Zenith Path 🧘✨

Find your calm, reach your peak.

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🚀 Live Demo

Experience Zenith Path live: Zenith Path

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🌍 The Problem: A Silent Struggle

In India, mental health is often a silent struggle, shrouded in stigma.
For young adults and students, the immense pressure of academics and social life creates a heavy burden, yet seeking help is seen as a sign of weakness.

Professional care is often inaccessible due to high costs and a lack of resources, leaving millions feeling isolated.

👉 We built Zenith Path to be the first step on the journey to wellness—a private, non-judgmental space that's always available.

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✨ Our Solution: Zenith Path

Zenith Path is an AI-powered, confidential, and empathetic mental wellness companion designed specifically for Indian youth.

It’s more than just an app—it’s a supportive friend that helps users:

• Build positive habits
• Find a moment of calm
• Connect with a supportive community

Our goal is to make mental wellness accessible and normal in everyday life.

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📸 Screenshots

Light Mode

Dark Mode

AI Chatbot

Streaks & Calendar

Breathe Page

Community Feed

Friends System

Profile Page

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💡 The Ideation

Our core idea: create a solution that feels less like a clinical tool and more like a supportive companion.

Principles

1. Anonymity & Safety First - Engage anonymously with AI chat & streaks

   • Social features are opt-in for full user control

2. Gamification for Habit Building - Inspired by Duolingo streaks

   • Rewards daily check-ins
   • Encourages long-term positive habits

3. Community over Isolation - Friend system & community wall foster belonging

   • Celebrate progress together
   • Show users they’re not alone ---

🚀 Key Features

• 🤖 Empathetic AI Chatbot – Powered by Google’s Gemini API, available 24/7
• 🔥 Gamified Wellness Streaks – Duolingo-style streak counter + calendar
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community Wall – Share progress, thoughts & images
• 👥 Friends System – Add/manage friends, view streaks
• 🌬️ Guided Breathing Exercises – Instant calm during stress/anxiety
• 👤 Customizable Profiles – Profile pic & bio
• 🌗 Dark/Light Mode Toggle – Sleek personalized UI

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML5, Tailwind CSS, Vanilla JavaScript
• Backend & Database: Google Firebase (Auth, Firestore)
• Generative AI: Google Gemini API
• UI Libraries: GSAP (Animations), Lucide (Icons), SweetAlert2 (Notifications)
• Deployment: Netlify

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🏁 Getting Started

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🔒 Protecting API Keys & Secrets

Never commit your API keys or secrets to GitHub!

Checklist for Safe Deployment

• ✅ Do NOT put your API keys in any file tracked by git (e.g., .js, .json, .env files in the repo)
• ✅ Use environment variables for all secrets (as in process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY)
• ✅ Add .env and any secret config files to your .gitignore
• ✅ Set secrets in Netlify via the Netlify UI or CLI:
  • Go to Site settings → Environment variables
  • Add GEMINI_API_KEY and any other secrets there
• ✅ If using GitHub Actions or other CI/CD, set secrets in the repo's Settings → Secrets
• ✅ Never log or return secrets in your API responses

How this project handles secrets

• The Gemini API key is only accessed via process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY in serverless functions
• No secrets are present in the codebase or committed files
• The README and sample files do not contain any real API keys

If you ever accidentally commit a secret:

1. Immediately delete the secret from your code and commit history
2. Revoke and regenerate the key from the provider (Google, etc.)
3. Force-push a cleaned history if needed, and update all deployments

For more, see: Netlify docs: Environment variables

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/Garvitjoshi1/ZenithAI.git