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Case Study 2025

AI Shop Chat Assistant

An intelligent shopping assistant integrated with OpenAI and RAG using ChromaDB.

Stack

Laravel 11 OpenAI ChromaDB RAG

Built a production-ready MVP for an AI-driven shopping assistant RAG feature. This project showcases the integration of Large Language Models into a Laravel ecosystem to provide personalized product recommendations and handle complex natural language queries.

Key Features

  • RAG Implementation: Used ChromaDB to index product catalogs for high-accuracy retrieval.
  • Natural Language Search: Users can ask questions like “I’m looking for a waterproof jacket for hiking” and get relevant results.
  • Laravel Backend: Leveraged Laravel’s robust architecture for API management and background processing.