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title: PENNY - Civic Engagement AI Assistant
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sdk: docker
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app_file: app.py
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πŸ€– PENNY - Civic Engagement AI Assistant

Personal civic Engagement Nurturing Network sYstem

Python 3.10+ Azure ML FastAPI License


πŸ“‹ Overview

PENNY is a production-grade, AI-powered civic engagement assistant designed to help citizens connect with local government services, community events, and civic resources. Built with FastAPI and Hugging Face Transformers, Penny provides warm, helpful, and contextually-aware assistance for civic participation.

✨ Key Features

  • πŸ›οΈ Civic Information: Local government services, voting info, public meetings
  • πŸ“… Community Events: Real-time local events discovery and recommendations
  • 🌀️ Weather Integration: Context-aware weather updates with outfit suggestions
  • 🌍 Multi-language Support: Translation services for inclusive access
  • πŸ›‘οΈ Safety & Bias Detection: Built-in content moderation and bias analysis
  • πŸ”’ Privacy-First: PII sanitization and secure logging
  • ⚑ High Performance: Async architecture with intelligent caching

πŸ—οΈ Architecture

penny-v2/
β”œβ”€β”€ app/                    # Core application logic
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ main.py            # FastAPI entry point
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ orchestrator.py    # Central coordination engine
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ router.py          # API route definitions
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ tool_agent.py      # Civic data & events agent
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ weather_agent.py   # Weather & recommendations
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ intents.py         # Intent classification
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ model_loader.py    # ML model management
β”‚   └── utils/             # Logging, location, safety utilities
β”œβ”€β”€ models/                 # ML model services
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ translation/       # Multi-language translation
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ sentiment/         # Sentiment analysis
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ bias/              # Bias detection
β”‚   └── core/              # LLM response generation
β”œβ”€β”€ data/                   # Static data & resources
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ intents.json       # Intent classification data
β”‚   └── civic_resources/   # Local government info
β”œβ”€β”€ azure/                  # Azure ML deployment configs
└── requirements.txt        # Python dependencies

πŸš€ Quick Start

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10 or higher
  • Docker (optional, for containerized deployment)
  • Azure subscription (for production deployment)

Local Development Setup

  1. Clone the repository
   git clone https://github.com/your-org/penny-v2.git
   cd penny-v2
  1. Create virtual environment
   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
  1. Install dependencies
   pip install --upgrade pip
   pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Configure environment variables
   # Create .env file with required variables:
   # AZURE_MAPS_KEY=your_azure_maps_key
   # ENVIRONMENT=development
   # DEBUG_MODE=false
  1. Run the application
   uvicorn app.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
  1. Access the API

🐳 Docker Deployment

Build the container

docker build -t penny:latest .

Run locally with Docker

docker run -p 8000:8000 \
  -e AZURE_OPENAI_KEY=your_key \
  -e WEATHER_API_KEY=your_key \
  penny:latest

☁️ Azure ML Deployment

1. Create Azure Resources

# Create resource group
az group create --name penny-rg --location eastus

# Create Azure ML workspace
az ml workspace create --name penny-workspace -g penny-rg

# Create Azure Container Registry
az acr create --name pennyregistry --resource-group penny-rg --sku Basic

2. Build and Push Container

# Login to Azure Container Registry
az acr login --name pennyregistry

# Build and tag image
docker build -t pennyregistry.azurecr.io/penny:v1 .

# Push to registry
docker push pennyregistry.azurecr.io/penny:v1

3. Deploy to Azure Container Instances

az container create \
  --resource-group penny-rg \
  --name penny-api \
  --image pennyregistry.azurecr.io/penny:v1 \
  --cpu 2 \
  --memory 4 \
  --registry-login-server pennyregistry.azurecr.io \
  --registry-username <username> \
  --registry-password <password> \
  --dns-name-label penny-civic-ai \
  --ports 8000 \
  --environment-variables \
    ENVIRONMENT=production \
    AZURE_OPENAI_KEY=<your-key>

πŸ”§ Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable Description Required Default
ENVIRONMENT Deployment environment (development, production) No development
AZURE_MAPS_KEY Azure Maps API key (for weather) Yes -
ENVIRONMENT Deployment environment No development
DEBUG_MODE Enable debug endpoints No false
ALLOWED_ORIGINS CORS allowed origins (comma-separated) No *
LOG_LEVEL Logging level (INFO, DEBUG, WARNING) No INFO
TENANT_ID Default tenant/city identifier No default

Azure Key Vault Integration (Recommended)

For production deployments, store secrets in Azure Key Vault:

# Create Key Vault
az keyvault create --name penny-keyvault --resource-group penny-rg

# Store secrets
az keyvault secret set --vault-name penny-keyvault --name openai-key --value "your-key"

# Reference in deployment
--environment-variables \
  AZURE_OPENAI_KEY="@Microsoft.KeyVault(SecretUri=https://penny-keyvault.vault.azure.net/secrets/openai-key/)"

πŸ“‘ API Usage

Send a message to Penny

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/chat" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "message": "What community events are happening this weekend?",
    "tenant_id": "norfolk",
    "user_id": "user123",
    "session_id": "session456"
  }'

Response format

{
  "response": "Hi! Here are some great community events happening this weekend in Norfolk...",
  "intent": "community_events",
  "tenant_id": "norfolk",
  "session_id": "session456",
  "timestamp": "2025-11-26T10:30:00Z",
  "response_time_ms": 245
}

πŸ§ͺ Testing

Run unit tests

pytest tests/ -v

Run integration tests

pytest tests/integration/ -v

Check code quality

# Linting
flake8 app/ models/

# Type checking
mypy app/ models/

# Format check
black --check app/ models/

πŸ“Š Monitoring & Logging

Penny uses structured JSON logging for production observability:

  • Application logs: Stored in /logs/ directory
  • Azure Application Insights: Integration available for production
  • Health endpoint: /health provides service status

Log format

{
  "timestamp": "2025-11-26T10:30:00Z",
  "level": "INFO",
  "intent": "weather_query",
  "tenant_id": "norfolk",
  "session_id": "abc123",
  "response_time_ms": 150,
  "success": true,
  "model_used": "gpt-4"
}

πŸ›‘οΈ Security & Privacy

  • PII Protection: All logs sanitized before storage
  • Content Moderation: Built-in bias and safety detection
  • Secrets Management: Azure Key Vault integration
  • Non-root Container: Security-hardened Docker image
  • HTTPS Only: TLS/SSL required for production endpoints

🀝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these guidelines:

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Follow code style (Black, Flake8, MyPy)
  4. Add tests for new features
  5. Ensure all tests pass
  6. Submit a pull request

Code Standards

  • Type hints: Required for all functions
  • Docstrings: Google-style format
  • Error handling: Structured try/except blocks
  • Logging: Use log_interaction() for all operations
  • PII safety: Always sanitize user data

πŸ“ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.


πŸ™ Acknowledgments


πŸ“ž Support


πŸ—ΊοΈ Roadmap

  • Multi-tenant dashboard
  • Voice interface integration
  • Advanced sentiment analysis
  • Predictive civic engagement insights
  • Mobile app integration

Made with ❀️ for civic engagement