g., openai, anthropic, gemini)"
+    )
+    type: str = Field(
+        ...,
+        description="Model type (language, embedding, text_to_speech, speech_to_text)",
+    )
+
+
+class ModelResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    provider: str
+    type: str
+    created: str
+    updated: str
+
+
+class DefaultModelsResponse(BaseModel):
+    default_chat_model: Optional[str] = None
+    default_transformation_model: Optional[str] = None
+    large_context_model: Optional[str] = None
+    default_text_to_speech_model: Optional[str] = None
+    default_speech_to_text_model: Optional[str] = None
+    default_embedding_model: Optional[str] = None
+    default_tools_model: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+class ProviderAvailabilityResponse(BaseModel):
+    available: List[str] = Field(..., description="List of available providers")
+    unavailable: List[str] = Field(..., description="List of unavailable providers")
+    supported_types: Dict[str, List[str]] = Field(
+        ..., description="Provider to supported model types mapping"
+    )
+
+
+# Transformations API models
+class TransformationCreate(BaseModel):
+    name: str = Field(..., description="Transformation name")
+    title: str = Field(..., description="Display title for the transformation")
+    description: str = Field(
+        ..., description="Description of what this transformation does"
+    )
+    prompt: str = Field(..., description="The transformation prompt")
+    apply_default: bool = Field(
+        False, description="Whether to apply this transformation by default"
+    )
+
+
+class TransformationUpdate(BaseModel):
+    name: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Transformation name")
+    title: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="Display title for the transformation"
+    )
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="Description of what this transformation does"
+    )
+    prompt: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="The transformation prompt")
+    apply_default: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        None, description="Whether to apply this transformation by default"
+    )
+
+
+class TransformationResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    title: str
+    description: str
+    prompt: str
+    apply_default: bool
+    created: str
+    updated: str
+
+
+class TransformationExecuteRequest(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+
+    transformation_id: str = Field(
+        ..., description="ID of the transformation to execute"
+    )
+    input_text: str = Field(..., description="Text to transform")
+    model_id: str = Field(..., description="Model ID to use for the transformation")
+
+
+class TransformationExecuteResponse(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+
+    output: str = Field(..., description="Transformed text")
+    transformation_id: str = Field(..., description="ID of the transformation used")
+    model_id: str = Field(..., description="Model ID used")
+
+
+# Default Prompt API models
+class DefaultPromptResponse(BaseModel):
+    transformation_instructions: str = Field(
+        ..., description="Default transformation instructions"
+    )
+
+
+class DefaultPromptUpdate(BaseModel):
+    transformation_instructions: str = Field(
+        ..., description="Default transformation instructions"
+    )
+
+
+# Notes API models
+class NoteCreate(BaseModel):
+    title: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Note title")
+    content: str = Field(..., description="Note content")
+    note_type: Optional[str] = Field("human", description="Type of note (human, ai)")
+    notebook_id: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="Notebook ID to add the note to"
+    )
+
+
+class NoteUpdate(BaseModel):
+    title: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Note title")
+    content: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Note content")
+    note_type: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Type of note (human, ai)")
+
+
+class NoteResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    title: Optional[str]
+    content: Optional[str]
+    note_type: Optional[str]
+    created: str
+    updated: str
+
+
+# Embedding API models
+class EmbedRequest(BaseModel):
+    item_id: str = Field(..., description="ID of the item to embed")
+    item_type: str = Field(..., description="Type of item (source, note)")
+    async_processing: bool = Field(
+        False, description="Process asynchronously in background"
+    )
+
+
+class EmbedResponse(BaseModel):
+    success: bool = Field(..., description="Whether embedding was successful")
+    message: str = Field(..., description="Result message")
+    item_id: str = Field(..., description="ID of the item that was embedded")
+    item_type: str = Field(..., description="Type of item that was embedded")
+    command_id: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="Command ID for async processing"
+    )
+
+
+# Rebuild request/response models
+class RebuildRequest(BaseModel):
+    mode: Literal["existing", "all"] = Field(
+        ...,
+        description="Rebuild mode: 'existing' only re-embeds items with embeddings, 'all' embeds everything",
+    )
+    include_sources: bool = Field(True, description="Include sources in rebuild")
