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🛒 NeighborCart

An AI-powered hyperlocal marketplace for local creators, makers, and food entrepreneurs.
Built with GPT-4, Stripe Connect, and a modern React/Node.js stack to simplify local selling and eliminate manual coordination.


🚀 Key Features

  • 🤖 AI Pickup Scheduler — GPT-4 suggests optimal pickup times based on both seller & buyer availability, weather, and traffic.
  • 🛍️ Smart Listings — GPT-4 auto-generates product titles, descriptions, and tags for local goods like crafts, produce, and baked items.
  • 📸 Verified Product Imagery — AI-enhanced product image matcher using Pexels/Unsplash APIs with 90%+ confidence scoring.
  • 💳 Seamless Payments — Fully integrated with Stripe Connect Express for secure seller payouts and buyer transactions.
  • 🧾 Professional Receipts — PDF receipts with QR code confirmation for every order.
  • 🔐 Error Handling & Validation — Robust backend validation, real-time logging, and user authentication.

💡 Built With

  • Frontend: React, TailwindCSS, TanStack Query
  • Backend: Node.js, Express.js, Firebase (Auth + Firestore)
  • AI: OpenAI GPT-4 (via API), Pexels/Unsplash APIs for image matching
  • Payments: Stripe Connect Express (OAuth + payout flow)
  • Deployment: Replit (with GitHub-linked CI/CD)

📊 Impact

  • Sellers save 6.2 hours/week coordinating pickups
  • 92% AI pickup suggestions accepted
  • 94% order completion success rate
  • All featured products now have verified AI-matched images

📦 Try the Demo

👉 Live Prototype

Use the "Smart Add Product" feature or explore as a buyer to see the full AI flow in action.


🧠 Creator

Christopher Crilly Pienaah
🔍 Analytics Student, Northeastern University
🎓 Concentration: Applied Machine Intelligence
📧 Contact: ccpienaah@gmail.com
🌐 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/crillypienaah


🛠️ Future Roadmap

  • 📱 Mobile-first UX & accessibility
  • 📦 AI inventory learning + demand prediction
  • 📍 Launch local pilot with real sellers

Built in 72 hours during the DTTP x World Innovation League Hackathon. Selected as one of 6 finalist teams (out of 25+).
NeighborCart makes selling local... smart, simple, and stress-free.

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