---
title: FlowPilot
emoji: "📬"
colorFrom: blue
colorTo: green
sdk: docker
app_port: 7860
short_description: Gmail-first small business workflow automation with FastAPI.
---

# FlowPilot

FlowPilot is a Gmail-first automation layer for small business owners. The project includes:

- A FastAPI backend with analysis, workflow suggestion, workflow build, deploy, upload, status, and escalation endpoints.
- A primitive-based workflow engine that compiles and executes JSON workflows.
- A Chrome extension scaffold that injects a sidebar into Gmail and walks through the onboarding flow.
- Lightweight demo storage and tests for the core owner flow.

## Project Structure

```text
backend/
extension/
tests/
Dockerfile
README.md
```

## Local Development

Install dependencies and run the backend:

```bash
pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
uvicorn backend.main:app --reload
```

Create a `.env` in the repo root first:

```bash
nano .env
```

Set these values when you want live Groq responses:

```bash
AI_PROVIDER=groq
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_key
GROQ_MODEL=llama-3.3-70b-versatile
GROQ_BASE_URL=https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
GROQ_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=8
```

If `GROQ_API_KEY` is blank, FlowPilot falls back to local deterministic logic so the app and tests still work.

## Hugging Face Space

This repo is ready for a Docker Space. The container listens on port `7860`, and the metadata at the top of this README tells Hugging Face to treat it as a Docker app.

Typical flow:

```bash
git clone https://huggingface.co/spaces/technophyle/flow-pilot
cd flow-pilot
```

Copy this project into the cloned Space repo, then push:

```bash
git add .
git commit -m "Switch FlowPilot to Hugging Face Space with Groq"
git push
```

In the Hugging Face Space settings, add these secrets:

- `GROQ_API_KEY`

Optional Space variables:

- `AI_PROVIDER=groq`
- `GROQ_MODEL=llama-3.3-70b-versatile`
- `GROQ_BASE_URL=https://api.groq.com/openai/v1`
- `GROQ_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=8`
- `ANALYZE_WITH_AI=false`

For GitHub Actions auto-deploys, add these repository settings:

- Secret: `HF_TOKEN`
- Variable: `HF_SPACE_REPO=technophyle/flow-pilot`

## Extension

Load `extension/` as an unpacked Chrome extension. The sidebar currently points to `http://localhost:8000/api` for local work, so update that base URL when you connect it to your hosted Space backend.

## Notes

- Backend storage is currently lightweight demo storage suitable for iteration.
- Groq is used for live AI calls through its OpenAI-compatible chat completions API.
- The `/api/analyze` endpoint can still stay fast and deterministic when `ANALYZE_WITH_AI=false`.