+    include_notes: bool = Field(True, description="Include notes in rebuild")
+    include_insights: bool = Field(True, description="Include insights in rebuild")
+
+
+class RebuildResponse(BaseModel):
+    command_id: str = Field(..., description="Command ID to track progress")
+    total_items: int = Field(..., description="Estimated number of items to process")
+    message: str = Field(..., description="Status message")
+
+
+class RebuildProgress(BaseModel):
+    processed: int = Field(..., description="Number of items processed")
+    total: int = Field(..., description="Total items to process")
+    percentage: float = Field(..., description="Progress percentage")
+
+
+class RebuildStats(BaseModel):
+    sources: int = Field(0, description="Sources processed")
+    notes: int = Field(0, description="Notes processed")
+    insights: int = Field(0, description="Insights processed")
+    failed: int = Field(0, description="Failed items")
+
+
+class RebuildStatusResponse(BaseModel):
+    command_id: str = Field(..., description="Command ID")
+    status: str = Field(..., description="Status: queued, running, completed, failed")
+    progress: Optional[RebuildProgress] = None
+    stats: Optional[RebuildStats] = None
+    started_at: Optional[str] = None
+    completed_at: Optional[str] = None
+    error_message: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+# Settings API models
+class SettingsResponse(BaseModel):
+    default_content_processing_engine_doc: Optional[str] = None
+    default_content_processing_engine_url: Optional[str] = None
+    default_embedding_option: Optional[str] = None
+    auto_delete_files: Optional[str] = None
+    youtube_preferred_languages: Optional[List[str]] = None
+
+
+class SettingsUpdate(BaseModel):
+    default_content_processing_engine_doc: Optional[str] = None
+    default_content_processing_engine_url: Optional[str] = None
+    default_embedding_option: Optional[str] = None
+    auto_delete_files: Optional[str] = None
+    youtube_preferred_languages: Optional[List[str]] = None
+
+
+# Sources API models
+class AssetModel(BaseModel):
+    file_path: Optional[str] = None
+    url: Optional[str] = None
+
+
+class SourceCreate(BaseModel):
+    # Backward compatibility: support old single notebook_id
+    notebook_id: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="Notebook ID to add the source to (deprecated, use notebooks)"
+    )
+    # New multi-notebook support
+    notebooks: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
+        None, description="List of notebook IDs to add the source to"
+    )
+    # Required fields
+    type: str = Field(..., description="Source type: link, upload, or text")
+    url: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="URL for link type")
+    file_path: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="File path for upload type")
+    content: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Text content for text type")
+    title: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Source title")
+    transformations: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
+        default_factory=list, description="Transformation IDs to apply"
+    )
+    embed: bool = Field(False, description="Whether to embed content for vector search")
+    delete_source: bool = Field(
+        False, description="Whether to delete uploaded file after processing"
+    )
+    # New async processing support
+    async_processing: bool = Field(
+        False, description="Whether to process source asynchronously"
+    )
+
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def validate_notebook_fields(self):
+        # Ensure only one of notebook_id or notebooks is provided
+        if self.notebook_id is not None and self.notebooks is not None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Cannot specify both 'notebook_id' and 'notebooks'. Use 'notebooks' for multi-notebook support."
+            )
+
+        # Convert single notebook_id to notebooks array for internal processing
+        if self.notebook_id is not None:
+            self.notebooks = [self.notebook_id]
+            # Keep notebook_id for backward compatibility in response
+
+        # Set empty array if no notebooks specified (allow sources without notebooks)
+        if self.notebooks is None:
+            self.notebooks = []
+
+        return self
+
+
+class SourceUpdate(BaseModel):
+    title: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Source title")
+    topics: Optional[List[str]] = Field(None, description="Source topics")
+
+
+class SourceResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    title: Optional[str]
+    topics: Optional[List[str]]
+    asset: Optional[AssetModel]
+    full_text: Optional[str]
+    embedded: bool
+    embedded_chunks: int
+    file_available: Optional[bool] = None
+    created: str
+    updated: str
+    # New fields for async processing
+    command_id: Optional[str] = None
+    status: Optional[str] = None
+    processing_info: Optional[Dict] = None
+    # Notebook associations
+    notebooks: Optional[List[str]] = None
+
+
+class SourceListResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    title: Optional[str]
+    topics: Optional[List[str]]
+    asset: Optional[AssetModel]
+    embedded: bool  # Boolean flag indicating if source has embeddings
+    embedded_chunks: int  # Number of embedded chunks
