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-title: Ideation Agent
-emoji: 🚀
-colorFrom: yellow
-colorTo: red
+title: Ideation Project
+emoji: 🎉
+colorFrom: purple
+colorTo: pink
 sdk: gradio
-sdk_version: 5.35.0
+sdk_version: 4.27.0
 app_file: app.py
 pinned: false
 license: mit
-short_description: Ideation Agent is an AI-powered tool to generate ideas.
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-Check out the configuration reference at https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-config-reference
+## 🎉 iBoothMe Event Ideation App
+
+This AI-powered tool helps experiential event planners generate **creative, tech-enhanced event concepts** using iBoothMe solutions such as:
+
+- 📸 AI Photo Booths  
+- 🎧 Audio/Video Booths  
+- 🧸 Personalized Giveaways  
+- 🎯 Smart Vending Machines  
+- 🎬 Immersive Storytelling
+
+Built with **Gradio** for a fast and intuitive web UI, and powered by **OpenAI GPT-4**, it analyzes your event description and generates 6–7 unique, high-impact ideas tailored to your theme.
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Features
+
+- 🔍 Extracts smart keywords from your event description  
+- 🌐 Searches for similar inspiration online  
+- 🧠 Generates original event ideas using GPT-4  
+- 🎨 Easy-to-use Gradio web interface  
+- 🛡️ Automatically ignores sensitive data like `.env` and `venv` via `.gitignore`
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Setup Instructions
+
+1. **Clone the Repository**
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/afianaseem/Ideation_project.git
+cd Ideation_project
+```
+
+2. Create and Activate a Virtual Environment
+```bash
+python -m venv venv
+venv\Scripts\activate       # On Windows
+# Or: source venv/bin/activate   # On Mac/Linux
+```
+
+3. Install Requirements
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+4. Add your OpenAI API Key
+Create a .env file in the root directory:
+```bash
+OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key_here
+```
+
+5. Run the App
+```bash
+python app.py
+```
+Then open the Gradio link in your browser
+
+## 📦 Requirements
+```nginx
+gradio
+openai
+python-dotenv
+```
+(Already listed in requirements.txt)