README.md

AI Voice Assistant

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or 3.11 (not compatible with Python 3.13)

Installation

1. Set up a Python virtual environment and activate it:

   python -m venv env
   source env/bin/activate

2. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Acquire a Hugging Face API token:

   • Sign up at huggingface.co if you don't already have an account.
   • Go to https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens.
   • Generate a new token (or use an existing one) and copy it.

4. Set up your .env file

   cp .env.example .env

5. Set the hugging face token in the env file.

6. Run the Flask application:

   flask --debug run

7. Open the web server in your browser at http://127.0.0.1:5000