+    insights_count: int
+    created: str
+    updated: str
+    file_available: Optional[bool] = None
+    # Status fields for async processing
+    command_id: Optional[str] = None
+    status: Optional[str] = None
+    processing_info: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+
+
+# Context API models
+class ContextConfig(BaseModel):
+    sources: Dict[str, str] = Field(
+        default_factory=dict, description="Source inclusion config {source_id: level}"
+    )
+    notes: Dict[str, str] = Field(
+        default_factory=dict, description="Note inclusion config {note_id: level}"
+    )
+
+
+class ContextRequest(BaseModel):
+    notebook_id: str = Field(..., description="Notebook ID to get context for")
+    context_config: Optional[ContextConfig] = Field(
+        None, description="Context configuration"
+    )
+
+
+class ContextResponse(BaseModel):
+    notebook_id: str
+    sources: List[Dict[str, Any]] = Field(..., description="Source context data")
+    notes: List[Dict[str, Any]] = Field(..., description="Note context data")
+    total_tokens: Optional[int] = Field(None, description="Estimated token count")
+
+
+# Insights API models
+class SourceInsightResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    source_id: str
+    insight_type: str
+    content: str
+    created: str
+    updated: str
+
+
+class SaveAsNoteRequest(BaseModel):
+    notebook_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Notebook ID to add note to")
+
+
+class CreateSourceInsightRequest(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(protected_namespaces=())
+
+    transformation_id: str = Field(..., description="ID of transformation to apply")
+    model_id: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="Model ID (uses default if not provided)"
+    )
+
+
+# Source status response
+class SourceStatusResponse(BaseModel):
+    status: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Processing status")
+    message: str = Field(..., description="Descriptive message about the status")
+    processing_info: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = Field(
+        None, description="Detailed processing information"
+    )
+    command_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Command ID if available")
+
+
+# Error response
+class ErrorResponse(BaseModel):
+    error: str
+    message: str

api/models_service.py

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+"""
+Models service layer using API.
+"""
+
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.client import api_client
+from open_notebook.domain.models import DefaultModels, Model
+
+
+class ModelsService:
+    """Service layer for models operations using API."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("Using API for models operations")
+    
+    def get_all_models(self, model_type: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Model]:
+        """Get all models with optional type filtering."""
+        models_data = api_client.get_models(model_type=model_type)
+        # Convert API response to Model objects
+        models = []
+        for model_data in models_data:
+            model = Model(
+                name=model_data["name"],
+                provider=model_data["provider"],
+                type=model_data["type"],
+            )
+            model.id = model_data["id"]
+            model.created = model_data["created"]
+            model.updated = model_data["updated"]
+            models.append(model)
+        return models
+    
+    def create_model(self, name: str, provider: str, model_type: str) -> Model:
+        """Create a new model."""
+        response = api_client.create_model(name, provider, model_type)
+        model_data = response if isinstance(response, dict) else response[0]
+        model = Model(
+            name=model_data["name"],
+            provider=model_data["provider"],
+            type=model_data["type"],
+        )
+        model.id = model_data["id"]
+        model.created = model_data["created"]
+        model.updated = model_data["updated"]
+        return model
+    
+    def delete_model(self, model_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete a model."""
+        api_client.delete_model(model_id)
+        return True
+    
+    def get_default_models(self) -> DefaultModels:
+        """Get default model assignments."""
+        response = api_client.get_default_models()
+        defaults_data = response if isinstance(response, dict) else response[0]
+        defaults = DefaultModels()
+
+        # Set the values from API response
+        defaults.default_chat_model = defaults_data.get("default_chat_model")
+        defaults.default_transformation_model = defaults_data.get("default_transformation_model")
+        defaults.large_context_model = defaults_data.get("large_context_model")
+        defaults.default_text_to_speech_model = defaults_data.get("default_text_to_speech_model")
+        defaults.default_speech_to_text_model = defaults_data.get("default_speech_to_text_model")
+        defaults.default_embedding_model = defaults_data.get("default_embedding_model")
+        defaults.default_tools_model = defaults_data.get("default_tools_model")
+
+        return defaults
+    
+    def update_default_models(self, defaults: DefaultModels) -> DefaultModels:
+        """Update default model assignments."""
