Smart KYC Assistant

AI-powered KYC onboarding system for eSewa — eSewa Hackathon 2026, Challenge 4.

Quick Start

Frontend (demo mode — no backend needed)

npm install
cp .env.example .env   # VITE_ENABLE_API=false by default
npm run dev            # http://localhost:5173

Backend

# Install tesseract: sudo apt install tesseract-ocr (Ubuntu) or brew install tesseract (Mac)
cd backend
python -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env   # add ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and DATABASE_URL
uvicorn app.main:app --reload --port 8000

API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/api/ocr/upload	OCR document extraction
POST	/api/kyc/submit	Submit KYC application
GET	/api/kyc/status/{id}	Get KYC status
POST	/api/chat/ask	AI chatbot

Team: The Dobermans

Aayush Kumar Raut · Jharna Adhikari · Swarit Nidhi · Nabijan Ansari