+        updates = {
+            "default_chat_model": defaults.default_chat_model,
+            "default_transformation_model": defaults.default_transformation_model,
+            "large_context_model": defaults.large_context_model,
+            "default_text_to_speech_model": defaults.default_text_to_speech_model,
+            "default_speech_to_text_model": defaults.default_speech_to_text_model,
+            "default_embedding_model": defaults.default_embedding_model,
+            "default_tools_model": defaults.default_tools_model,
+        }
+
+        response = api_client.update_default_models(**updates)
+        defaults_data = response if isinstance(response, dict) else response[0]
+
+        # Update the defaults object with the response
+        defaults.default_chat_model = defaults_data.get("default_chat_model")
+        defaults.default_transformation_model = defaults_data.get("default_transformation_model")
+        defaults.large_context_model = defaults_data.get("large_context_model")
+        defaults.default_text_to_speech_model = defaults_data.get("default_text_to_speech_model")
+        defaults.default_speech_to_text_model = defaults_data.get("default_speech_to_text_model")
+        defaults.default_embedding_model = defaults_data.get("default_embedding_model")
+        defaults.default_tools_model = defaults_data.get("default_tools_model")
+
+        return defaults
+
+
+# Global service instance
+models_service = ModelsService()

api/notebook_service.py

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+"""
+Notebook service layer using API.
+"""
+
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.client import api_client
+from open_notebook.domain.notebook import Notebook
+
+
+class NotebookService:
+    """Service layer for notebook operations using API."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("Using API for notebook operations")
+    
+    def get_all_notebooks(self, order_by: str = "updated desc") -> List[Notebook]:
+        """Get all notebooks."""
+        notebooks_data = api_client.get_notebooks(order_by=order_by)
+        # Convert API response to Notebook objects
+        notebooks = []
+        for nb_data in notebooks_data:
+            nb = Notebook(
+                name=nb_data["name"],
+                description=nb_data["description"],
+                archived=nb_data["archived"],
+            )
+            nb.id = nb_data["id"]
+            nb.created = nb_data["created"]
+            nb.updated = nb_data["updated"]
+            notebooks.append(nb)
+        return notebooks
+    
+    def get_notebook(self, notebook_id: str) -> Optional[Notebook]:
+        """Get a specific notebook."""
+        response = api_client.get_notebook(notebook_id)
+        nb_data = response if isinstance(response, dict) else response[0]
+        nb = Notebook(
+            name=nb_data["name"],
+            description=nb_data["description"],
+            archived=nb_data["archived"],
+        )
+        nb.id = nb_data["id"]
+        nb.created = nb_data["created"]
+        nb.updated = nb_data["updated"]
+        return nb
+
+    def create_notebook(self, name: str, description: str = "") -> Notebook:
+        """Create a new notebook."""
+        response = api_client.create_notebook(name, description)
+        nb_data = response if isinstance(response, dict) else response[0]
+        nb = Notebook(
+            name=nb_data["name"],
+            description=nb_data["description"],
+            archived=nb_data["archived"],
+        )
+        nb.id = nb_data["id"]
+        nb.created = nb_data["created"]
+        nb.updated = nb_data["updated"]
+        return nb
+    
+    def update_notebook(self, notebook: Notebook) -> Notebook:
+        """Update a notebook."""
+        updates = {
+            "name": notebook.name,
+            "description": notebook.description,
+            "archived": notebook.archived,
+        }
+        response = api_client.update_notebook(notebook.id or "", **updates)
+        nb_data = response if isinstance(response, dict) else response[0]
+        # Update the notebook object with the response
+        notebook.name = nb_data["name"]
+        notebook.description = nb_data["description"]
+        notebook.archived = nb_data["archived"]
+        notebook.updated = nb_data["updated"]
+        return notebook
+    
+    def delete_notebook(self, notebook: Notebook) -> bool:
+        """Delete a notebook."""
+        api_client.delete_notebook(notebook.id or "")
+        return True
+
+
+# Global service instance
+notebook_service = NotebookService()

api/notes_service.py

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+"""
+Notes service layer using API.
+"""
+
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.client import api_client
+from open_notebook.domain.notebook import Note
+
+
+class NotesService:
+    """Service layer for notes operations using API."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("Using API for notes operations")
+    
+    def get_all_notes(self, notebook_id: Optional[str] = None) -> List[Note]:
+        """Get all notes with optional notebook filtering."""
+        notes_data = api_client.get_notes(notebook_id=notebook_id)
+        # Convert API response to Note objects
+        notes = []
+        for note_data in notes_data:
+            note = Note(
+                title=note_data["title"],
+                content=note_data["content"],
+                note_type=note_data["note_type"],
+            )
+            note.id = note_data["id"]
+            note.created = note_data["created"]
+            note.updated = note_data["updated"]
+            notes.append(note)
+        return notes
+    
+    def get_note(self, note_id: str) -> Note:
+        """Get a specific note."""
+        note_response = api_client.get_note(note_id)
+        note_data = note_response if isinstance(note_response, dict) else note_response[0]
+        note = Note(
+            title=note_data["title"],
+            content=note_data["content"],
+            note_type=note_data["note_type"],
+        )
+        note.id = note_data["id"]
+        note.created = note_data["created"]
+        note.updated = note_data["updated"]
+        return note
+    
+    def create_note(
+        self,
+        content: str,
+        title: Optional[str] = None,
+        note_type: str = "human",
+        notebook_id: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Note:
+        """Create a new note."""
+        note_response = api_client.create_note(
+            content=content,
+            title=title,
+            note_type=note_type,
+            notebook_id=notebook_id
+        )
+        note_data = note_response if isinstance(note_response, dict) else note_response[0]
+        note = Note(
+            title=note_data["title"],
+            content=note_data["content"],
+            note_type=note_data["note_type"],
+        )
+        note.id = note_data["id"]
+        note.created = note_data["created"]
+        note.updated = note_data["updated"]
+        return note
+    
+    def update_note(self, note: Note) -> Note:
+        """Update a note."""
+        updates = {
+            "title": note.title,
+            "content": note.content,
+            "note_type": note.note_type,
+        }
+        note_response = api_client.update_note(note.id or "", **updates)
+        note_data = note_response if isinstance(note_response, dict) else note_response[0]
+
+        # Update the note object with the response
+        note.title = note_data["title"]
+        note.content = note_data["content"]
+        note.note_type = note_data["note_type"]
+        note.updated = note_data["updated"]
+
+        return note
+    
+    def delete_note(self, note_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete a note."""
+        api_client.delete_note(note_id)
+        return True
+
+
+# Global service instance
+notes_service = NotesService()

api/podcast_api_service.py

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+"""
+Podcast service layer using API client.
+This replaces direct httpx calls in the Streamlit pages.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from api.client import api_client
+
+
+class PodcastAPIService:
+    """Service layer for podcast operations using API client."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        logger.info("Using API client for podcast operations")
+
+    # Episode methods
+    def get_episodes(self) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all podcast episodes."""
+        result = api_client._make_request("GET", "/api/podcasts/episodes")
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def delete_episode(self, episode_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete a podcast episode."""
+        try:
+            api_client._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/podcasts/episodes/{episode_id}")
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to delete episode: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    # Episode Profile methods
+    def get_episode_profiles(self) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Get all episode profiles."""
+        return api_client.get_episode_profiles()
+
+    def create_episode_profile(self, profile_data: Dict) -> bool:
+        """Create a new episode profile."""
+        try:
+            api_client.create_episode_profile(**profile_data)
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to create episode profile: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def update_episode_profile(self, profile_id: str, profile_data: Dict) -> bool:
+        """Update an episode profile."""
+        try:
+            api_client.update_episode_profile(profile_id, **profile_data)
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to update episode profile: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def delete_episode_profile(self, profile_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete an episode profile."""
+        try:
+            api_client.delete_episode_profile(profile_id)
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to delete episode profile: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def duplicate_episode_profile(self, profile_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Duplicate an episode profile."""
+        try:
+            api_client._make_request(
+                "POST", f"/api/episode-profiles/{profile_id}/duplicate"
+            )
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to duplicate episode profile: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    # Speaker Profile methods
+    def get_speaker_profiles(self) -> List[Dict[Any, Any]]:
+        """Get all speaker profiles."""
+        result = api_client._make_request("GET", "/api/speaker-profiles")
+        return result if isinstance(result, list) else [result]
+
+    def create_speaker_profile(self, profile_data: Dict) -> bool:
+        """Create a new speaker profile."""
+        try:
+            api_client._make_request("POST", "/api/speaker-profiles", json=profile_data)
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to create speaker profile: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def update_speaker_profile(self, profile_id: str, profile_data: Dict) -> bool:
+        """Update a speaker profile."""
+        try:
+            api_client._make_request(
+                "PUT", f"/api/speaker-profiles/{profile_id}", json=profile_data
+            )
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to update speaker profile: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def delete_speaker_profile(self, profile_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete a speaker profile."""
+        try:
+            api_client._make_request("DELETE", f"/api/speaker-profiles/{profile_id}")
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to delete speaker profile: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    def duplicate_speaker_profile(self, profile_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Duplicate a speaker profile."""
+        try:
+            api_client._make_request(
+                "POST", f"/api/speaker-profiles/{profile_id}/duplicate"
+            )
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to duplicate speaker profile: {e}")
+            return False
+
+
+# Global service instance
+podcast_api_service = PodcastAPIService()